20-40-60 Etiquette: How about free samples?

 
BY CALLIE GORDON, LILLIE-BETH BRINKMAN, HELEN FORD WALLACE
Published: February 22, 2012

QUESTION : Is it ethical to take free samples companies offer and use them for a craft project or another personal use that has nothing to do with the product? A recent post I saw on the social media site Pinterest suggested a cute, “free and easy” way to make bookmarks out of store paint-chip samples. These samples are distributed to customers who need to match colors in their homes before they buy paint.

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