[account42]

I don't like company-branded swag either but the reason that gifts for employees are usually company-branded is due to tax reasons - the company logo allows it to count as advertisement which is a business expense rather than employee compensation.

[ChrisMarshallNY]

As a general rule of thumb, I don’t wear branded stuff; regardless of the brand.

In some cases, though, like at trade shows and tech conferences, we were required to wear it.