Your worst Christmas present

I have had some bad presents in the past:

A (secondhand) game console controller that was not compatible with my Sega Megadrive – age 7.

A plastic tricycle with a parent handle – age 8. No idea who gave it me but I suspect that it was intended to be a bad joke rather than a bad choice.

Cassette tapes of stories for young children (like Goldilocks and the Three Bears) – age 8.

Books intended for children in reception class – age 9.

A toy telephone – age 10. What exactly am I supposed to do with it?

KS1 SATS revision books – age 10.

Some toy designed for young children – age 14.

A set of colouring pencils with my name on them – age 16.

Oh dear Aran seems you never really got anything that suited you. I had a mixture, one main item which was always gratefully received as it would be second hand and really the best they could afford, I was always grateful, a chemistry set was brilliant,

Apart from the tricycle and the colouring pencils, the rest were probably genuine mistakes. I still have the game console controller as I later found an unorthodox use for it. I have also received numerous items of clothing over the years that don't fit me or are in styles that don't suit me.

One Christmas I received a Toffee Crisp bar. I ate it during the Queen's Speech.

Please let us know the unorthodox use you found for the games console controller (brain working overtime!) 

Please let us know the unorthodox use you found for the games console controller (brain working overtime!)