Im sure your right, there are always gonna be people that are skeptical no matter what but what im really talking about is receiving free gear from a source with an agreement to test that gear, at that point you are basically working for the source.Even if you pay full price for your gear there is a 50/50 chance your review will be considered worthless by meso, and the poster labeled a shill. I know I won't be posting any reviews here. I'll post them on review sites.
But i agree with your point that if a person been buying gear from a source for a while and that sources gifts you a free bottle or two from time to time theres nothing wrong with that, its good business on his part.