Were Christmas Eve boxes not enough?!

[AnnLouiseB]

I’ve just seen these advertised on Facebook. Is this a thing now? Must we have a cutesy box for every single calendar event? Where are people keeping these crates as they endlessly accumulate?

@truthisalie

Just more rubbish to fill up the landfill.

Yep. Just what the environment needs: more discarded tacky plastic.

Through in a Lenten Advent calendar and I reckon you're on to something. God help us all
Yes with a mini egg behind every door!
And don't forget those mischievous Easter bunnies on the shelf 🐰

I've seen a sort of advent calendar for Lent. It would say something like "eat no sweets today" or "give some money you have saved to a good cause" or "help your mother with chores". So anti-consumerist, really.

I'm so glad I'm Jewish so can avoid this shite.

These are cute and my two would love them. No way would I spend £25 per box though

A generation of indulgers creating the next generation of indulgers.

A generation of indulgers creating the next generation of indulgers.

Maybe I just wanted a little excitement for my son in a year of shite? I mean not really sure why my giving my 5 year old some rose scented playdough, a felt dinosaur with a heart on and some chocolate, plus decorating our living room for valntomes would provoke such ire but there you go.

Bloody hell if you don't like it nobody is making you do one. So many Grinches on Mumsnet.

Yep Richard Attenborough really is pissing in the wind isn’t he?

Erm, Richard Attenborough is dead.

More unnecessary wasteful crap kids don’t need

I only have one child, we don't fly and we don't own a car. But I do like little occasion boxes

Whose carbon footprint would you say is bigger, ours or a family of five who go on holiday abroad 2-3 times a year and own a non electric car but don't do any boxes of tat?

Well. I know it's very commercial, but my kids would absolutely love them! We usually do little crafty presents and maybe a new outfit/item of clothing for spring - things we would be buying anyway - alongside choc eggs.

Personally I think they're tacky but I'm sure they'll make some kids out there happy this Easter. To each their own.

@ShesMadeATwatOfMePam

Bloody hell if you don't like it nobody is making you do one. So many Grinches on Mumsnet.

So anyone who doesn't cheerlead the most inane and wasteful consumerism is a Grinch. That is so banal I couldnt even be bothered to get offended.

So anyone who doesn't cheerlead the most inane and wasteful consumerism is a Grinch. That is so banal I couldnt even be bothered to get offended.

No one is asking you to cheerlead it

Nobody asked you to cheerlead. Nobody gives a shit what you think. I don't do them but i don't care if carol down the street does them for her kids. So fucking what.

I don’t think an Easter box is the same as all those Christmas boxes though.
It’s literally just a box with the normal chocolate for Easter. Having chocolate eggs for Easter is as traditional as it gets surely? .Especially if you don’t really do chocolates or snacks except as a proper treat.

The Christmas boxes are deemed unnecessary because presents are given on the 25th and start of advent/Christmas Eve etc.

Just another step closer to consumerism. My kids will get 1 a chocolate egg. Whats the meaning of Easter kids? New life, the resurrection of Jesus not stuffing our faces with loads of chocolate and getting a whole bunch of tat. Same with Christmas, all commercialised nonsense

Feel free to blame the Americans... “Here comes Peter Cottontail” was written ~1949.

Here comes Peter Cottontail
Hoppin' down the bunny trail
Hippity hoppin', Easter's on its way
Bringin' every girl and boy
Baskets full of Easter joy
Things to make your Easter bright and gay

According to Wikipedia we should all blame the Poles who really started it in the 7th Century

We all know that won’t happen, so Americans it is.

If you're fortunate enough to have a garden, an easter egg hunt is far more fun than just having a box of stuff.

I was still hiding my 'kids' Easter eggs when they were in their late 20s. (We like our family traditions!)

@Nonamesavail

My only problem is people sell them for about 25 quid and it's cost about 8quid to make

Well, that's kind of how you make money. They aren't doing it to be nice.

@Wearywithteens

Yep Richard Attenborough really is pissing in the wind isn’t he? More unnecessary wasteful crap kids don’t need (or necessary even want). 🙄

Richard Attenborough is contributing to the earth's fertility right now.

You're probably talking about his brother.

Yep Richard Attenborough really is pissing in the wind isn’t he?

Terrible isn't it, have we learnt nothing from Jurassic Park?

I will share my funny story regarding Easter Baskets though...

I studied near Edinburgh when I was in University. And was there over Easter. A group of us had plans make a big Easter dinner and celebrate together. I was not the best cook so signed for wine and Easter Baskets. I couldn’t find an Easter basket to save my soul... so resigned myself into making them.

The entire week we had been getting a lot of visitors to the house we lived in, A- it was a county park and B-the town knew a crop of Americans lived there.

So 2 things happened, the first was two young boys asked me if they could see the inside of the house (it was historical) one was a local boy and the other was his American cousin who was visiting. So I took them on a tour and they kind of hung out for awhile with the ‘crazy American students at the big house’ for the day. While that was going on all the local clergy were stopping by to invite us to Easter services.

Meanwhile (still with me?) I’m now making Easter baskets with twigs and string... between the local Vicar asking me “what the hell are doing” and the two kids laughing at me trying not swear. I had to explain Easter Baskets to a very confused audience.

The Vicar wandered away mumbling something about egg rolling and crazy Americans and the boys wandered off to do what 9/10yo boys do and finally got to swear while constructing the ugliest and worst put together baskets the world has ever seen.

Come Easter, the boys had dropped off an Easter basket as a thank you for the tour. And I was mentioned in passing at the local Easter Service in regards to bringing the faith with me...

Well shit... I may be responsible for your current Easter crisis. Sorry!

the most inane and wasteful consumerism

Compared to fast fashion, the exploitative tech sector, all the throwaway homeward stuff, the insanity of luxury brands, I can’t get too excited about some gifts and chocolate in a custom made box.

On MN though, 4x4s are AOK, but this is beyond the pale. 😂