Boots shoppers urge parents NOT to buy this advent calendar for their kids…

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by Emma Dodds |
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Parents have SLATED blogger Zoella's advent calendar which has hit the shelves in Boots stores all around the country.

The calendar, entitled Zoella's 12 Days of Christmas Advent Calendar, has not been well-received by parents whose teenagers are huge fans of the YouTuber.

This is mainly down to the fact that the calendar, which contains 12 products, costs a whopping £50 - and many are saying that the contents are not worth the hefty price tag.

YouTuber JaackMaate, whose real name is Jack Dean, added to the furore with his "brutally honest" review of the product.

WATCH: A Twitter preview of JaackMaate's review of Zoella's advent calendar

The calendar contains a Christmas tree bauble, a packet of confetti, a small purse, a 130g candle, two cookie cutters in separate doors, a mini jotter pad, a pom-pom key ring, a pen, a 30ml room spray, seven stickers and a votive - also known as a candle holder.

Reviews of the calendar on the Boots site have been, shall we say, less than favourable, with an overall rating of 1.6 - with most reviewers choosing the one-star rating.

One review read: "Brought this for my daughter and she was very unhappy! Massively overpriced for what you get, should definitely be cheaper considering your fan base is in the 8 to 13 years old category."

Another commented: "Wish I could give 0/5 stars! Disappointed with the lack of thought gone into each door. First, only 12 days? Second, I could get the same stuff from Poundland."

Eek.

Zoella advent calendar
©Boots.com

Another one-star reviewer wrote: "Wow! So little for so much! I cannot believe what little you get for £50 in this!

"I watched a review online after buying today and will be honest and say I am returning this to store tomorrow, contents are so cheap-looking, I'm shocked by this!"

Twitter user Yasmine Summan researched all the products on Amazon and Primark, finding that if you bought them individually they would cost £21.57.

Personally, we reckon we'll stick with a good old-fashioned choccie one.

**Are your children fans of Zoella? What do you think of her advent calendar? Let us know over on **Facebook and Twitter.

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