IT’S a gift to wipe the smile off your face at Christmas — a roll of loo paper.
The no-you-really-shouldn’t-have offering topped consumer group Which?’s selection of rubbish festive gifts.
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A bag of onions, a broken toy and a fly zapper were also received by those who had clearly made it on to Santa’s very naughty list.
One husband risked it all by giving his wife a tub of anti-wrinkle cream.
And one dad gave a bar of chocolate to their lactose- intolerant child, while a vegan received a dead chicken from a butcher pal.
In all, one in four people told Which? they had received an unwanted or rubbish gift last Christmas.
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Nearly one in three said they had given it away or were planning to.
Others were going to sell it online or return it to the retailer.
However, one in 20 was likely to just throw it away.
Harry Kind, from Which?, said: “It’s always worth getting a gift receipt so your loved one has the option to return their gift if needed.
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“Often only the buyer can request a refund or exchange. But if the item was marked as a gift when ordered, the retailer’s returns policy may enable a recipient to return it.”
