S.C. Code Ann. § 38-57-160
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, any article of merchandise having a value of not more than five dollars and having an advertisement for the insurer or agent printed on it. Nothing within this section precludes any licensed agent from providing refreshments during a sales presentation which do not exceed ten dollars a person in cost.