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Offline Rhalius

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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #10 on: November 08, 2017, 23:48:20 »
It seems like a nice set with some good parts. A shame that the skates do not come off of the princess, that makes her rather useless despite the nice dress.

It really bothers me though that this year there is not a single calendar with some kind of history theme. Its all modern stuff and this princes one.

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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2017, 00:02:24 »
This set is charming and I just might get one. Thanks for the review Mrs Buckets Raven!
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #12 on: November 09, 2017, 01:39:02 »
It's a really cute set! I wanted to get it for my niece, but she wants the 3-headed sea serpent and my budget says one or the other.

Yes, the oldest snowman was one piece (he's one of my oldest sets).
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #13 on: November 09, 2017, 02:08:52 »
I was looking, the multi-piece snowman debuted in 2008
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #14 on: November 09, 2017, 08:41:18 »
Quote from: Tiermann on November 08, 2017, 21:41:22
I think the oldest snowman was one piece, but they have been multi-part for the last few years.

Yes - I have a bunch of those one-piece ones... Guess eventually one of these will pop in a set I buy...

I try to avoid the advents, cause of all the chunky package.
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #15 on: November 09, 2017, 09:21:09 »
Quote from: Macruran on November 09, 2017, 00:02:24
This set is charming and I just might get one. Thanks for the review Mrs Buckets Raven!

Er, I think you mean leefert, my friend! Raven has got us all focussing on buckets!

This looks like a nice calendar, although a bit late on the market to cash in on the obvious Frozen connection! Thanks for the review, leefert!

Our local supermarket actually had a cardboard display case with PM advent calendars (a different one from this one), right by the checkouts. I was so surprised I nearly crashed my trolley! But I agree with Tahra, the early PM calendars didn't have massive boxes with windows to open, we reused them several times but you can't really reuse the more recent ones.
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #16 on: November 09, 2017, 09:32:49 »
Quote from: GrahamB on November 09, 2017, 09:21:09
But I agree with Tahra, the early PM calendars didn't have massive boxes with windows to open, we reused them several times but you can't really reuse the more recent ones.

Yes, there were a bunch of little gift boxes...
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #17 on: November 09, 2017, 13:37:33 »
Quote from: tahra on November 09, 2017, 09:32:49
Yes, there were a bunch of little gift boxes...


I preferred those! I take these apart and recycle the packaging
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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #18 on: November 09, 2017, 15:01:10 »
Quote from: GrahamB on November 09, 2017, 09:21:09
Er, I think you mean leefert, my friend! Raven has got us all focussing on buckets!

 :omg: :-X :doh: :wall: :( :'( :-[

please accept my apologies leefert

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Re: 9008 Advent Calendar: Royal Skating Pond
« Reply #19 on: November 09, 2017, 15:38:30 »
Quote from: Macruran on November 09, 2017, 15:01:10
:omg: :-X :doh: :wall: :( :'( :-[

please accept my apologies leefert

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No worries!
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