My Christmas Box is up and running.

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When I'm still sporting my Hallowe'en name too! Feeling very pleased with myself.

Big crisps box, covered in last year's tail end of wrapping paper. It has a dark Chocolate Orange in it

Does anyone else have a Christmas Box?

No, but I want one! (erm, what is it?)

What the hell is a Christmas box?

Is it for food treats?
We only do Xmas food Xmas day reallyd
Don't do 2 weeks of mince pies, baileys & celebrations because then we spend the whole of january dieting

I have no idea what it is but it sounds like something I would like

What is a christmas box?

We don't have one but I think I'd want one if I knew what it was. Anything that involves chocolate oranges is good in my book.

I have a present box if thats similar? Any time throughout the year that I see something that would make a good present for someone, it goes into the box until next birthday/christmas. Then I know where to look! Is that what you mean?

Are Christmas boxes a personal pleasure, or do you have to share them with the rest of the household?

My Christmas box is a toolbox so the mice don't get to all the goodies before we do

I have a shelf in a cupboard I suppose. It contains 2 boxes of after eights, then one, then two again when I buy another box on offer. Also 2 boxes of ritz crackers.

Oh, I have bought some Twiglets ready for Christmas. So I suppose I have started my Christmas box. It would just require a bit of cardboard to qualify

I have a bag of reindeer shaped pasta from Ikea stashed in a plastic storage box (we had a mouse invasion, so I'm playing it safe).

We also have 2 chocolate Advent calendars, 6 chocolate oranges, and some mini Kellog's cereals, and 2 boxes of Ritz (Tesco special offers!)

And wrapping paper

One Christmas box is already filled...... 2 tins of quality street, a pack of candy canes, 2 large bags crisps, some mini stollen, a Christmas cake, 2 bottles of champagne and a Christmas pudding!!! Xxx

Is a Christmas box a 'thing'?!

That type of forward planning does not work for me,If I bought Christmas goodies now I would be eating them as I type this.The only way I can maintain any sanity is to get "Christmas" delivered a day or two before (Christmas delivery is already booked)

I have a Christmas box which currently includes the chocolate and sweets for the DC's stockings, some chocolatey treats which our Elf is going to bring including this, 2 panettone from Lidl, Fox's misfits tube and Walkers cheesy mix Christmas tub. My next purchase is going to be a shed load of Baileys .

We had an xmas carrier bag. When Tescos got their stock in I bought half price Terry's Chocolate Orange and the After Eight Mints - all eaten within two days.

So I've decided to go for a minimal xmas. My body does not require extra calories because the calendar says so like in previous years from the 1st of December when tree goes up with carols, mulled wine and mince pies.

I love the idea of it, but it wouldn't work for me.

Last year I bought 6 tins of Christmas chocolates, because I kept opening them and eating them...

I have no willpower

I've had mine since February....

Benguins - crikey, what's in yours to have kept since February? (Am imagining tinned sprouts)

I have bits stashed away in a cupboard but have not told DH otherwise he'd end up nibbling away at them...

It's not 'a thing' I don't think, just a thing my mum did. Cardboard box covered in slightly damaged wrapping paper, used to stash all the bits and bobs I'll be picking up over the next few weeks that must be kept separate from food that can be eaten.

It has to be obviously for Christmas or those bleeders will snaffle the lot. Well, the Chocolate Orange, as it stands.

I've started although mine is a cupboard in the garage. I have the christmas pudding, a tin of roses, a tin of cadburys heroes two boxes of matchmakers and some cheese straws!

Haha ah ok, I understand . DD is only 1 so we don't yet have to hide things from her. I'm sure it won't be long though!

I'm not quite as ahead as I thought. You are all an inspiration to me, with your tinned sprouts and garage hoards