You didn't quite play this one right.
You need to see if you can use them to get a ticket to the next
conference to meet them in person and discuss their proposals. Free
ticket to the next Nanog conference.
I will accept all Schwag that does not involve consuming food (cups etc) or clothing. I still randomly get amazon gift cards, but I suspect they are catching on to the fact that their money is being spent on toys for a 4 year old "engineer" (my daughter).
I'm happy to accept free money.. I just won't wear their shirts or use their mugs.
