I agree with you mostly, and I don't want to suggest that the OP did something particularly egregious. "Skirting the rules a bit" seems accurate to me. I'm nitp

I agree with you mostly, and I don't want to suggest that the OP did something particularly egregious. "Skirting the rules a bit" seems accurate to me. I'm nitpicking and playing devil's advocate here. That said, as far as ethics & free gifts, this is why politicians, journalists and businesses usually have rules about accepting free gifts, often requiring them to return the gifts or give them to charity instead. Here's a post on Journalism Ethics relating to accepting free gifts: https://ethics.journalists.org/topics/gifts-free-travel-and-other-perks/ https://ethics.journalists.org/topics/gifts-free-travel-and-...