Its a cardboard box for how much? Cold

£6.99 - for a box! I thought this site was about saving money and not wasting it!

what is christmas eve box??

​me & my hubby had a big row a few years ago when he refused to buy new pjs for Christmas I was fuming at him. I told him our family had always had new jammies for Christmas he said it was something his family had never done or heard of. I told him either new pjs or go back to your mums for Christmas! safe to say he looked gorgeous in his elf pyjamas :wink:

The OP (ie me!) hasn't passed any snide comments about the date! Comment as you will about the quality of the deal it's not for everyone just wanted to help people out.

Didn't realise my post would cause debate! Just to add they had the same box design in my local without any of the writing on just to be used as a storage box also for £6.99. We have always done the new pjs thing from when I was a child which I have carried on with my children. Only heard about the Christmas box idea last year and thought I would try it out, just a mummy trying to make Christmas magical for my little ones!

I do think it's a good idea, not heard of this before...but it does have "do not open until 25th" on!?

I've seen Christmas Eve boxs the last few years on Facebook never done it. Never done new pyjamas a friends told me they did it a few years back so th kids looked smart for Christmas Day pics.... I just wear clean pyjamas if u need a new pair hair enough other wise isn't something I'd bother with, everyone has there own traditions tho

WTF is a Christmas Eve Box? Seriously! I've been alive and living in the
UK for decades and have never heard of such a thing. I've Googled it and far as
I can tell it's just something one person invented fairly recently as a way to some money. Someone who writes "two years ago" without providng any indication of the date of writing. But they mention Facebook so can't me more than ten years ago.
http://thechristmasevebox.weebly.com/about.html
So it's another 'tradition' that exists purely to drive commercialism.

People are complaining about cardboard box but what about the wrapping paper! Everyone buys wrapping paper then it gets ripped and binned! Atleast box has other uses!

You were lucky, when I were a lad we hadn't heard of pjs or Christmas... :wink:Clicky

And to think some people say women can be irrational :wink:

Oh you're a mind reader are you! You don't know what I meant by my post nor do you know whether the original post was serious or a joke. I was taking the p*** out of someone being such a drama queen!

BS. Nice try.

Just buy your Christmas Eve box ready made on http://www.christmaseveboxes.co.uk/shop and save the headache, lol

Lovely idea but £6.99 for a cardboard box is not a good deal

I've not voted either way as it is a cardboard box and without seeing it I wouldn't want to comment on value. I think it's a lovely idea though. I think kids they grow up with these sorts of traditions have very fond memories as adults. They bring families together and its a time to put a little more thought into our otherwise busy lives. I'll be making my own one this year.

Wow. So many complaints just because people don't share your family's Christmas traditions, and because you took the time to try to help people by letting them know about a box that you thought that people might like to know about.

I've bought similar boxes before, and they are very sturdy. It seems unfair to describe them as a cardboard box - they are not like a brown delivery box - they are much better quality. The manufacturer probably does make a huge profit on it, but I don't see how that is relevant to it being a deal. If it buys you more than £7 of enjoyment over the years, it's well worth it.

Might be an age thing lol

Just made me
Laugh that's "AND"

​Contrived!?! You old Scrooge!

£6.99 - for a box! I thought this site was about saving money and not wasting it!

According to this thread, the idea is that your children open it on Christmas eve and it contains new pyjamas, a dvd and hot chocolate? Turning normal routine into some weird contrived thing.

Yep. I think the idea is you fill it up on Christmas Eve and open it on 25th.

Not a concept I'm familiar with until the shops decided there was money to be made, so I could be wrong. :stuck_out_tongue:

Some right old Scrooge's on here. If people want new jarmies and it makes them happy then why not. I started a Christmas eve box for my little girl last year. She loved it. This year we're starting elf on the shelf. Anything to add a bit of magic. They're not young for long! :smiley:

I must have grown up on the wrong side of the tracks, never heard of new pjs for christmas.

Seems like a bit of a rip-off for a fancy cardboard box...

I had never heard of this Christmas eve box before. I'm guessing it's a very recent thing. Totally contrived and just yet another expense. :disappointed:

Christmas Eve is the 24th ..... :confused:

Christmas Eve box with "do
Not open until 25th December" stamped on it

Go around the back of Home bargains and get a wooden pallet and make your own, great fun for christmas eve eve with the kids.

And yet you can't see when someone is winding someone else up!

Doesn't anyone do Christmas Eve boxes anymore ?

Where the elf leaves it full of new PJ's, hot chocolate, reindeer food & a Chrismas Eve DVD ?

I seen these myself, but they looked a bit crap to be honest, so not voted either way.

I agree, can't believe someone would have got all serious and pompous over what was clearly a light hearted post.

Just like Christmas is nowadays...totally artificial.

I'd rather spend £6.99 on something nice for the family, but each to their own..

Every day's a school day not heard of any if this pj malaky. I've seen these in Hb over the past month and thought them a little strange, now I know what they're for, beautiful is not how I'd describe them

Yep we do it pyjamas, Xmas book and did. I say we the missus does it!

i'm 42 and still get new pj's every christmas, (have done since i was little) and my teenage children still look forward to getting new pj's and bedding .. christmas eve is our favourite family day ... .3.30 pm the santa clause movie, then shower, new pj's, take-out ( cos u dont cook on christmas eve .. lol ) , relaxing watching movies and having goodies and drinks ... oohhh.... cant wait ... :smiley:

These are £16 from next!! So as a box goes it's cheap!

pretty sure they were joking.

I had a look at this box yesterday and it is really thick hard cardboard. The sides have heavy duty press studs. Could be used for more than Christmas decs. Good box for kids toys or storage of anything.

Getting one for Grandson's bedroom

These are really nice boxes to be fair. I got one for each of my two little ones as I thought it would be lovely for them to open their present crate xx

Back in my day it was a small stocking filled with a couple of satsumas, penny sweets and stationary! What's all this "Box" business?!

(Also never heard of this new PJs thing??!)

Wow you argue over something so trivial!

Buy them yourself if it's such s big deal , or maybe don't buy them and give the money to a good charity instead .

Just one bath a year! :wink:

Brilliant! Thanks. Just what I've been looking for and a great price to be used for storage of Christmas decs after use each year. Brilliant price.

Like someone else said these are actually a really sturdy box, fairly decent size aswell, could probably use to store a few decs away after Christmas

Bought one for Boxing Day

Good price if they last a few years to be packed away with the Christmas decorations.
You fill it with new pj's, christmas book, christmas movie, hot chocolate and kids bubble bath.
The idea is to get the kids washed and in nice pj's for Christmas morning photos and relaxed and excited curled up with their santa movie with a hot chocolate before bed and santa themed story.

We did all this as a kid but it never came with a box lol

We had a discussion at work the other day and it's surprising how many people had never heard of new pjs for Christmas.

I saw these today, they are beautiful when you see them in person; they are considerably thicker than cardboard and have studded poppers on the edges to hold the sides in place (can therefore be packed away and used again)

Some people are so organised- buying a Christmas eve box is far to organised for me though!

yeah, I've never heard of this new pj's for Christmas thing. think the Christmas eve box is a nice idea bit £6.99 for a bit of cardboard isn't really hot in my opinion!

already have 3 of these and there not cheap but are very nice and a treat for Xmas I filled mine with fake snow and put letter from santa and specially envelope to write her list and a few little gifts and some flashing lights for my niece to have b4 xmas

It's nice but the price is to high for me if it was £3.99 that would be better.

what is christmas eve box??

Its a cardboard box for how much? Cold