On social media, users mock Chanel’s $825 Advent Calendar that contains ‘junk gifts’ like stickers, keychains, magnets, pins, and keychains.
This advent calendar, designed by a luxury designer, was launched to celebrate its 100th Anniversary in October. However fashion lovers began to take notice as TikTok users uploaded videos showing the inside.
Elise Harmon, who goes by the username @eliseharmon on TikTok, has racked up over 14.7 million views so far for her first unboxing video, and has gone on to spotlight what’s behind each door of the calendar – including a mirror, a plastic bracelet, and a paperweight.
While many viewers imagined that such a pricey gift would include high end products, critics have slammed Chanel and accused the company of ‘scamming’ their customers for charging more than $800 for a ‘box of junk.’
Chanel’s $825 advent calendar is being mocked by social media users. It contains junk gifts such as a keychain, pin and magnet.
Chanel calls the advent calendar a “first-of its-kind” with many’mysterious delights & surprises.
The package includes 27 items, such as a snow globe (with flipbook), a magnet and stickers, for a hefty cost.
Elise Harmon uploaded videos in which she unboxed each day from the TikTok Advent Calendar. These videos quickly gained traction.
‘Am I crazy? Yes, I am. But, let’s not forget that Chanel’s advent calendar is something new to me. Elise shared a video in which she unpacked the calendar. It was the size of a large bottle of perfume.
“I think we’ll give them 10/10 for the packaging.”
It went from there down. Strangely enough, the boxes start at number 5 instead of one and climb up to number 31 instead.
Number nine seemed ‘promising’, as the package was quite large. So she opened that first.
Elise wasn’t happy when she discovered that it was just a sheet with stickers with the logo of the company.
She said, “This is a joke.” ‘Stickers?’
Because she was upset by the situation, she decided to open another tube in hopes of finding something better. The hand cream was small and she opened it again.
Elise (pictured) proudly showed the bag, which contained a magnet and a plastic purse.
Untitled, another box opens to reveal a page of Chanel stickers. Each sticker is for a letter in the name.
Viewers suggested that they were merely free samples of office supplies mixed with random stuff found at the warehouse. A paperweight taken from the advent calendar is shown.
An advent calendar included both a keychain and small pocket mirror.
Elise was a total hilarity when she saw that one of the boxes contained a flipbook.
She said that Number eight really called her name until she opened the bag. Then, she held up a smaller, leather pull-string bag with Chanel’s logo (pictured). I can’t believe it!
People started flooding the comments section immediately with their responses, one of them writing: “$800+ for stickers, travel-size moisturizers, and can’t even imagine what else it might contain.”
Another user added, “The audacity and stickers.” One user added, “These are the samples you get for free when you order from us.”
Another person said that $850 was used for packaging and $25 went to everything else.
Elise kept posting more videos in which she opened each day.
In another video she says that Number eight really called her name. Then, she opens it up and shows off a pull-string bag with Chanel branding on it. “I cannot make this up. You have this one bag.
A small box of body lotion and a flipbook were also included in the gift basket.
Elise was disappointed to discover that one of the boxes contained only a sticker. (Photo: Elise
A bottle of nail polish and perfume were some of the more expensive gifts. Some other items include a pin and small snow globe. There were also more stickers, a magnet and a bracelet.
People began to slam the brand, accusing them of “scamming” their customers by charging over $800 for a “box of junk”.
Elise joked, “I’m fairly certain this is enough cream to cover my left arm,” It’s adorable.
She was thrilled to find that number 20 was Chanel lipstick. However, her joy was short-lived when number 18 was opened and she received more stickers.
A money clip, perfume and small snow globe were also included.
She said that the bracelet was a way to give plastic cap and Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen vibes.
Chanel’s advent calendar is described on its website as an “first-of-its kind” with “mysterious delights & surprises.”
‘To celebrate the holiday season and mark 100 years of the legendary fragrance, CHANEL presents a first-of-its-kind calendar crafted in the timeless silhouette of the N°5 flacon,’ the description reads.
The plastic bracelet, pictured above, she said was giving her “Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen vibes”.
Also, she got a tiny tube of body oil (pictured), which she said was good enough to cover her left arm.
Elise was thrilled when she received number 20, which was a Chanel lipstick (left). However, her joy was short-lived when she opened number 18, which contained Chanel’s lipstick, and received more stickers (right).
‘Count down to the holidays with this collector’s item featuring 27 boxes numbered from five to 31, filled with mysterious delights and surprises. This is a piece you will treasure for many years.
Elise posted the videos and claimed Chanel had blocked her. She even recorded her throwing her Chanel bag in the trash.
She stated, “I was just checking in to let everybody know that Chanel has blocked me. They blocked me. Chanel! What isn’t clicking? Something’s wrong.’
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Another person wrote, “Girls really scammed them,”
A third person said, “Bestie! This must be stuff they found in the warehouse.”
Elise claimed Chanel blocked her after she posted the videos. Elise even recorded herself tossing one of Chanel’s purses in the rubbish.
People began to respond immediately to the post in the comments section. One wrote: “Bestie! This must be stuff that they found in the warehouse.”
“Girl, you must return the junk …’ box. One final message.
Charles Gross (another TikToker) responded to Elise’s videos, calling the items “less than satisfactory.”
He said, “If this Chanel advent calendar was to be purchased without seeing its contents either on the Chanel website or elsewhere online, it would leave me severely disappointed.”
“My greatest question is: What was Chanel thinking when it came to the price?” Although the advent calendar looks great, I don’t think that it is a good idea. It could be used as promotional merchandise at pop-ups or cost between $50 and $100.
He captioned the video, “This is not okay.”