What do you put in 1st December boxes vs Christmas Eve boxes?

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What do you put in 1st December boxes vs Christmas Eve boxes??

That's good if people reuse the majority of the same stuff every year.

People shouldn't buy into all this commercialism rubbish every year for these 'presents' to go to landfill a month later.

No, it’s Advent which starts at the beginning of December. Christmas runs from the 25th to twelfth night, which is the 5th January.

Christ alive. Dec 1st boxes are now a “thing”? Is this because Instagram told you so? Have people really got this much time and money these days to spend on random crap?

A new christmas cup? How many christmas cups does one person need?

Honestly, this thread is depressing. We’re facing complete environmental collapse and people just can’t stop buying pointless shit.

This time next year people will be asking what crap they should put in their 10th December box.

I've just been to The Range near me and ok, I get the Christmas stuff in your face every year at this time but it was the singing Father Christmas robot that really made sure I didn't hang around in there for long.

Won't be going back in that place until next year now. 😁

December the 1st boxes?
When did this become a thing?

Is this instead of advent calendars or as well?

Christmas Eve boxes are bad enough

We don’t follow advert or 12th night so different timetable to you

I'd hope people would reuse the same cup year after year... 😬🫨

Never heard of them.

But the dates of the religious holidays aren’t about what you do, or when. This is like you claiming that Halloween is in June as that’s when your children celebrate it.

Surely this is a joke?!

@jolaylasofia yep - 12 Days of Christmas (December 25th - 6th Jan). Advent is for most of December. Much more than "one day".
Christmas "Day" obviously is - but there's all the other days.

As i said we celebrate Christmas from 1-26 December. Everything cleared up and put away then ready to start the NY.

Think I'll make myself a 4th October box today. I'll stick a bottle of Sauvignon blanc and a sharing bag of minstrels in there.

December 1st box has all their Christmas books - from previous years and usually buy 1 new each year, Christmas PJs, jumper and an outfit so they get used all month, their advent calendars, Santa letter kit, special baubles and usually some kind of Christmas chocolate treat.

Christmas Eve - don't both as it's too late for new Christmas things!

@Mademetoxic surely most children will have outgrown last year's PJ's so would need new ones anyway.

But you didn’t, you argued about when Christmas actually is, not about when you celebrate it.

In general, what is wrong with reusing the majority of last year's things? Like bedding, cups, etc...

@MrsDanversChickenSandwich what is this obsession with "plastic tat" ?
Not all products made from plastic are "tat".
Most seasonal things I buy aren't plastic - or if they are it's because I want it to last for years so plastic is best - because it lasts for years!

@Mademetoxic well yes.... anything that's reusable I personally would reuse. I wouldn't buy a new mug unless one was actually needed (ie an old one broke).

This is lovely, I love looking at old photo, hopefully as your children get older they appreciate it more

Difficult to celebrate Christmas 25 December - 5 January when we don’t believe in advent and 12th night. You have your dates and we have ours.

As far as I’m concerned… christmas is all of December!

I could get on this trend too😂

BA HUMBUG.