I think it's shady.. I posted about this yesterday.. Quid pro quo..
The member receiving the perks consciously or subconsciously feels they in turn owe something to the source..
IMO if someone gets freebies it should be posted and their feedback should be taken with a grain of salt, like MikeOx said last night..
This is called reciprocity. It's a sales training technique.
See definition:
The Law of Reciprocity means to give and take mutually, to return in kind or even in another kind or degree. The law of reciprocity simply means that when someone gives something, you feel an obligation to give back.
