Advert calendars to suit every taste this Christmas from booze to sex toys – The Sun
IF you are fed up with a daily dose of chocolate throughout December, there is an alternative advent calendar out there for you.
These days the Christmas countdowns can contain almost anything, from beer to cereal and even sex toys for lovers who want to spice up the last month of the year. We have found a selection of the weird and wonderful – and expensive – advent calendars on the market and give our verdict on who they are best suited to.
Best for: Beer lovers
- Where to buy: staustellbreweryshop.co.uk
- Cost: £73
- Verdict: You’ll have a very merry Christmas with 24 full-sized bottles. The selection includes a Yuletide edition bottle for Christmas Eve.
Best for: Manic mums
- Where to buy: Debenhams
- Cost: £20, reduced to £16
- Verdict: A branded bowl and mini boxes of favourite cereals including Coco Pops and Frosties will make breakfast relatively quick and painless, but be warned – there are only 12 boxes.
Best for: Kids (and geeky dads)
- Where to buy: lego.com
- Cost: £24.99
- Verdict: Lego is always a top toy on Christmas lists, so you will have the best-behaved kiddies with this calendar. It’s also available in the LEGO Friends series.
Best for: Festive foodies
- Where to buy: thespicery.com
- Cost: £29.95
- Verdict: It might seem pricey but each of the 12 fragrant blends is enough to feed four people – just add leftover turkey and rice. Perfect for discovering new flavours.
Best for: Christmas couples
- Where to buy: lovehoney.co.uk
- Cost: £100
- Verdict: The calendar is excellent value for randy revellers, containing £229 worth of sex toys for just £100. Perhaps one to leave at home if you are visiting the in-laws.
Best for: Tired parents
- Where to buy: laithwaites.co.uk
- Cost: £69.99
- Verdict: Each of the 24 bottles has enough for a small glass for two – or a large for one. It is the perfect antidote for days spent with overexcited kids.
Best for: D.I.Y fans
- Where to buy: drapertools.co.uk
- Cost: £35
- Verdict: This includes ratcheting tubby precision screwdrivers, steel bits and storage case. For every calendar sold, £1 goes towards Care For Veterans, a charity for ex-Service personnel.
Best for: Beauty queens
- Where to buy: amazon.co.uk
- Cost: £50
- Verdict: This gives you £220 worth of high-end products and samples from Elemis Skincare to Real Techniques tools, including a mini facial cleansing device priced at £29.
Best for: Cheese fiends
- Where to buy: Asda, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Waitrose, Booths
- Cost: £8 to £10
- Verdict: A chunk of cheese for breakfast every day might be a little stomach-churning so this is best left as an after-dinner treat.
Best for: The very, very rich
- Where to buy: beaverbrooks.co.uk
- Cost: £100,000
- Verdict: This was designed for the jeweller’s 100th birthday. In some parts of the UK you can buy a house for £100,000, but who doesn’t want to wake up to diamonds every morning?
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