It was-My first year without....

I have a refillable one for my son, the little pockets hold more than a tiny choc. I have put Cadbury bars and chocolate coins in.

I've got one! A couple of years ago OH's mum made us a fabric refillable one and filled it for us. Since then we've taken to filling it for each other although I think I put too much thought into it!! I've since also bought similar ones for my nieces and love filling it up each year.

I'm just about to find out what OH has put in number one this year....so excited that it's a little sad!

I have had a Hello Kitty one for the last few years, but I declined my Mums offer to buy me one this year.

My kids end up eating all my treats anyway ?

POO!!! you have just reminded me that I have forgot to get them for the boys. They are 13 and 16 but it has to be done ?

There's still time, Loveska!

I've got a cadbury one.. I just couldn't resist when I was in tesco Today's was delicious!

Well, it's official. Day one and I miss having chocolate before breakfast!

Maybe mother will turn up with one before tomorrow....will have to see if my little brother (24) who is living back at ma n pas has one...

Those home made ones sound so cute btw!

I haven't got a chocolate one, If I spy one reduced in a couple of days I might get one!

Im doing an active advent to make me feel all festive! https://www.hitched.co.uk/chat/forums/t/353318.aspx

Off to buy my wreath supplies this afternoon!

I have one!!! I had a bit of a hissy fit when Mum didnt get me me one last year so she made sure she got them in advance!! ? I have a Cadbury one and H has a Milkybar one.

Us too! we decided not to bother this year, we only ever end up eating more chocolate or skipping days because we forget about them so we're just not bothering this year.

Although I am doing a photo advent instead this year, on instagram.

Oh cripes.... I thought you were going to say "without my Dad" or something!

I haven't had one for years!!

However now that it is officially December I'm going to try and stop being a scrooge ?

<<< Look see!!!

Nope I don't have one. Don't think I did last year either. I don't really get into the Christmas spirit for a couple of weeks yet.

I don't have one either.

I think I have for the last couple of years because OHs parents picked them up for us, but before that i'd not had one for years. I'm not all that big on chocolate ☹️

If anywhere did a savoury one i'd be all over them- Christmas or not!

I was planning to pick up one of the fancy Thorntons ones for OH as they were on offer in Tesco. When I went back to get them the price had mysteriously disappeared. After a price check they'd gone up to £10 each! He's going without this year i'm afraid.

Forget chocolate ones - this is the future:

https://www.masterofmalt.com/gin/drinks-by-the-dram/the-ginvent-calendar-gin/

That's amazing Kharv! I so want one. Don't think OH would be to happy with the price tag though ☹️

Sorry AC! Bit of a drama queen over chocs and the possiblity that mother may just be providing for the youngest child- who says I have middle child syndrome...

Nutella- love the pic :-D

And KHARV!!!! (yes caps entirely nessessary!) I need that in my life- sod the chocolate!! Or even have better- both

Looks phenomenal doesn't it?

The Whisky one is even pricier! https://www.masterofmalt.com/whiskies/drinks-by-the-dram/the-whisky-advent-calendar/

Why not just buy a bottle of booze and drink a bit every day?
Oh, maybe that's same old...?

A friend of mine has made his own,,,,,,,,

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Because they're little drams/samples of posh gin! You couldn't afford to try all those different gins - it would cost £1000 I reckon. It would be a fab way of sampling gins/whiskies that you otherwise wouldn't be able to.

Ooooh ok. Point taken. Sounds rather nice....!

I've got a Thorntons one. They wrote my name on it and everything *is still 8 really.*

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That looks like my kind of advent calender!

I have bought dairy milk ones for me and oh and I've bought the *dreamies* one for my cat -- yes I paid more for a cat advent calendar than what I paid for ours ?

I have a Mars one ! and other half Maltesers and my dog a doggie one haha!... Tesco has them on offer and still had a good range to choose from! should pick yourself one up! never too old for a advent calender! Only month of the year I know what the date is every day!

LoveSka that is brilliant!!

Helania- we get thorntons eggs of his mum at easter with our names on- this better not stop as well as the advent calenders or I really will sulk! Haha

Kharv- showed my Ma the gin one...she could be pursuaded I think! Would be hard to steal share- would have to alternate they days perhaps!