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?

I've been getting bits and bobs while I've been shopping. I aim to get at least one item a week when it's on offer. It then sits bagged on top of the kitchen cupboards, i write a list too, so if I snaffled anything it would be blatant.

My mum used to do one too and woe betide any one of us who was caught rustling around in it before December. My grans both did one too, apparently my nan was caught out one year as she went into hospital on Christmas Day to give birth to my aunt and when my grandad and the older children went to get the chocolates out they discovered that my nan had already scoffed the bottom layer of all the boxes of chocolates.

Nice one, GuitarNan. She must have known she wouldn't be there to enjoy the chocolates

I have a Xmas carrier bag.

So far its got;

Sloe gin.
Chocolate stollen
After eights
Nice bread sauce
Nice stuffing
Chocolate pizza (for dd)

Yes, I think she was past the point of caring to be honest! I can picture her, 8 months pregnant with her feet up, riffling through the boxes

Upgrade to a box, Viva. You won't regret it.

Yes, box sounds a good idea. Can put more in it!

Where could I get a chocolate stollen, by the way?

Shatners. Chatsworth House farm shop of course.

Brilliant, it's not far from me and one of my best friends works there. There's no better stollen than a staff discounted stollen

Not been to Chatsworth farm shop for years.

So far we've got a Christmas pudding and a box of Quality Street.

I had a christmas chocolate orange, then I ate it. The whole bloody thing in one pmt fuled binge. I don't have the will power for a christmas box!

I have hidden some tree chocolates so dp can't eat them

I want a box

I hate chocolate oranges. Dp insists on getting one every Christmas. Horrible things.

I don't like them either, but Christmas wouldn't be the same without one. I feel the same about turkey

That's handy Shatners. Thought you were going to say you were 200 miles from Chatsworth.

We have Christmas Carrier Bags (old Ocado carrier bags) - but I'm definitely upgrading to a decorated box! Unfortunately we took a load of old boxes to the tip today so have none left in the house...

So far I have two boxes of chocolate biscuits which were BOGOF last week, but will be adding to it every week now.

Last year one of the carrier bags had a pineapple in it. We found it in March

Christmas bottle of Baikeys is almost gone and I swear I have no idea what could have happened to the 2 tins of Heroes that seem to have vanished into thin air... Tumbleweeds are tumbling slowly through my Christmas box!!!

Ooh am loving this idea!! At the moment I have two Christmas carrier bags (including vacuum packed chestnuts, 99p, Home Bargains!) and a Christmas shelf in the garage but clearly a Christmas box is the way forward

So far I have lots of BOGOF chocolate things, Maltesers, after eights, selection boxes, crackers for cheese, Reese's pieces, some horrid looking piña colada thing for one of the older teens, Red Bull for stockings for the younger teens, tubes of fruit pastilles, jelly tots etc and some Christmas crisps, goose fat, coffee beans and chestnuts.

Aaarrrggghhh! It's only November 2nd! The kids are already choosing Nectar presents though.

Oh and chocolate biscuits which were half price at M&S!!!! The whole box thing eminds me of being young and caravan holidays. My mum would buy a few extra things every week and put them into the 'caravan box' for our week in northumberland, a whole 20 miles away!!!! I think I'll give the tinned potatoes and corned beef a miss though

I have Xmas carrier bags...do they count? :)
I have;
Crackers
Candy canes
Tree chocs
Advent calendar
Wrapping,paper, ribbon, gift tags, gift bags
Some new decs
Stocking fillers
No food yet!

Christmas crisps? Turkey flavour?

No, just posh ones which were two for one and which the kids are not allowed to touch til Christmas Eve!!!

Ok, I need a box. I also need it to be lockable so DH doesn't eat the food. I'm starting my pre - Christmas health kick tomorrow so I know I won't be tempted, but DH is terrible.