12-01-2020, 12:25 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Advent Calendar - For my Wife
Hey folks, CP to the rescue!
We were getting the advent calendars put for the 4 kids tonight (David's Tea, LEGO Friends, Chocolate, and Hot Wheels) and it occurred to me that it would have been nice of me to also get one for my Wife. Yep, missed the boat on forward thinking there!
Does anyone know of perhaps a nice coffee one, or maybe wine? Something else? She's not a beer drinker, so they are out.
Maybe I'll even get lucky with a sale since its technically now Dec 1, and buying it won't break the bank. : )
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12-01-2020, 07:32 AM
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ALL ABOARD!
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I bought one of those wooden advent calendars for my wife 2 years ago and each year I fill it will little nicknacks, candy, money (for morning coffee), etc. Nothing crazy but still fun.
We don’t do Xmas gifts for each other so this is the alternative.
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12-01-2020, 08:03 AM
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Originally Posted by KTrain
I bought one of those wooden advent calendars for my wife 2 years ago and each year I fill it will little nicknacks, candy, money (for morning coffee), etc. Nothing crazy but still fun.
We don’t do Xmas gifts for each other so this is the alternative.
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My wife and I just started that this year. Around the start of Nov, we asked each other what we wanted for Christmas, but couldn't really think of anything. Then we saw some nice "fill them yourself" Advent Calendars, and decided we'd do that.
Looking forward to seeing what she's come up with, as she's pretty inventive.
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12-01-2020, 08:04 AM
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Scoring Winger
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I bought my wife the Willow Park Wine Advent calendar - 12 Wines of Christmas. It is suppose to be excellent.
I just checked for you, looks like it's sold out. Damn.
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12-01-2020, 08:41 AM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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If you want to be super creative and score massive brownie points, you can make one. I received a homemade calendar that had everything ranging from chocolate to my favourite shampoo in a travel size.
You can get get the supplies at Michael's and just pick up a range of items. Best gift that I have ever received. 25 days of surprises and it was nothing too big either.
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12-01-2020, 08:47 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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I'm interested in piggy-backing on this...but I won't be making one today!
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12-01-2020, 08:49 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Deep South
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Wait, so your supposed to put in different things for each day? Uh oh...
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12-01-2020, 11:22 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Kelowna, BC
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Originally Posted by mrkajz44
Wait, so your supposed to put in different things for each day? Uh oh...
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yea.... you should have bought more than just condoms!
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12-01-2020, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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Originally Posted by bc-chris
yea.... you should have bought more than just condoms!
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yes what about the other Christmas classics, lube, g string, amyl nitrate, #### ring
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12-01-2020, 12:13 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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I start my whisky advent calendar tonight!
Sorry, I have nothing to help with the OP's wife.
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12-01-2020, 12:54 PM
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broke the first rule
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Step 1 - Cut a hole in each box.
Last edited by calf; 12-01-2020 at 03:01 PM.
Reason: spelling
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12-01-2020, 01:19 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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LMAO! Some great chuckles here, but still looking for a good option. No time to make anything myself, this last minute.... she makes a coffee every morning. There must be a coffee one somewhere. I'll start searching
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12-01-2020, 01:27 PM
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Franchise Player
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In that case, get a month size pill dosette, and put 1 bean in every day. By Christmas, she'll have enough beans for one cup of coffee. That's how you do true love.
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12-01-2020, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Draug
LMAO! Some great chuckles here, but still looking for a good option. No time to make anything myself, this last minute.... she makes a coffee every morning. There must be a coffee one somewhere. I'll start searching
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Buy a nice mug for day 1.
Every night, toss something into it coffee related in incrementally worse and worse thoughtfulness until the end?
(ie: chocolate covered beans in dark/white/milk, tea spoon, Aeropress/french press, pack of coffee, flavoured creamers, biscotti, flavour shots coffee crisp, star bucks card, tim horton's card, mc Donalds card, instant coffee packs, cream and sugar you steal from a restaurant, a dram of whiskey from your collection, a banana... etc.)
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12-01-2020, 03:26 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Costco had a popular wine one. But you had to be prepared back in October to get it.
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12-01-2020, 04:05 PM
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A buddy did a home made wine one a few years ago. Bought a bunch of bottles and just wrapped them and put number tags on them.
Ended up being cheaper than the pre-made ones, and can customize it a bit more.
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12-01-2020, 04:29 PM
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Franchise Player
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Wine and Beyond in Sage Hill had a large selection of 12 days of wine on Sunday.
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12-01-2020, 05:04 PM
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Monster Storm
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Calgary
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I’ve got enough stock of cutting boards I think that you could give her a new one everyday. Let me know.
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12-01-2020, 05:11 PM
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First Line Centre
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My wife's friend just gave her a cheese one. I think Sobey's?
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12-01-2020, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: east van
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Titan
My wife's friend just gave her a cheese one. I think Sobey's?
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small pieces of cheese that hang on the wall for a month unrefrigerated , that's a hard no from me
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