Shopper’s fury after spending $1300 on Chanel advent calendar
The customer has gone viral for getting decidedly less than what she bargained for – prompting others to ruthlessly mock the high-end brand.
Years ago, people considered a supermarket Cadbury’s advent calendar a proper indulgence. Now, it seems every brand has jumped on the festive bandwagon.
Earlier this year it was love at first sight for lovers of luxury when they saw Chanel’s stunning Christmas offering – which is packed with 27 treats.
It comes with a hefty price tag though, costing around $1300, The Sun reports.
Luckily for us, TikTok user Elise Harmon took one for the team and snapped up one of the lavish advent calenders – which is shaped like the brand’s iconic No 5 perfume bottle.
But so far, the avid beauty fan hasn’t been all that impressed with the gifts. She shared her disappointment in a series of hilarious videos.
Unboxing the calendar for the first time, Elise gave the packaging a total 10/10. So far, so good.
In a nod to the best-selling perfume, the calendar begins on the fifth day – but Elise couldn’t resist opening a couple of surprises before then.
Picking one box at random, Elise opted for number nine as it “looked really promising”.
But rather than the full-sized beauty product she was expecting, Elise was fuming when she instead found a modest pack of Chanel stickers.
She said: “This has to be a joke. This is a joke.
“Stickers? STICKERS.”
Hoping to breeze pass that disappointment, Elise then moved on to number 7 – which luckily contained some Chanel hand cream.
After that video racked up over 11 million views, Elise filmed a second part where she opened the 8th box.
She explained: “Number eight was really calling my name until I opened it up.
“I can’t make this up. It’s just this little [dust bag].”
“Eight was a total flop,” she joked. “I really don’t understand how I’m supposed to live, laugh and love under these conditions.”
Next, Elise opened up number 30 and was delighted to discover a moisturiser.
She added: “This is cute. It’s a little baby body cream. I’m pretty sure this is enough cream for my left arm.”
Joking how she was now “feeling lucky”, Elise pulled out another box to find a flipbook.
And just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, the TikToker then found a plastic bracelet with a Chanel logo charm that resembles a “bottletop”.
That said, she did discover some full-sized products along the way – including a nail polish and red lipstick.
Elsewhere in the calendar, there’s a full-sized bottle of No 5 worth $207 and a Chanel snow globe.
After posting her review videos, Elise also claimed that she was blocked by Chanel.
She joked: “What’s not clicking Chanel? Something is wrong!”
But the unboxing videos were a hit with Elise’s followers, who blasted the “tragic” selection of gifts.
One replied: “They really robbed you.”
Another added: “This is the Fyre fest of advent calendars.”
“This has to be stuff they found around the warehouse,” a third joked.
This story first appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission
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