[Ken H]

The first scenario used "rather than", implying a legitimate choice, one more advisable than the other.

So if you tell a kid he has a choice between a new bike and a new X-box, he can choose both?

Am I losing my mind?

Regrettably, yes.

[robertpaulsen]

"So if you tell a kid he has a choice between a new bike and a new X-box, he can choose both?"

Or what's behind Door #1.