Mum treats daughter, 10, to B&M advent calendar… only to embarrassingly find she’s been eating CATNIP for days

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A SCHOOLGIRL was fur-ious when she realised her “weird-tasting” advent calendar bought by her mum contained CATNIP.

Alissa Evans, 10, had complained that her £1.99 advent calendar chocolates looked funny but full-time mum Jess Evans thought she’d bought the purr-fect gift.

Alissa Evans ate FOUR DAYS' worth of catnip treats before turning her nose up at the calendar — Alissa Evans ate FOUR DAYS’ worth of catnip treats before turning her nose up at the calendarCredit: Kennedy News and Media

After clawing her way through four days’ of the green-tinged treats from a Garfield calendar, disgusted Alissa told 27-year-old Jess she didn’t like them and refused to eat any more.

The mum-of-three was horrified when she turned the box over to find the “apple flavoured chocolates” were yoghurt and catnip delicacies — for cats.

Jess, from Oswestry, Shropshire, said: “I was in shock and felt like the worst mother ever when I realised I’d bought her a calendar for cats.

“She said they tasted a bit strange, but hadn’t said they were horrible, so I just forgot about it.

The cat was let out of the bag when mum Jess checked little Alissa's calendar — The cat was let out of the bag when mum Jess checked little Alissa’s calendarCredit: Kennedy News and Media

The pet treats left Alissa looking a little greenCredit: Kennedy News and Media

“Alissa hadn’t been eating them for a few days and when I asked why she brought the box over to me.

“I remember thinking they did look a funny shade of green and didn’t have a chocolatey smell.

“When I turned the calendar over and read that it was yoghurt and catnip flavour I couldn’t believe it – and that it had taken 11 days for us to notice.”

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Jess had picked the advent calender up while out shopping with Alissa and her younger sisters Alexis Davies-Evans, four, and one-year-old Aurora Davies-Evans in B&M last year.

Alexis Davies-Evans, left, with dad Sean Davies, Alissa, mum Jess and baby AuroraCredit: Kennedy News and Media

Jess said: “I was rushing around at the last minute with all three of them Christmas shopping and went into B&M where all the advent calendars were and picked it up without reading it.

“On the 11th of December I was opening the younger girls’ calendars but Alissa said she didn’t want hers and had stopped eating them.

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“When I looked at the box I couldn’t believe it. I have a degree in English literature and creative writing but still couldn’t read a calendar and it had taken me 11 days to realise.”

“Once she got over the shock she found the funny side of it. Thankfully she’s absolutely fine and I’ve checked online that she will be ok.

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“I’m going to give the calendar to my friend for her cat.”

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