Their website is simple to use and many offers are website exclusives which is one of the things that I recently took advantage of as I was online shopping for an advent calendar and discovered an advent calendar along with two boxes of milk chocolates (3 for 2 Christmas deal) for £24 rather than the £45 that I would normally pay with Hotel Chocolat.

In short, there are few great things about Thorntons
- Good value for excellent produce
- Excellent delivery timescales
- Web exlusive offers
- User friendly website
- Well stocked

What about Hotel Chocolate?
- Probably the most delicious chocolates
- Boxes come well wrapped and sealed
- Joining the chocolate tasting club can save you 5%

Hotel Chocolate is just a little pricey though and as this year my aim is to have a budget christmas gifts I’m definitely going with Thorntons.

I discovered the whole range of Christmas chocolates at Thorntons’ UK website and their delivery fees are reasonable too, at least to the western european countries – standard UK delivery is only £3.95 and Germany or France is £11.00. I can simply order all the gifts from Thorntons online and forget about the whole dilemma of choosing the perfect gift between thousands of online offers.

The international delivery charge to the following countries seem to be reasonable too: Belgium, France, Germany, Republic of Irelandand and Netherlands (all £11.00).

As for the products, Thorntons seem to have everything I need to make everyone happy including my nephew, Mum & grandad.

Christmas Hamper to share with your family – 2 kilograms of chocolate! This supply would probably last for months! Only £35.00

Personalised Chocolate Advent Calendar – Only £3.49

Classic Christmas Chocolates- £10.99 My favourite!

Christmas season is chocolate season and I haven’t met too many people who don’t like chocolates.

What do you think of this plan? Do you think Thorntons for everyone could work this year? Or shall I spend a bit more and surprise everyone with luxury chocolates from Hotel Chocolate?