The Boxt Christmas Advent Calendar — 25 Days of Joy, One Unforgettable Gift
The most talked-about Christmas gift we make. And the smartest corporate gifting decision a Perth business can make in December.
Blog Series: The Boxt Christmas Gifting Guide — Part 5 of 5 By Corina — Founder, Boxt Gift Hampers Perth | ~5 min read
Most advent calendars are a cardboard box with 25 perforated doors. Behind each door: a piece of chocolate the size of a thumbnail. It's fine. It's functional. It counts down to Christmas.
The Boxt advent calendar is something else entirely.
Twenty-five individually wrapped gifts. Each one numbered. Each one wrapped in beautifully selected, coordinated paper with matching ribbon. All of it presented in our signature white gift box — so the calendar itself arrives looking like the most beautiful present under the tree before a single gift has been opened.
It is, without question, one of the most special things we make at Boxt. And once you understand what's inside — and what it does for the people who receive it — you'll understand why demand for it grows every single year.
What's inside the Boxt advent calendar
Twenty-five days. Twenty-five surprises. Each one genuinely different from the last.
Across the calendar you might find a Christmas candle, premium chocolate, festive socks, bubble bath, beautifully packaged soap, a classic Christmas pudding, a fun game, artisan honey, and quality jam — alongside other carefully chosen products that vary by calendar and year.
What they all have in common is this: they've been chosen with intention. Nothing is filler. Nothing is the kind of product that gets opened, glanced at, and put aside. Every gift across those 25 days is something the recipient will use, enjoy, or genuinely love — which is why the Boxt advent calendar creates the kind of daily anticipation that a chocolate door simply can't match.
The variety is part of the magic. One morning it's something indulgent. The next it's something practical. Then something festive. Then something that makes you smile. Across 25 days the calendar covers the full spectrum of Christmas joy — and every unwrapping is its own small occasion.
The wrapping — because it matters enormously
Here's what sets the Boxt advent calendar apart even before a single gift is opened: the presentation.
Each of the 25 gifts is individually wrapped by hand in beautifully selected paper — different papers, different textures, all chosen to complement each other and create a cohesive, gorgeous visual when the box is opened. Matching ribbons. Numbered tags. All of it sitting together in our signature white gift box like a curated collection of the most beautiful little presents you've ever seen.
It's the kind of thing people photograph the moment they open it. And in a world where the gifting experience lives as much on social media as it does in real life, that visual impact matters.
Originally made for families. Now a corporate gifting phenomenon.
When we created the Boxt advent calendar, we had families in mind — a gift that could live on the kitchen bench through December and be part of the daily ritual of counting down to Christmas.
What we didn't anticipate was how quickly Perth businesses would discover it as a corporate gifting tool. And once they did, they never looked back.
Here's why it works so brilliantly as a corporate gift:
It creates 25 brand moments instead of one. A traditional Christmas hamper, however beautiful, creates a single gifting moment. The Boxt advent calendar creates 25. Every morning through December, the recipient opens a gift — and thinks of the business that sent it. That's 25 days of warmth, goodwill, and brand association for the price of a single gift.
The office sharing experience is unlike anything else. One of the most popular ways Perth businesses are using the Boxt advent calendar is sending it to a client's office rather than an individual. The calendar sits on reception or in the kitchen, and each day a different team member gets to open the day's gift. Everyone participates. Everyone looks forward to it. And the business that sent it becomes the highlight of the office's December morning routine — every single day.
Twenty-five days of a whole office talking about your brand. No advertising budget achieves that.
It arrives before the Christmas noise. The Boxt advent calendar is delivered at the end of November — before the December rush of Christmas hampers, cards, and corporate gifts. It arrives when the recipient's desk isn't already covered in festive deliveries, which means it gets the attention and appreciation it deserves. And then it keeps delivering, every morning, right through to Christmas Day.
Who is the Boxt advent calendar for?
Originally designed for families, it now works beautifully across every gifting scenario:
Families and individuals — the original and still one of the most beloved uses. A Boxt advent calendar under the tree or on the kitchen bench turns the whole of December into a daily celebration.
Corporate clients — sent to a key client as a premium Christmas gesture that keeps giving all month. At $199 it represents exceptional value for 25 days of brand presence and goodwill.
Staff gifts — for businesses who want to give their team something truly memorable this Christmas, an advent calendar sent to each staff member's home creates a daily reminder that their employer values them — right through the most joyful month of the year.
Office teams — the shared office advent calendar, opened together each morning. One gift, one team, 25 days of something to look forward to. It's become one of our favourite corporate gifting ideas and one of the most talked-about when it works.
How it compares to a traditional Christmas hamper
A traditional Boxt Christmas hamper sits at around $150 and creates one beautiful gifting moment. The advent calendar sits at $199 and creates 25.
When you break that down — $199 divided by 25 gifts — each individually wrapped, hand-selected gift costs less than $8. That's extraordinary value for the experience it delivers. And the cumulative impact of 25 days of joy, anticipation, and discovery is something a single hamper, however premium, simply cannot replicate.
For businesses thinking about the return on their Christmas gifting investment, the advent calendar is genuinely hard to argue against.
When to order — and why earlier is always better
The Boxt advent calendar is delivered at the end of November, which means the gifting moment lands perfectly — just as December begins and the countdown to Christmas starts in earnest.
To secure your calendar, we recommend ordering by the end of October. This gives us time to source products, wrap each gift individually by hand, and ensure every calendar meets the standard our customers expect.
Demand grows every year. We do our absolute best to accommodate every order that comes in — but the earlier you order, the more certainty you have. If you're reading this in October, now is the time. If you're reading this later than that, get in touch immediately and we'll do everything we can.
There is no minimum order for corporate advent calendar purchases. Whether you need one calendar for a key client or fifty for your entire team, the process is the same and the quality is identical across every single one.
The last word on Christmas gifting
This is the final post in the Boxt Christmas Gifting Guide — and we couldn't think of a better note to end on than the advent calendar. Because it captures, more than anything else we make, what Boxt has always been about.
Not just a gift. An experience. Not just a moment. A month of moments. Not just something to open. Something to look forward to, every single morning, all the way to Christmas Day.
That's what the best gifting does. And that's what Boxt has been doing in Perth for over 20 years.
Order your Boxt Christmas Advent Calendar: 📞 1300 79 10 79 ✉️ [email protected]
Or browse the full Christmas range: → Shop Christmas gift hampers Perth at boxt.com.au