Advent Calendars

[EcclesCake]

A friend mentioned that she had seen a gin advent calendar that she had dropped unsubtle and nor doubt fruitless hints to her husband.

She has been very helpful of late and I thought I would get her and another friend one each. Having googled this afternoon they are going for £100 a pop. Sorry dear friends but you'll get box of After Eight Mints instead.

[sunny-dave]

My Italian Job advent calendar just exploded into thousands of pieces...

... it was only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.

[douglas9401]

I might nick that, Dave. :)

[mazie]

How about a cheesy one Eccles

https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/4618357/asda-is-selling-a-cheese-advent-calendar-and-it-costs-10/

Means you have to go to ASDA ;0) x

[pixie374]

Lol dave x buy them a standard one Eccles and add the gin yourself?

[EcclesCake]

That's what happens when you get greedy before 1/12 Dave.

I'm going to hold onto the idea that cheese is no substitute for gin and save myself from Asda :-)

[ummmm]

£100...blimey!

[EcclesCake]

That's not quite what I said Ummm.

[maggiebee]

Has everyone forgotten the meaning of Advent? What has gin, cheese, Frozen etc etc. got to do with it. Bah humbug!

[yogi-bear]

Eccles, I can give you a heads up where to find a Marvel Avengers advent calendar for £1.99 each!

[pixie374]

Exactly Maggie... it's about chocolate xx

[maggiebee]

Now you're talking pixie!

[douglas9401]

Maggie, surely it's all about the baby cheeses.

[albaqwerty]

advent calendars? we ARE still in October arem't we?

[ducksie]

I'm a bit like eccles in that I was going to get my sister and her daughters an advent calender of something other than chocs, well, I was thinking maybe a perfume or cosmetic calender but they are so expensive, if I bought them that, it would mean no gift for anyone else - there's a good few choices here http://www.look.co.uk/beauty/best-beauty-advent-calendars-58295

[EcclesCake]

Yogi, as cool as my sixty/seventy year old friend are I kind of think they'd prefer the gin over Marvel.

[237SJ]

I`m surprised advent calendars are still going. I grew out of them when I was about 10 years old. Someone must have seen the pound signs and revived them.

[yogi-bear]

You gotta admit...it's close though, Eccles :-)

[ducksie]

Months don't matter albs, they were stocking school uniforms back in June as soon as children returned to school the Hallowe'en and Christmas gifts were out, I've already been to a Christmas fair on the local Arboretum, al; snowy and Santa's grotto etc.I can even book to have breakfast with Santa, I prefer a quiet morning with the paper though ;)

[maggiebee]

Nice one Douglas, must remember that. And yes, it is only October Alba.

[pixie374]

?? Children still exist...