# Christmas Crackers: How long do they last?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-crackers-how-long-do-they-last/684366>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 23, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-crackers-how-long-do-they-last/684366 "2014-03-23T16:34:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-crackers-how-long-do-they-last/684366/1 "2014-03-23T16:34:00Z")

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I started spring cleaning this afternoon and found an unopened box of Christmas crackers. There’s no expiry on the box. Will they still be snappy next Christmas?

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-crackers-how-long-do-they-last/684366/2 "2014-03-23T16:37:50Z")

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Yes. I’ve used ones from the year before without issue. In fact, this past Christmas the new ones I bought were less snappy than the leftovers from the year before.

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**Author:** ![Caractacus\_Pott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@Caractacus\_Pott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caractacus_Pott)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-crackers-how-long-do-they-last/684366/3 "2014-03-23T16:41:43Z")

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Thanks. They’re going back into the box for next Christmas’ festivities. And thanks for responding so quickly.