That’s you.

But a lot of people are poorly paid and free coffee is nice.

It might not be enough to select a worse vendor but if two are equal it’s easy to pick the one with the cute sales representative who knows how you like your coffee.

Then there is the leadership who plays golf together and use the company card to buy gifts (booze) for the deciders.

It’s not bribery it’s just subtle influence;)

And it’s everywhere, it’s the same at the various higher education colleges I worked at.