I do think there is such a thing as a "free gift". Some examples of free gifts are gifts are love, a compliment, a pep-talk, a hug or kiss, or a favor. In my opinion these are the best gifts you can get. These are gifts that don’t require obtaining possessions. Material gifts can cause issues amongst couples or anyone. For example " Tommy, brad got his girlfriend a $300 dollar purse, why did I only get flowers? You don’t care about me as much as he cares about his girlfriend do you?". This is obviously a cheesy example, but it does explain that the value of the gift ends up having an effect on how impressionable the person is that is receiving the gift. With gifts that costs money it starts to almost put a price tag on emotions or how much you care about the person. Obviously many people today can easily translate money to love. A free gift is something that cannot be taken back or judged. Free gifts will always create a connection between the recipient and the sender that is guaranteed to last forever.
In the essay, when they talk about exchanges however, personally, I believe that exchanges are different from gifts. I believe, exchanges are ways of obtaining possessions in a fair manner. If exchanges were considered gifts then you could say exchanging cash for a book at a bookstore is a gift giving ceremony, but that is not so. A gift is one person giving a gift to another without immediate reciprocation. I would have to connect gift exchanging with, trading or buying.
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