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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 2, 2023 20:42:32 GMT
Thanks to the Peas for the heads up on the Aldi cheese calendars! That’s the kind of thing I always miss out on because it’s not a store I usually shop at and by the time I get there everything is gone. Not this time, Aldi! They only had one small display of them. I snagged one for my DD, I’m sure she’ll love it. DH gave me a hard time when I told him I wanted to get her one and he rolled his eyes at me. But I told him it was much better to give her a sampler like that to try a small amount of a lot of varieties. Otherwise she sees something in a Costco sized brick that costs $15 only and is intrigued enough to beg me to buy it only to decide later that she doesn’t really like it after all, and we didn’t like it either. I’ve done that so many times and it drives me nuts.
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Post by eventhinker on Nov 2, 2023 21:24:47 GMT
My adult son gets the Lego marvel one every year. This year I got myself aldi k cup calendar
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2023 21:52:31 GMT
Thanks to the Peas for the heads up on the Aldi cheese calendars! That’s the kind of thing I always miss out on because it’s not a store I usually shop at and by the time I get there everything is gone. Not this time, Aldi! They only had one small display of them. I snagged one for my DD, I’m sure she’ll love it. DH gave me a hard time when I told him I wanted to get her one and he rolled his eyes at me. But I told him it was much better to give her a sampler like that to try a small amount of a lot of varieties. Otherwise she sees something in a Costco sized brick that costs $15 only and is intrigued enough to beg me to buy it only to decide later that she doesn’t really like it after all, and we didn’t like it either. I’ve done that so many times and it drives me nuts. Hey, 😊 I suggested you try some of the ALDI cheeses 😊, very reasonably priced..
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Post by prettyprettypaper on Nov 2, 2023 21:52:36 GMT
I usually buy an advent calendar for DD2 as early as September. I did the same this year. I got her a Gudetama sock advent calendar. I've gotten different sets for her from Target in the past. She loves chocolate, so I usually get her a cheap candy advent calendar as well. I'm thinking of getting myself the smaller Bon Maman advent calendar since I don't need so many spreads.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 2, 2023 21:56:05 GMT
I don’t usually do Advent calendars. However, I saw an ad for a Walker’s shortbread one, and an excuse to eat that treat was all I needed to purchase one lol. That would be amazing. My husband and I would love those. I haven’t had them in years Check Amazon. I think I saw some there..
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Post by prettyprettypaper on Nov 3, 2023 1:17:48 GMT
Have never heard of the jigsaw puzzle advent calendars before this thread. I think I'll get one for myself! Thank for the idea!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 3, 2023 1:18:48 GMT
Thanks to the Peas for the heads up on the Aldi cheese calendars! That’s the kind of thing I always miss out on because it’s not a store I usually shop at and by the time I get there everything is gone. Not this time, Aldi! They only had one small display of them. I snagged one for my DD, I’m sure she’ll love it. DH gave me a hard time when I told him I wanted to get her one and he rolled his eyes at me. But I told him it was much better to give her a sampler like that to try a small amount of a lot of varieties. Otherwise she sees something in a Costco sized brick that costs $15 only and is intrigued enough to beg me to buy it only to decide later that she doesn’t really like it after all, and we didn’t like it either. I’ve done that so many times and it drives me nuts. Hey, 😊 I suggested you try some of the ALDI cheeses 😊, very reasonably priced.. I don’t normally shop there, maybe only 2-3 times a year. I have to make a special trip to get to one because none are conveniently located. Plus, I don’t mind buying the giant chunk of Costco cheese if I know someone is actually going to eat it, LOL. My kid likes to get adventurous with my money if something sounds interesting to her.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 3, 2023 1:27:06 GMT
Hey, 😊 I suggested you try some of the ALDI cheeses 😊, very reasonably priced.. I don’t normally shop there, maybe only 2-3 times a year. I have to make a special trip to get to one because none are conveniently located. Plus, I don’t mind buying the giant chunk of Costco cheese if I know someone is actually going to eat it, LOL. My kid likes to get adventurous with my money if something sounds interesting to her. I have several packages of the Cranberry white cheddar frozen. It lasts well even after best use date. I started doing that when it was only seasonal.
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Post by chendra on Nov 3, 2023 2:47:23 GMT
We're terrible about remembering to open our advent calendars, so I think I won't buy any this year.
However, I saw that World Market has "12 Days of Noodles" and "12 Days of Soup" boxes, which I thought were funny.
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Post by scrappinheather on Nov 3, 2023 10:22:10 GMT
I got the Mac advent calendar and the spellbinders one
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 3, 2023 14:25:58 GMT
I don’t normally shop there, maybe only 2-3 times a year. I have to make a special trip to get to one because none are conveniently located. Plus, I don’t mind buying the giant chunk of Costco cheese if I know someone is actually going to eat it, LOL. My kid likes to get adventurous with my money if something sounds interesting to her. I have several packages of the Cranberry white cheddar frozen. It lasts well even after best use date. I started doing that when it was only seasonal. That’s a really good idea! 💡
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Nov 3, 2023 18:29:45 GMT
I forgot I ordered the ADVENTure Challenge for Couples about 6 months ago - I just got a notification it had shipped. It’s 12 scratch of “dates” for the holiday season.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 4, 2023 6:42:35 GMT
I have several packages of the Cranberry white cheddar frozen. It lasts well even after best use date. I started doing that when it was only seasonal. That’s a really good idea! 💡 Does NOT work for soft cheeses!!!!
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Post by krcrafts on Nov 5, 2023 3:26:31 GMT
I made advent calendars for my adult daughters one year using a wooden tree with drawers. Painted and decorated with their Christmas colors and in each drawer I placed a small candy and a rolled strip of paper with a memory or something I love about her. I included a clear ornament that they added the rolled papers to day by day and ended up with an ornament just for them from me with lots of memories included.
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