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where to get a GOOD advent chocolate calendar?

DeusfauxDeusfaux Registered User regular
edited December 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm sick of those dime-a-dozen tiny little postage stamp chocolate advent calendars that seem to proliferate all over Western Canada (maybe all of CAN and US).

You know, only about 4 designs, super cheapo, carried by all the grocery stores?

I am willing to pay a few more bucks to get something with some substantial bite size pieces for each day.

Where?!

Is there a good known brand or merchant who carries these things? Must have a location in the GVR.

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  • mullymully Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Purdy's. There's one in Bentall Centre. They seem to have fairly decent Advent Calendars.

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  • delphinusdelphinus Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    I'm sick of those dime-a-dozen tiny little postage stamp chocolate advent calendars that seem to proliferate all over Western Canada (maybe all of CAN and US).

    You know, only about 4 designs, super cheapo, carried by all the grocery stores?

    I am willing to pay a few more bucks to get something with some substantial bite size pieces for each day.

    Where?!

    Is there a good known brand or merchant who carries these things? Must have a location in the GVR.

    There's awesome ones on Granville Island. Just gotta give a look around.

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  • CorvusCorvus . VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Well this is weird, I checked the websites for Purdys, Rogers Chocolates and Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory and none of them list advent calendars in their holiday sections. Those were the three places I would have suggested you look for a step above grocery store stuff. :?

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  • AriviaArivia I Like A Challenge Earth-1Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Deusfaux wrote: »
    I'm sick of those dime-a-dozen tiny little postage stamp chocolate advent calendars that seem to proliferate all over Western Canada (maybe all of CAN and US).

    You know, only about 4 designs, super cheapo, carried by all the grocery stores?

    I am willing to pay a few more bucks to get something with some substantial bite size pieces for each day.

    Where?!

    Is there a good known brand or merchant who carries these things? Must have a location in the GVR.

    Laura Secord is best chocolate and they make great advent calendars.

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  • truck-a-saurastruck-a-sauras Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    a year or two ago I found in target or some other run of the mill place an advent calendar without chocolate... yeah just fill it yourself. now the quality of chocolate is up to you!

    the thing was built like a giant wreath of cardboard type material with cups that have pull off caps rather than the classic open a window style.

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  • AdelliosAdellios Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I don't know of its quality but Lindt has two different chocolate calendars. I've seen them at Bed Bath & Beyond but there is probably other places.

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  • LewieP's MummyLewieP's Mummy Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Thorntons or Hotel Chocolat.

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  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    What about the Lego advent calendar?

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  • MichaelLCMichaelLC In what furnace was thy brain? ChicagoRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Figgy wrote: »
    What about the Lego advent calendar?

    While the pieces are uniform, I found it a little crunchy.

    Not sure if these guys ship up north, but they got some fancy chocolate.

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  • RubberACRubberAC Sidney BC!Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    I picked up a bunch of Lindt calendars for my family; look the same as a boring old advent calendar, but each day is a Lindt chocolate with nommy deliciousness inside, and they are actually different depending on the day! I just grabbed it at the local Shopper's i think, i didn't even realize they weren't plain ol' boring advent calendars.

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  • Rhesus PositiveRhesus Positive GNU Terry Pratchett Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    LewieP's Mummy wrote: »
    Thorntons or Hotel Chocolat.

    I can vouch for the Hotel Chocolat one - my girlfriend and I have a couples' truffle selection, with two pieces behind each door. It's awesome.

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