There may still be three months until Christmas, but many retailers and brands have already released their 2024 advent calendars. This includes stationery brand Papier who recently launched its 24 Doors of Desk Delights calendar.
If you’re a stationery lover who already owns a plethora of notepads, pens and more, and would like to add to your collection, you’re bound to be delighted by the 24 items found inside the calendar. Or maybe you’re wanting to become more organised in 2025? Papier’s offerings are sure to help you on your way, with many useful items included, such as a weekly desk planner, to do list pad, stickers, and much more.
As soon as I opened the cardboard box containing my 2024 Papier advent calendar, I found myself exclaiming ‘oh wow’. Inside was a large midnight blue box covered in a stunning silver starry night pattern, and the box was tied with a neat matching blue ribbon – I couldn’t wait to dive in.
The 24 Doors of Desk Delights calendar costs £140 and contains products worth a total of £200. I love the different compartments the calendar has – upon first opening the calendar, you can see seven of the pretty boxes staring up at you. There’s a wide drawer at the bottom that pulls out and two smaller sections that you open outwards, revealing a total of 24 beautiful boxes.
I opened the calendar in order of the numbers, but I’ve mixed them up so that you get a little bit of a surprise as to which product is in each numbered box if you decide to purchase it. As a stationery lover myself, I was thrilled to find that many of the products in the Papier calendar I don’t already own, and some I’ve never used before.
Even the items that are similar to ones I already have, such as pens and notepads, filled me with joy as they’re so pretty and of a high quality. This includes the reatiler’s new Wiggle Top Ballpoint Pen (RRP £16) and the colourful Quintet Fineliners (RRP £14) that will make my notes much prettier.
The product I was probably most excited to find inside was a fabulous stamp set with four different stamps that’s a smaller version of Papier’s new Good Day Planner Stamp Set (RRP £16). It includes a ‘to do’ stamp, a tick, a love heart, and a wink emoji – there’s something so satisfying about stamping a tick next to a task you’ve completed on your to-do list.
There are two lovely exclusive items inside the calendar that surprised me, as I didn’t expect to find them in a stationery calendar. They are the 132 piece jigsaw puzzle and the A6 photo frame, both of which will look adorable sitting on my desk. I love a jigsaw, and Papier’s is ideal for working on during my screen breaks.
It obviously is expensive, but overall, I’m super happy with the Papier 24 Doors of Desk Delights Advent Calendar and think it’s worth the £140 price tag if you’re going to use everything inside. The only thing the calendar is missing is a 2025 diary which would have been a lovely addition – that’ll have to go on my Christmas wish-list instead.
You can see the full list of the contents of the calendar below. Now that I’ve opened it, the gorgeous and sturdy box is sitting on a small table in my home office holding everything inside. It’s safe to say my stationery drawer won’t need topping up for a long time to come.
Full contents of the Papier 24 Doors of Desk Delights Advent Calendar 2024
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A6 softback notebook
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A6 paper photo frame
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Wave bookmark
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Small Stamp Set
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Groove rollerball pen
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Paper clips and tabs
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Set of three coloured fineliners
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Set of two highlighters
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Set of two A7 notebooks
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To-do list pad
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Stickers
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Pen clip
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Rollerball pen
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Set of four ‘just to say’ notecards with envelopes
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Ballpoint pen
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Post it sticky tabs
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Set of four mini thank you cards with envelopes
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Washi tape
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Mini puzzle
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PU bookmark
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Shaped sticky notes
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Set of four mini dividers
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Elastic pencil case
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Weekly desk planner
Papier isn’t the only retailer selling a stationery advent calendar this year. The Cult Pens 2024 Stationery Advent Calendar can be pre-ordered now for £95, while Amazon has a Bic Advent Calendar priced at £23. Both of these alternatives, however, don’t contain as much variety as the Papier option.
