{"id":69822,"date":"2023-12-01T16:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=69822"},"modified":"2023-12-01T16:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T16:06:46","slug":"people-say-christmas-is-already-ruined-after-opening-advent-calendars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/people-say-christmas-is-already-ruined-after-opening-advent-calendars\/","title":{"rendered":"People say Christmas is already ruined after opening advent calendars"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s December 1 and that means it’s time for millions of people will be opening up their advent calendars and starting the countdown to Christmas.<\/p>\n
But those who picked up a \u00a37 Celebration calendar have joked their Christmas is ‘already ruined’.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Taking to social media, people complained the first day included the nation’s most divisive chocolate – the Bounty.<\/span><\/p>\n While few welcomed the ‘bold’ choice to include the coconut-chocolate treat, the majority of people were not best pleased, and questioned manufacturer Mars Wrigley’s choice to include the bar.\u00a0<\/p>\n One user on X, formerly known as Twitter\u00a0whined: ‘A bounty as day one in the Celebrations advent calendar are you kidding me?’\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Fans have complained that Celebrations have ‘ruined Christmas’ by putting Bounty in the advent calendar<\/p>\n Another chimed in to repeat the disheartened sentiment: ‘Celebrations advent calendar day one is a f***ing bounty. Are you kidding me?’\u00a0<\/p>\n A devastated user took to the platform to ask: ‘Did you start off with a Bounty in the Celebrations advent calendar too?’ before finishing his post with a sad emoji.<\/p>\n One user said: ‘I opened the first door on my Celebrations advent calendar and I got a bounty…’<\/p>\n It seems similar scenes erupted in 2019 when one woman tweeted: ‘Christmas is officially ruined’ after finding the same sweet treat allocated for December 1.<\/p>\n One fan became so disgruntled by the decision to start the month off with bounties that he said: ‘Roll on the second’.<\/span><\/p>\n However, it turns out that not everybody was bothered by the manufacturer’s decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A user put whingers in their place as he proclaimed: ‘As December 1 approaches, I just want to remind you all that there are worse things in life than finding a bounty in your Celebrations advent calendar’.<\/p>\n Another quipped: ‘Prepare yourself for the angry tweets tomorrow morning about people being annoyed and surprised the first chocolate in their Celebrations advent calendar is a bounty.<\/p>\n Taking to social media, people complained the first day included the nation’s most divisive chocolate – the Bounty<\/p>\n It comes as Celebrations are set prizes to customers this Christmas, including a a Bounty bar worth a whopping \u00a325,000.<\/p>\n The solid gold bar, which is\u00a010cm long and 4cm wide, the same as a real life Bounty,\u00a0 weighs a whopping 1kg.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It took ten days to craft by an expert\u00a0jeweller in\u00a0<\/span>London‘s renowned Hatton Garden district.<\/span><\/p>\n Cash prizes up to \u00a310,000 are also up for grabs in the festive giveaway.<\/p>\n Tickets will be placed into random tubs of the chocolate treats this Christmas, available only at Tesco, with one winner taking the golden prize.<\/p>\n Makers of the iconic British chocolate Celebrations, Mars, Incorporated, recently announced that they will be including a nine-carat Bounty in one of their tubs, only available at Tesco<\/p>\n Keen duo : The mark the competition’s launch, Bargain Hunt star Danny Sebastian will star in a spoof antique show to promote the neglected bar and try to change its reputation<\/p>\n The mark the competition’s launch, Bargain Hunt star Danny Sebastian will star in a spoof antique show with mascot Mr Bounty to promote the neglected bar and try to change its reputation.<\/p>\n He said: ‘As a Bounty lover myself it’s been hard to see the treatment the poor coconut choc has received over the years so I’m glad we’re pushing for #BringHomeTheBounty this time round’.<\/p>\n ‘I’ve seen lots of valuable items in my time, but this one-of-a-kind golden Bounty bar is up there with the best of them \u2013 it’s a wonderfully unique decorative display piece that will dazzle and delight all who look upon it’.<\/p>\n This isn’t the first attempt from Mars to sway the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n The move comes shortly after\u00a0the company released the ‘Bounty Centrepiece’, the limited-edition hexagonal boxes only containing the mini coconut-filled bars.\u00a0<\/p>\n The coconut bars have long divided the nation \u2013 with 39 per cent of Britons confessing in a survey carried out last year that they want to banish the sweets from assorted tubs.<\/p>\n In fact, the study of 2,000 adults revealed 18 per cent would feel irritated if they opened a Celebrations tub to find only Bounty bars left, while 58 per cent said this would lead to a family argument.<\/p>\n Valued at a whopping \u00a325,000, the solid gold bar is 10cm long and 4cm wide and took ten whole days to craft by an expert jeweller in London ‘s renowned Hatton Garden district<\/p>\n In response to this, Mars Wrigley teamed up with Tesco last November to trial ‘No Bounty’ tubs in the lead up to the festive season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Kerry Cavanaugh, of Mars Wrigley’s UK, said: ‘Every year, we love seeing the debate rage over our beloved Celebrations tubs.\u00a0<\/p>\n ‘This year, our much-loved Bounty bar has gone gold.<\/p>\n ‘The bar is worth \u00a325,000, which surely is enough to make even the most dedicated Bounty-haters reconsider their stance.<\/p>\n ‘We’re excited to hear the publics verdict \u2013 would you treasure, or would you trade? Bring Home The Bounty’.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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