12 doorsWhat’s inside →Advent Calendars On Sale
On sale is the small label: a handful of calendars whose price at a shop we track has dropped below the price on the box. The daily watch reads the prices; the price history on each calendar's page shows the move. Most of the year the list is short, and in November it is not.
8 calendars, most of them 12 doors. Full stats
12 doors
31 doors
24 doors
12 doorsEditors’ pick
12 doors
10 doors
12 doors
24 doorsHow to choose an advent calendar
- Step 01
Match the doors to the days
4 of the 8 here have 12 doors — a 12-door box opens one a day and finishes on Christmas Eve. The others run 10, 24 and 31, and the shorter ones start partway through the month: a 12-door box opens on 13 December. For someone who will not open one every day, or a gift that will arrive late, fewer doors is the better fit, not the lesser calendar. Every start date
- Step 02
Start from the ones we have opened
1 of the 8 here carry an editors' pick — the chip above the grid narrows the shelf to those — and 2 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review
The on sale shelf, by the numbers
How each one is countedEvery figure is computed from the records at build time and says how many it is drawn from. Door price is the price on the box over its doors; the value multiple is what the contents come to at retail over that price; full size is the retailer’s own marking. Dollar figures use rough rates and are for ranking only. Where a record cannot support a figure, it is left out rather than guessed.The definitions, one by one →8 on sale calendars for 2024.
Median price not quoted. Rough dollar rates, for ranking only.
What is behind the doors — 71 items across 5 boxesNail polish7Lipstick6Mascara5Lip liner5Lip gloss4Eyeshadow3Not yet typed20
How big the boxes are — all 812 doors424 doors231 doors1Other sizes1
Frequently asked questions
Are there on-sale advent calendars in 2026/2027?
Not yet. The 8 on-sale advent calendars we list are 2024 editions; 2026 boxes are added as brands announce them.
How many doors do on-sale advent calendars have?
12 doors is the commonest size for on-sale advent calendars, 4 of the 8 we list. The rest run 10, 24 and 31.
Which brands make on-sale advent calendars?
7 brands, one calendar each: Makita, NABLA, Pandora, Pringles, Rimmel and Shopping Queen and 1 more.
Advent calendars