Long gone of the days of advent calendars containing pictures behind each door or, if you were feeling fancy, a small chocolate. Nowadays, there are hundreds of different fun ways to countdown to Christmas, ranging from beauty essentials to beer, tea to toys.
Every year LEGO's advent calendars are some of the biggest sellers - but they tend to also come with some of the largest price tags. This year the iconic toy brand has options devoted to Star Wars, Harry Potter, LEGO Spider-Man, and LEGO Disney, alongside more traditional LEGO Friends and LEGO City versions, with prices of up to £30 for the Christmas countdowns.
However, clever shoppers have found a way to get the calendars for as little as 20p by stacking one of Argos pre-Black Friday deals with a limited time offer by well-known bargains website TopCashback. The most popular of the calendars, devoted to LEGO Star Wars, works out at £7.80.
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The LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar was initially priced at £30 on Argos but has been reduced by 20% taking it down to £24. But with TopCashback giving savvy shoppers who sign up for a free account a new members £15 sign up bonus, plus extra cashback for shopping from Argos, new customers can snag the calendar for £7.80 while existing customers can get it for £8.80. Full details on how to claim the deal are below.
This year's calendar includes Star Wars vehicles and six limited edition collectable mini figures, featuring Christmas-themed characters such as Luke Skywalker in a Christmas jumper, Ahsoka, Princess Leia, a battle droid, a Stormtrooper, and one of the evil Emperor’s private guards. There are also 18 different mini-builds to complete each day, including an X-Wing, AT-AT, Jabba’s Barge and many more.
96% of shoppers would recommend the LEGO Star Wars calendar, with an average review of 4.9 out of 5 stars on Argos. One shopper said: "This calendar is great for both adult Lego fans and children. It’s got 24 surprises in total, one for each day. They are in chronological order covering 1999 to 2024 and made up of different things from 25 years of Lego Star Wars.
"There are 18 mini builds to build which for my seven-year-old were easy to build, as when you open the door the simple build instruction picture shows you which bits go where. A great selection of 5 mini figures. My son loves the fact that Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker both have christmas Star War themed jumpers on. There is also a super battle droid too. It’s great for creative play and story making for the children and for the adults it’s a look back at historic Star Wars Lego vehicles and objects throughout the 25 years. Would highly recommend and it’s something that can be played with way after Christmas on its own or with other Lego sets."
The space-themed calendar is one of six LEGO calendars currently available which could be snagged with the discount - LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Spider-Man, LEGO Disney, LEGO Friends and LEGO City. The latter two work out even cheaper with the deal - they were originally priced at £20 and have been reduced to £16 meaning when the TopCashback offer is applied they cost just 20p for new Argos customers and 87p for existing ones.
Not a fan of LEGO? That's ok too. The deal could also be used to get this cute Bluey advent calendar for £4 for new shoppers or £4.83 for existing ones or, for older ones, a Disney charm bracelet jewellery calendar which comes in just under £15 after cashback.
Alternatively, if you're already a TopCashback member and therefore not eligible for the bonus or just don't want to signup for membership, Amazon has reduced the cost of the LEGO Star Wars calendar to £19.99 in one of their early Black Friday deals.
How to claim your £15 advent calendar bonus + cashback
Below are the exact steps you'll need to do if you want to claim the advent calendar cashback.
- To claim the new member bonus, new members of TopCashback need to sign up via this link
- Search for Argos and click ‘Get Cashback Now’
- Shop and checkout as usual
- Cashback will then track and appear in your TopCashback account within 7 working days of your purchase.