"C$2.88 ($2.25) in free food and beverages, which could very well be more than class members could expect to get in cash."
Even so, it costs Tim Hortons much less than $2.25 for the coffee and donut...
Shh, they don't want you to look behind the curtain
I have a friend in retail, says "Never give away cash. Always in-kind, because you can value it at retail."
Never accept one time expenses over reoccurring valued, like salary.
This isn't a new strategy, I got a free U2 album to commemorate Apple joining PRISM once.
That’s… some psychopath level stuff.
I recently recall free donuts being offered for medical injections so I think a donut and coffee for my data privacy is a no-brainer. I'm pretty sure it's all been breached time and again anyway.