Overview
- Ikea Germany confirmed it will not offer the chocolate Advent calendar in 2025, ending the promotion domestically.
- Customers voiced frustration on social media after Ikea promoted plush alternatives, underscoring the calendar’s popularity.
- Media reports cite a possible price-terms dispute with chocolatier Hachez linked to cocoa costs, a claim that remains unconfirmed.
- The calendar is still sold in some countries, including Austria, the Netherlands and Poland, with vouchers redeemable only in the country of purchase.
- Recent listings put Austria’s price at about €14.95, or €12.95 with Ikea Family, compared with €12.95 in prior years in Germany, and past calendars included two vouchers worth at least €10 in total.