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					Originally Posted by  Ron99
					 
				 
				I've had some experience in this industry with review units and the ones I have seen were provided free of charge to select bloggers/reviewers.  They are a marketing write off for the manufacturer etc. 
I've done some automotive writing and reviews and in that case the car companies usually give me a car for a week or so to drive and review.  Cars are big ticket items so no give aways there.  There were a couple I would have loved to keep    
			
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 100% agree, manufacturers often will give away products, but as a distributor if the manufacturer wont play ball we try and find a way to still get a review so everyone is happy.