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whats the worst / useless freebie you have received

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  • Definately the Yakult fridge dispenser, terrible.
    However, put in the dwarf hamstersx2 cage & they love it as
    a slide! :rotfl:
  • heskpesk
    heskpesk Posts: 2,006 Forumite
    Kylie wrote: »
    I posted that one! :p And never received it! :o

    :rotfl:

    Sorry Kylie - Great post- (you'd be glad you didnt receive it though if you saw it):rotfl:
  • one miniscule cold sore patch. You needed a new one everyday for 14 days. So it was impossible, with one patch to see if they would be effective and they were really expensive to buy.
    Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination:beer:

    Oscar Wilde
  • ginny82
    ginny82 Posts: 19 Forumite
    DDonut wrote: »
    A 'hand warmer' thats just a gel pack, with a coin inside ??? no idea..

    I have seen very similar things, used for bringing red wine bottles up to room temperature quickly.

    Basically you "snap" the coin in the middle, the whole thing fogs up , gets warm and goes quite solid. You then have to soak it in boiled water to un-fog (reset) it, until it's ready to go again.
  • debtsolvie
    debtsolvie Posts: 95 Forumite
    my worst is perfume samples that come on post cards, never seem to have any use for them. most freebies are great though especially when they come in a bubble wrap envelope. i always re-use the envelope for my ebay packages.
  • lesliejack
    lesliejack Posts: 2,556 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    has to be thte artificial grass sample, not sure what tempted me to apply for it!!:rotfl:
    essex girl in exile
  • bravobeastie
    bravobeastie Posts: 1,946 Forumite
    lesliejack wrote: »
    has to be thte artificial grass sample, not sure what tempted me to apply for it!!:rotfl:

    IT WAS FREE!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
  • judyjetson
    judyjetson Posts: 1,116 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I forgot about the Yakult dispenser, that was a bit pants.

    The Pabo thong was a bit nasty as well - it felt scratchy taking it out of the envelope so there was no way that was going near my sensitive bits! :rotfl:
  • Ayreon_2
    Ayreon_2 Posts: 1,029 Forumite
    Wow, I can't believe some of you got random free pills off the internet and actually took them!

    Most of the stuff I've got is decent, I don't generally apply for stuff I know I'll never use. Perfume cards are a bit boring though. The handwarmer sounds great, shame I missed that one.
  • indelacio
    indelacio Posts: 1,601 Forumite
    mine was the artificial grass too, I was tempted as I thought it would make a good base for models... of course it looks nothing like grass in any sense lol..
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