Yes that's right, we have so many advent calendars this year that I've decided to do a "round up"! I realise I'm a couple of days late for the start of advent but I wanted to see what these were like before giving them a review. The price difference between our advent calendars is huge. I'll start with the grandest and most expensive; the Lindt Advent Calendar.
I love this calendar because it has such a fabulous selection of different chocolates. There are Lindor Truffles, Milk Chocolate Snowdrops, Gold Reindeer, Milk Napolitans (milk chocolate squares) and even a whole chocolate Santa! Each chocolate is individually wrapped which is brilliant if you prefer saving the chocolate to eat later. This advent calendar is for my hubby and even though he opens it before work each morning, he doesn't want to eat chocolate for breakfast ... not a problem the rest of us have of course!
The first chocolate treat in the Lindt advent calendar was a lovely Gold Reindeer, the next two days were the chocolate squares and this morning it was a Milk Chocolate Snowdrop. The chocolates are all delicious and they look gorgeously festive.
Next up is the medium value calendar, the Mr. Men & Little Miss Calendar which cost £3. We're a household of Mr. Men fans so I couldn't resist getting this for my youngest son.
The calendar has Mr. Men or Little Miss shaped chocolates, which are absolutely adorable, and there are even a few little gifts of stickers, a magnet and a larger milk chocolate bar for Christmas Day. It's great value for such a special calendar.
Finally the bargain of the bunch is this Nintendo Super Mario Advent Calendar which is only £1. It's perfect for any gaming fan with it's nice bright image on the front featuring lots of Mario characters. It also comes with a door hanger cut out activity on the back.
The chocolates taste good (so my kids tell me!), but I think with advent calendars it's more about the shape of the chocolates rather than their taste anyway! The chocolates were not Mario themed or shaped (how awesome would that be!) but instead are classic Christmas shapes such as stars and wreaths. My eldest son loves it anyway and looks forward to opening it every morning, so it's not bad for the price!
As you can see the boys in my family are sorted for calendars. So what about me? I don't normally get one but this year...
I got the most expensive calendar of the lot; the Ciaté nail polish advent calendar! Well I eat enough chocolate already ;)
In this set there are 24 mini bottles of gorgeous Ciaté nail polish. They look adorable and best of all they are calorie free!
Let me know which advent calendars you have bought this year! And if you haven't bought any then I leave you with the wise words of Mr. Grumpy...
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Im such a big kid..despite being a chocolate reviewer i cant resist cheap chocolate for advent at christmas..im ashamed to say i have the mr men one!
ReplyDeletelol don't be ashamed! The Mr. Men one is irresistible and I think it's the best of the bunch :)
DeleteI want the Lindt one!
ReplyDeleteI didn't bother with any advent calenders this year but wish I had. I might wait until I see some reduced in price and then gobble all the chocs I've missed out on, haha.
The Lindt one is really very special. I saw it for half price yesterday in Tesco (which is still £5) so you never know...
DeleteI really enjoyed reading your review. The Mr Grumpy picture did make me laugh!
ReplyDeleteThe nail polish calendar is gorgeous - you are lucky!
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Thank you! They make mornings so much nicer :)
DeleteThat nail polish calendar is amazing! What a good idea!
ReplyDeleteIt's fabulous, the colours are gorgeous too!
DeleteThat Lindt calendar looks oh so yummy. If I knew I would of got nail polish calendar for my sis, what a great idea! My favourite this year is my nephew's Playmobil one, a different character/toy each day.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fantastic idea isn't it? I'm sure next year more nail polish brands will produce advent calendars. This Ciate one has been very popular.
DeleteI love Playmobil (and Lego) advent calendars too!
I never knew about advent calendars when I was a child. I don't remember ever seeing them back then. I think I first saw something of the kind in Carrefour around 2005. I had no idea what they were and what was their purpose. I bought one and didn't know what was the deal with the numbers and doors. It was also quite cheap, so I wasn't delighted with the chocolate and I decided I don't need to try advent calendars anymore.
ReplyDeleteI didn't get it until a year or two ago, when a friend got nostalgic one day and started spitting out memories of winter holidays, candles and... advent calendars. That was when I finally learned what they are and how they are meant to be used...
I'd like to try the Lindt one, but unfortunately, this seems to be the first time in almost ten years since I discovered Lindt when I cannot find any Christmas-specific Lindt products in stores (well, except for repackaged Lindors).
Thank you for your comments Ana, they are always so interesting and informative. I only had the paper advent calendars as a child (with a religious picture behind each door rather than chocolate!) but they are very hard to find nowadays.
DeleteMost advent calendars do have very cheap chocolate, it's part of their charm :)It's a shame you can't find the Lindt one, it's in a league of it's own in terms of the chocolate!