The worst free thing I received was from Quinnipiac’s school of business. They sent a car decal (which was fine), but they also included about thirty personalized business cards. A total waste of paper and it seems somewhat pretentious to give someone a business card when you haven’t even graduated high school yet.
One of the things that appealed to me the most came from Miami U (Ohio). They sent a little cylinder filled with confetti and two each of magnets, car decals, and stickers. Very cute and I still have the magnets on the fridge.