Ceri Williams, 26, bought her children Danny, 8, Laylah, 5 and Leigh, 3 advent calendars from Poundland (Picture: Caters)

A mum was left ‘disgusted’ after an advent calendar intended for her son was full of chocolates covered in furry mould.

Ceri Williams had bought each of her three kids a festive calendar to open on December 1 and was placing them by the Christmas tree in preparation the day before.

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But when she opened a Justice League-themed calendar meant for her eight-year-old son Danny, Ceri, 26, noticed something wasn’t quite right.

She opened some of the doors to discover furry mould on most of the chocolates – which gave off a horrific smell.


Ceri, from Nantymoel in Bridgend, south Wales, said: ‘I could smell something funny and I said “this doesn’t seem right”.

The calendar full of mould (Picture: Caters)

‘I opened the first door and there was mould and fur all over the chocolate.



‘I have never smelt anything like it in my life.’

Luckily, Danny had not tucked into any of the chocolates, bought from a Poundland on Adare Street, Bridgend, a few days before Halloween.

All three of the calendars were still in date, Ceri said.

It was still in date despite the mould inside (Picture: Caters)

Ceri rushed out to get another calendar so her son didn’t miss out on the festivities.

‘Danny would have been so upset if he’d woken up without an advent calendar,’ she said.

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Ceri says she was sent a voucher by the shop she bought the chocolate calendar from in compensation.

A spokeswoman from Poundland said: ‘That’s clearly not as it should be.

‘If Ceri gets in touch with where and when she bought it, we’ll investigate and she can return it to the store for a refund or replacement.’

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