White company advent calendar 2021

Introduction

A beauty advent calendar counts down the days to Christmas. Each box has a full or travel sized product (e.g.) skincare, make-up etc.  Most promise $$$ or £££ savings for a fraction of the retail price.

My aim is help you decide how much additional value this box offers.

My method :  I allocate a monetary value to each item in the calendar starting with the retail price for the largest-sized  product and then adjusting for size. E.g., if a 4g lipstick retails at £20 and a calendar contains a 2g travel size, then the monetary value is £10.

At step 2, I deduct the retail price (e.g.):

The additional value in this e.g., is £300.  You should then, take a cold, hard-look at the calendar and decide how much of it you will use. Will you use at least £100-£300 worth of product?

Purchasing details

• Sign-up is available here
• Ordinarily this calendar is priced at about £200.
• Click here for link to 2020 calendar

Breakdown by category

Assumptions: All prices are from British websites, “A” is the quantity of the full sized product.  “B” is the price (US$) for the full sized product. “C” is the quantity of the product in the Advent Calendar. “D” is calculated as (C/A)*B.  “E” is calculated as D/F expresses as a percentage. P.S. As Alexander Pope wrote, “To err is human, to forgive divine” so my calculations may have errors. Don’t shoot me, tell me 

My view

I am not sure what the point of this calendar is unless you are a big fan of the White Company. It is like so many of these own brand calendars – the value for money proposition is non-existent.

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