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Light up House Advent Calendar £8.99 Aldi 3rd Nov
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Violetta_2
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On Thursday 3rd Nov Aldi will have a few Christmas things in store including a light up house https://www.aldi.co.uk/light-up-house-advent-calendar/p/073783090238702 it looks very cute from the pictures, and this is a great price for a wooden calendar. Long term these are money saving as they last for years and you can tailor them to the persons likes or allergy avoidance requirements (not sure if that's the right way to phrase it, hope you understand what I mean:o).
Official MoneySavingExpert insert Tue 1 Nov: This offer is no longer available online at Aldi, but will be in store (subject to availability) from Thu 3 Nov.
Big thanks to Violetta for the original spot!
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Official MoneySavingExpert insert Tue 1 Nov: This offer is no longer available online at Aldi, but will be in store (subject to availability) from Thu 3 Nov.
Big thanks to Violetta for the original spot!
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Booo!!!
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I like this item, but it's storage capacity is small, so probably limited to sweets / small toys / note based gifts. I'll give it a thorough inspection on Thursday
. Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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This looks nice. I bought something similar in Tesco a couple of years ago and it was very flimsy. The drawers hold a treat size chocolate or coin maximum.0
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If you do get a chance please let us know what you think.VfM4meplse wrote: »I like this item, but it's storage capacity is small, so probably limited to sweets / small toys / note based gifts. I'll give it a thorough inspection on Thursday.
They have 2 other styles online and from those pictures they don't look too flimsy obviously in real life may be another matter. We bought a wooden 1 from an independent shop 8 years ago and oh has this wee tradition at the end of November and fills it up with wee sweeties from a tub of celebrations , usually eats half the tub whilst he's at it too:santa2:This looks nice. I bought something similar in Tesco a couple of years ago and it was very flimsy. The drawers hold a treat size chocolate or coin maximum.Booo!!!0 -
looks fab problem is they never have enough stock gets my goat***avid money saver***0
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I almost forgot to postIf you do get a chance please let us know what you think.
There are 3 styles available, each with pros and cons.
White advent house - pretty enough, the boxes are larger than appear online (the depth makes the size roughly a cube), similar design to those sold at BHF, CRUK etc. Has LED light and is the "prettiest". However it is lightweight, the knobs I think are quite delicate and the colour means it's liable to be tainted by grubby fingers. On closer inspection the finish was slightly lacking, eg the scene on the roof wasn't particularly well assembled. Suitable IMO for adults / a Christmas mantelpiece.
Nutcracker - a larger piece in the shape of a toy soldier. The compartments are much bigger, and although it has knobs (I think?) it's not a delicate item and is more robust in every way. Suitable for a boy in general (my opinion).
Candy house - the same size as the white advent house, but much heavier and sturdier, and 3 of the 24 compartments are also bigger. Each compartment has a different Christmassy design; the smaller cube sized boxes can easily be opened by little fingers. Gender neutral, and definitely geared towards young children, this was the option I went for. I expect my niece to get at least 10 years use out of it!Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
"No man is worth, crawling on the earth"- adapted from Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Hope is not a strategy...A child is for life, not just 18 years....Don't get me started on the NHS, because you won't win...I love chaz-ing!0 -
Thank you so much for that vfm4meplse I'm hoping they have 1 left for me when I can get to Aldi later X fingers.Booo!!!0
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Phew managed to get the last white 1 they only had the nutcracker one left he looked very festive and as you say vfm4meplse a bit more robust, but I can imagine might be knocked over a bit easier too.Booo!!!0
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VfM4meplse wrote: »I almost forgot to post
There are 3 styles available, each with pros and cons.
White advent house - pretty enough, the boxes are larger than appear online (the depth makes the size roughly a cube), similar design to those sold at BHF, CRUK etc. Has LED light and is the "prettiest". However it is lightweight, the knobs I think are quite delicate and the colour means it's liable to be tainted by grubby fingers. On closer inspection the finish was slightly lacking, eg the scene on the roof wasn't particularly well assembled. Suitable IMO for adults / a Christmas mantelpiece.
Nutcracker - a larger piece in the shape of a toy soldier. The compartments are much bigger, and although it has knobs (I think?) it's not a delicate item and is more robust in every way. Suitable for a boy in general (my opinion).
Candy house - the same size as the white advent house, but much heavier and sturdier, and 3 of the 24 compartments are also bigger. Each compartment has a different Christmassy design; the smaller cube sized boxes can easily be opened by little fingers. Gender neutral, and definitely geared towards young children, this was the option I went for. I expect my niece to get at least 10 years use out of it!
Thank you for an excellent review of the items - I didn't need one but your review of the light up made my mind up not to bother going out searching for one. Cheers
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