Sort of off-topic, but being on the receiving end of "gifts" from time-to-time, my company's unofficial policy is that so long as you can "eat it, wear it, or attend it" it isn't a bribe, and that anything that doesn't fall into one of those categories can't be accepted. I'm not sure if that rule of thumb stands up ethically, but it's the s.o.p. in the Canadian oil patch. I think that one's motivation says a lot. If you're giving a small token as a gift of thanks, that's one thing, but if you're expecting that your gift is going to result in benefits other than good will in return then I think that you're in thin ice territory.

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Eric
Woodgreen Presbyterian (PCA)
Calgary, Alberta CANADA