Sections 38-57-130, 38-57-140, and 38-57-150 do not prohibit a licensed agent from giving to insureds, prospective insureds, and to others, for the purpose of advertising, an article of merchandise having a value of not more than twenty-five dollars and having an advertisement for the insurer or agent printed on it. Nothing within this section precludes a licensed agent from providing refreshments during a sales presentation which do not exceed ten dollars a person in cost.
S.C. Code § 38-57-160