Everyone loves a freebie, right? Of course, brands know this, and indeed they sometimes give away things in an attempt to attract more costumers, or bump up sales. But as the saying goes: there's no such thing as a free lunch. Many promotional giveaways were in fact disastrous, for both customers and companies. Some performed so poorly that people got hurt and businesses ended up losing millions.
In this gallery, we take you through some of history's most unsuccessful (and quite bizarre) promotional giveaways. Click on to discover them.