I am getting to be the same way about only appling for stuff I will use. I was getting a lot of junk and throwing it away. I have fibbed before about the business, but only if it is something I will truely use.

If you are an independent consultant like I am, sometimes these freebies help in getting people interested in what you do.
I have booked more tea parties this way.
I was sent (no, I didn't even order it, my name was on an affiliated web site) a t shirt with my company name on it. FOR FREE/
So if you are a mom who does home parties these freebies are (To quote martha stewart) a good thing.