Yeah. Tight tolerances and Japanese ceramic bearings have gotten me a little hot n bothered before too, no judgment here.
My dad was a Captain, a fishing guide in Florida and also Maine. Companies, particularly LLBean, would regulary send him stuff all the time to try out.
'Use it for a few months, then keep it in exchange for a quick 1 paragraph review. Don't hold your punches.' Fishing gear and fishing clothing mostly. One company would send a button up shirt and maybe a hat. Then their next arrival would be a Penn International or similar. Always cracked us up. Still have several great reels that were complete freebies, couple Shimanos, couple Diawas. At least one has never seen salt water, I guess it's a trophy.