While one never outgrows the thrill of popping open a perforated cardboard door and getting a mini chocolate reindeer every day during the holiday season, there are a lot of great food advent calendars that cater to a more refined palate. On this list, you’ll find classics like the Bonne Maman mini jam advent calendar and our favorite coffee advent calendar, as well as a limited edition cheese calendar and a truly luxurious gourmand gift set that comes with a tiny tin of sea salt. Buy one (or a few) for yourself, or get your holiday gift giving out of the way early and snap up a few for your friends. Confections

This year we're loving That Boutique-y Gin Company Advent Calendar, Twelve Days of Gin Advent Calendar, and Drinks by the Dram's Premium Gin Advent Calendar. It may also be worth shopping via the app of some retailers to bag extra discount codes to reduce the price of your advent calendar even more. For something a little bit different, this Yankee Candle calendar is trending now and selling fast. Plus, this Lovehoney sex toys calendar will ensure you have a red hot festive season. The Sun Vouchers has discount codes for many stores that sell advent calendars, including Lovehoney, Look Fantastic and Marks & Spencer. While most offers will run across the whole weekend, ending on Cyber Monday at midnight, some retailers do choose to release exclusive savings at different times.You can get a cool gift for kids, and be the hero of the day. Or, you could get one of the best advent calendars, and they'll get a gift every day for a month. And it's not a moment too soon, because if you ask kids, the wait leading up to December 25 is the longest wait for the whole year. The annual shopping bonanza always follows on from the Thanksgiving holiday in America, which is every fourth Thursday in November.

There are plenty of advent calendars to choose from this year - it all depends on the kind of calendar you're looking for. Nowadays there are tens of thousands of brands and retailers taking part in the sale event, slashing prices on thousands of products ahead of the festive season. But there are so many more than these: From toddlers to tweens, there's sure to be one that satisfies their craving to open up something before Christmas morning.

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Each year our staff and contributors round up their best gift ideas for cooks, eaters, and the kitchen-curious. Read on for the best advent calendars for counting down the holidays. So if you are looking to bag a bargain and don't mind playing catch up, there's a chance you'll find even more discounts on advent calendars as the weeks to Christmas creep closer.