1 You are out to dinner with your spouse at your favorite restaurant. One of your clients happens to be in the restaurant with a small party at another table. You ask the waiter to offer that table a bottle of wine that you will pay for. They accept your offer.

• Would the cost of the bottle of wine become an issue?

• Does it make a difference if the client is from a private company or a public agency?

• How would the situation be different if you offered to pick up the tab for the entire group?