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To ask what advent calendar you’re getting?

116 replies

MzGG · 18/11/2025 21:22

I’ve just bought myself a Malteasers Truffle one. What about you?

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Ihad2Strokes · 19/11/2025 01:13

Icepop79 · 18/11/2025 21:35

Stitchfinity.
It’s a cross stitch one that I treat myself to every year.
Every day you get a bit more of the pattern to sew. Always Christmas themed. Last year were napkin rings with embroidered napkins. Year before was a really cute little gingerbread house. I love that it makes me give myself some time every day to do something I enjoy.

I wish I'd known about that before my strokes. If I ever regain proper use of my right hand, I'll definitely give that a go!!

Fontet · 19/11/2025 01:11

Rituals

LucyLoo1972 · 19/11/2025 01:10

IwishIhadcheese · 18/11/2025 21:26

My husband buys me the Liberty one every year.

I love liberty - its my favourite shop! I wish my husabnd would buy me this and I should have asked for it

MooDengOfThailand · 19/11/2025 01:09

None.

InLoveWithAI · 19/11/2025 01:09

I got the latest in beauty one (I think!?) it was a bargain on tiktok shop, with 30% off, and then a free latest in beauty box worth a fortune with it! I've been on a no buy for 18 months and my skincare is low, so tbh it's a good buy. As most of it is full size.

Also getting a laithwaites wine calendar, for my husband.

3flyingducksarrive · 19/11/2025 01:03

I bought the Amazon beauty one. when it was cheap on pre-order. I actually wanted the l'occitane one but the price of it this year is ridiculous.

Was looking for the Bonne Maman calendar for DH but not sold in this country. Damn it.

kittyfairy66 · 19/11/2025 00:48

bridgetreilly · 18/11/2025 23:53

Fortnum and Mason’s tea calendar. The £35 one, not the crazy price one. I’m really looking forwards to it.

In the last few years I’ve had Angela Harding ones and they are absolutely beautiful.

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My hubby's got a bird and blend

HoobleDooble · 19/11/2025 00:22

DH & DS have Chocolate Orange ones and I've got a Twinings teabags one

frankie001 · 19/11/2025 00:20

As a household we have a Degusta food advent calendar. It’s huge!

Negroany · 19/11/2025 00:15

None, I'm an adult.

justasking111 · 19/11/2025 00:13

I've bought a traditional religious one. You open the day and there's a little Bible story inside. I'm going to put it on the hall table with the Nativity figures we have.

Supporterofwomensrights · 19/11/2025 00:08

M&S Where's Wally - I like that there's a daily thing to find (inside the window is a small figure from the picture on the front for you to find).

bridgetreilly · 18/11/2025 23:54

P00hsticks · 18/11/2025 22:30

Thames &Kosmos EXIT Escape room one - we get one every year. Only the first door is numbered and each day has some sort of puzzle to solve that tells you which door to open next.

Love that idea.

bridgetreilly · 18/11/2025 23:53

Fortnum and Mason’s tea calendar. The £35 one, not the crazy price one. I’m really looking forwards to it.

In the last few years I’ve had Angela Harding ones and they are absolutely beautiful.

Hillarious · 18/11/2025 23:46

I make the advent calendars for my kids and niece and nephew. Once they’d started getting the chocolate ones it felt like we just had lots of empty sweet wrappers lying around by Christmas Eve. I just wrap small chocolates individually, and maybe some other Christmas gifts such as socks or a Christmas decoration or a Christmas jigsaw for the immediate run up to Christmas Day.

honeyfox · 18/11/2025 23:32

Oh God the Neuhaus one looks divine!

None this year for me, I've had beauty ones a few times as Christmas presents but trying to use up what stuff I have at the moment.

whatsthestoryhunkydory · 18/11/2025 23:26

I finally found a lovely one today that just has pictures behind each window. Just like I had as a child. The chocolate ones do nothing for me - I’d rather just have a bar of chocolate! Very much looking forward to my traditional Christmassy picture a day though.

kittyfairy66 · 18/11/2025 23:22

I'm doing the Lego home alone house 24 bags lol my son 17 is doing a red bull build the car son 15 has noodles and building a radio son 10 Lego Minecraft DD 9 Polly pocket hubby bird and blend tea lol

pinkpony88 · 18/11/2025 23:20

loveawineloveacrisp · 18/11/2025 21:30

I've got a White Company one.

😱😍😍😍

unsync · 18/11/2025 23:11

I have been gifted a cherries in chocolate calendar. I also have a fabric one that you velcro a piece to each day. It builds into the nativity scene and I'm rather fond of it.

FrangipaniBlue · 18/11/2025 23:05

I usually have a lindor one and get calender envy when I read threads like this and see the beauty calendars….

this year I had a fuck it moment and bought the Elemis one 🤣

MountainofWashing · 18/11/2025 22:38

I usually have more than one, different types. This year I have a Cadbury one for mornings and a fruit tea one for evenings.
DH has lindor, DD ferrero rocher and DS kinder bueno

edwinbear · 18/11/2025 22:35

I have a LookFantastique one and the Sephora one. It’s a ridiculous amount of money but DD (14) and I share them and negotiate each morning over who wants what. Generally she wants the make up stuff and I get skin care which suits us both. We have a fun month opening them each morning and it pretty much covers our beauty needs for the year.

randomchap · 18/11/2025 22:34

Pact coffee.

My mum still uses the one my siblings and I made for her when we were kids.

ghostwhisper · 18/11/2025 22:30

Space NK

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