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Thorntons seem to be the “go to” chocolatier at Christmas – especially for the cost-conscious parent wanting to satiated their children’s chocolate craving without breaking the bank. But although the supermarkets are pumping out chocolate advent calendars for next to nothing, most of what they sell just lines the pockets of Corporate America. Buying your chocolate advent calendars...
White chocolate advent calendars are few and far between. You just don’t see them much in supermarkets or on the high street. You might see them occasionally online but they’re often made from inferior ingredients. Thankfully, and if you have a few quid to spend, you can get a very good white chocolate advent calendar from Hotel Chocolat. It will cost you £12.00 plus postage and packaging...
At Christmas we think of our families – those with us and those not. The occasional TV programme with remind us of the debt of gratitude we owe to the armed services for protecting us and others. Those that become injured only seem to be at the front of our minds around Remembrance Day and briefly at Christmas.
A family member is based in Germany and helps those injured whilst carrying out their...
Virtually all of the chocolate advent calendars you’ll find in supermarkets have absolutely no religious connotation. They’re either pictures of celebrities, multinational chocolate brands or pets – very few actually signify the festivities they relate to. This chocolate advent calendar, however, shows the nativity scene on the cover which should prove to be a good way to introduce the basis of why...
This Chocolate advent calendar for dogs arrived from Pet Bliss via Amazon and cost me £6.99. I was going to say that it was worth every penny as my dogs loved them, but my dogs will love any food put in front of them. That being said, they did seem to love these chocolate treats more than any other type of treat they’ve had this year.
The front of the calendar contains a Christmas inspired photo of a...
Some companies should really improve their delivery packaging as this arrived damaged. The quality of the chocolate also wasn't all that great.
Here we have a fantastic chocolate advent calendar with a variety of flavoured chocolates behind each door - and they're handsomely sized too. The chocolate behind door 24 is much larger than you'll find behind any other advent calendar door.