Brands Are Selling Out of $280 Sample Boxes. The Advent Calendar Is Retail’s Most Brilliant (and Expensive) Trick
Inc · 12 Oct 2026

Brands Are Selling Out of $280 Sample Boxes. The Advent Calendar Is Retail’s Most Brilliant (and Expensive) Trick

With Halloween still nearly three weeks away, brands have already started unveiling their take on a Christmas countdown at prices that Christ, the Savior himself, may find hard to stomach.


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