Advent calendars - doors on or off? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world to c/ukcasual@lemmy.world

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Curious as to what others do once they've opened their advent calendar for the day, take the door off, leave it open, close it, or something else entirely?

Personally, I've always removed them, along with the foil inside the door, looks neater and it's easier to find subsequent days. Others don't seem to agree with me on this one though, so I'll be interested to see what you fine folk think.

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[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

Doors on! Always!

This has become even more important this year though as husband has a Where's Wally calendar where you have to find the character from the inside of each flap before you're allowed to eat the chocolate. What if the character is on the front of some other flap, and you removed it? No chocolate for you! 😱

[-] petenu@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

I had one of those a few years back. On one day, the thing I was looking for was on the exact same door.

[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

We struggled a bit with yesterday's and I was checking the front of door 5 just in case. He reckoned they would never be so sneaky. I knew it!

[-] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Seems like a devious way for Big Advent to trick you into leaving the doors on, preying on that fear of not finding Wally.

[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Or perhaps to tactfully bring the door-ripping heathens back into God's light.

[-] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago

I'm watching a daily series with two YouTubers opening four different advent calendars. One of them is the official Only Fools & Horses calendar and it's horrendous.

When it's finished, it's supposed to represent a Christmas scene in the Nag's Head. The problem is, and here comes the point, the flaps are the presents (sometimes)! For example, today's flap was Denzil sitting on a stool.

I think even the most die hard fan would be angry.

[-] Noit@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

How dare you “two YouTubers” unname then when one is Ashens, king of tat, lord of the brown sofa.

It’s on his second channel for those interested.

[-] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 1 points 11 months ago

My apologies. Dan (Nerd³) and Stuart are very funny chaps.

[-] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

So some flaps need to be taken off for the scene, while some are left on? That just sounds like the worst of all worlds!

[-] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 2 points 11 months ago

The advent calendar is in two parts. Remembering it's supposed to be the pub, the wall contains gifts behind the doors, they've been atrocious, while the floor doors act as pop ups for the scene.

Maybe just Google it and you'll understand. 😆

[-] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I've just had a look, it seems quite the monstrosity! And musical?

[-] thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Sounds like a truly thrilling watch!

(I can't judge, I watch YouTubers open calendars with craft supplies inside)

[-] UKFilmNerd@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago

They've made it into a competition. The winner is the one with the best daily gifts.

This year it's Barbie Vs Military Men (a cheap calender of generic 3⅐ inch army men and accessories.)

The other set is Only Fools & Horses Vs Woozle Google (A German science show for children)

They've been doing it for several years. One year was the official Dr Who advent calendar Vs Star Trek. Considering these were deluxe expensive sets, some of the gifts were terrible.

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

My mum sent some little Advent calendars to us for my kids. And to my surprise the doors basically come off when you open them (they are heavily perforated). So that ended the conundrum for this year.

[-] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Exactly, why else would they be perforated‽

[-] TIN@feddit.uk 5 points 11 months ago

Hmm, at last, a real debate.

My preference is for leaving it open but not removing. This enables you to continue to enjoy the Christmas story as set out on the inside of the doors, and also not to lose the aesthetic that the calendar designers must spend so long working towards.