Beating Drum Clock

A while back one of my wall clocks fell off the wall and broke. While Christmas shopping I found a clock that I thought was cute and so bought it. (Why is it that half of the Christmas presents I buy are for myself?)

I put in a battery and it began ticking like a snare drum. I tried hanging it in the loft, where the old clock had been, but the ticking was so loud that even in my bedroom I could hear and be driven mad by it. I tried putting it downstairs and still the sound was too much. Now I think I know why the clock was on sale.

Would anyone like a new clock for Christmas? It's free; just provide your own earplugs.