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12 Expensive Advent Calendars That Probably Aren’t Worth It, But You Want Them Anyway

Get ready for the festive season with some merry luxuries

Gicely Rodriguez

Dec 06, 2017

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12 Expensive Advent Calendars That Probably Aren’t Worth It, But You Want Them Anyway

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While most either stick with the classic chocolate advent calendar or get into the festive season with nothing but decorations and holiday music, some get ready for the season by receiving and giving themselves merry luxuries.

For those of you dissatisfied with chocolate, here are some holiday treats that will leave you broke before you do any of your Christmas shopping. And obviously, most of us poor college kids have no money to pay for food, let alone expensive festive advent calendars. But everyone can dream, right? Here is a list of different kinds of advent calendars, that - let's be real - even if we did have money we'd probably spend it on other things, but we can do what we do best and browse for things we'll never afford to buy anyway.

1. Mrs. Prindable's Chocolate Advent Calendar

Cost: $40.00

Worth-it scale: Only if you don't have access to the classic $7 chocolate advent calendar...

2. H&M Accessories Advent Calendar

Cost: $34.99

Worth-it scale: Nothing says holidays more than accessories you can only wear during them!

3. NYX's Lippie Countdown Advent Calendar

Cost: $65.00

Worth it scale: Well, you can wear one every day because it's not like lipstick shades look different on every skin tone.

4. Yankee Candle's Village Countdown Calendar

Cost: $29.99

Worth it scale: Well, Don't we all need 24 candles for the mantle?

5. Freddy Funko 24-PIECE Pint Size Heroes Advent Calendar

Cost: $50.00

Worth it scale: What says Christmas better than figurines that you can put up and then store until the next year?

6. Sephora's 12 Days of Ciate London

Cost: $59.99

Worth it scale: Well, half-sized makeup does make traveling easier.

7. Virgin Wine Advent Calendar

Cost: £79.99

Worth it scale: Nothing will get you through the Christmas shopping, bills, or family stress more than getting drunk every day of the month...right?

8. Lego's Advent Calendar

Cost: $29.99-$39.99

Worth it scale: While we all love a good Lego city, the 24 pieces that will practically live on the floor or the bottom of our foot is a different story...

9. The Short Story Advent Calendar

Cost: $55.00

Worth it scale: Wow! Short stories are so much fun, If only I could get it somewhere accessible or free, like the internet!

10. Tsum Tsum Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar

Cost: $39.99 (Disney & Marvel)

Worth it scale: For all you tsum tsum collectors out there, what better way to add to your collection than to get figures you already have--but with a holiday twist.

11. Master of Malt's Ginvent Calendar

Cost: $139.21

Worth It scale: Well, all I can say is you're gonna need some gin when the bill for this "treat" comes.

12. Lush's 12 Days of Christmas

Cost: $114.95

Worth it scale: Who doesn't need bath items that are worth more than their bathtub and will eventually dissolve?

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12 Expensive Advent Calendars That Probably Aren’t Worth It, But You Want Them Anyway

Get ready for the festive season with some merry luxuries

1. Mrs. Prindable's Chocolate Advent Calendar

2. H&M Accessories Advent Calendar

3. NYX's Lippie Countdown Advent Calendar

4. Yankee Candle's Village Countdown Calendar

5. Freddy Funko 24-PIECE Pint Size Heroes Advent Calendar

6. Sephora's 12 Days of Ciate London

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8. Lego's Advent Calendar

9. The Short Story Advent Calendar

10. Tsum Tsum Countdown to Christmas Advent Calendar

11. Master of Malt's Ginvent Calendar

12. Lush's 12 Days of Christmas

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1. If something happens, everyone knows about it

2. Never getting to be invisible

3. Knowing every single thing about every single person in the town

4. New kids are a big deal

5. It’s hard to make new friends

6. On that note ... the dating pool is even smaller!

7. Teachers are weirdly close to their students

8. It forced you to make friends out of school

"I'm hopeless and awkward and desperate for love"

1. That Time He Tested Out His Flirting Skills and This Happened

2. When He Was Willing to Do Anything to Avoid Confrontation

3. When He Couldn't Handle Awkward, Emotional Situations

4. How He Reacted Whenever His Friends Ignored Him

5. All of the Times He Worried About His Failing Love Life

6. Whenever He Tried to Whip Himself Into Shape

7. How He Handled New People and New Experiences

8. Whenever His Friends Got Annoying, He Was Always the Voice of Reason

9. He Always Knew How to Jam

10. He Finds a Way to Make Any Situation More Fun

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4. Having the same conversations over and over again! To be honest I really don't even want to talk to you right now, or have this fake ass smile on my face!

5. Always having to have a smile on your face. I promise I'm not as happy as I may look!

6. Customers not understanding that sometimes, mistakes happen. I am a human being, we all mess up sometimes!

7. Having the boss from hell, it's their way or the highway! Even though I did my job correctly and efficiently, if I don't do it the exact way you do, I'm a piece of shit.

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10. Having shitty hours and more shifts than you asked for. Just because we don't have enough workers, doesn't mean I want to pick up every shift that you cant cover, oh great boss of mine!

11. Not having time for a social life. It gets old saying, "I can't I have work..." Every day of the week!

12. Having that lazy costumer who can't do anything for themselves... no please I'll get that, it's no problem at all!

It's just my face, I swear.

1. When you meet new people, they automatically assume you hate them or are rude.

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