Christmas guilt in a box! It is fabulous ... While I do not keep him out all year long, our "Chippy" does come visit during the year (sometimes during the summer too) when a little extra push to be good is needed. As we move to second grade this year I am wondering how long this dog will hunt, but it has been a source of great fun for our family. I am not especially creative, but steal great ideas from Pintrist using what I have in the house. I did make a Scout Elf Base from foam core board and tongue depressors that keeps Chippy in one place for a few days when I am busy. Best hour I ever spent!!

I can't believe the price! This is the same thing the local stores were selling at over double the price here. It is the same box, same book, same elf, everything! This is really an awesome find! I bought it after Christmas and am putting it away for next year but even so, the stores still had it over double the amount. I took it out the box and inspected it, read the book and found nothing wrong with either one.

My grandchildren already have one of these, the same one in fact so I know what it feels like and does and I can't find any difference in them. They both feel the same. Although I never seen their book, this one tells the story about the elf and what to do. It even has a place for you to name and register it. (How cute is that!) So I am assuming it is the same book as all the others because I do remember them mentioning that with their elf plus when I looked locally, you can see the book in the box and it looks the same.

The little grandkids will have fun next year because they don't know *I* have it and when they come over they will think their elf (they have the same boy scout) is really watching them. They'll wonder how they left their house and saw it there and came here and walked in to see it waiting for them. It will just a little wonder, magic, fun to the holiday season.Remember, the elf leaves Christmas Eve (goes with Santa) so this is one decoration that isn't out Christmas Day or after. (Don't understand? The book explains everything!) I can't wait to see the expressions on their faces!

It's an elf on the shelf. Need I say more?

The elf, despite the picture, is not bendable or poseable. You will have to be crafty to make it stay where you want. And his hands are sown together. I would buy this with the DVD. The book has some charm, but I think the DVD does a much better job at explaining what the elf is, what he does, and why. I found this useful for my four year old.

Okay, my kids are ages between 18 and 28, and my parents are in their mid 70's and my brothers are in their fifties, that did not stop me from ordering four boy elves in the UK and two boy elves and a girl for the United States. Yes, we are all ready having fun with these little guys and they have all been named and have now all been adopted by mischievous grown ups...it's official as we all have birth certificates! How can I say anything negative about an elf...other than the havoc and destruction these little things are creating. Products arrived by elf carrier and were early than expected with delivery times. They arrived well packaged, with a book (must read it sometime) and website page so you can officially adopt the little blighter.
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First off, I LOVE elf on the shelf. So this year when we couldn't find out elf, I quickly reached out to my friend Amazon to get one here in time. Now here's the down side, I ordered the exact same elf (listed on our box). So imagine our surprise when my daughter came down eagerly looking for "buddy the elf". She instantly stopped , stared at the new elf and said that's not buddy! To make a long story short, we found the original buddy cleverly hidden away in a closet that no one goes in. We compared the two eleven and she was right. THEY CHANGED THE ELFs just a tad. But enough for a little girl who will spend hours whispering to her jovial friend. She named the new elf lucifer, and he will probably show up next year to make buddy pulled more outrageous pranks.