Well, you know what is coming: It is not generous to give away something that is not yours to give. It is theft.
She should have just bought the coffee if she felt sorry for the guy.
The story reminds me of Ted Cruz’s ‘fillibuster” when he was telling stories about his old man. He started off as dishwasher and part of the deal was free food. So he always ate at the restaurant. When he moved up to cook, every time someone would order shrimp he would cook an extra one for himself.
Saturday mornings he indulged himself with his only purchase of food - a cup of coffee at the local diner. After several Saturdays of watching the waitress toss out the ends of the bread, he asked if she could save them for him rather than throwing them away. IIRC, she would give him the extras, and also toast a couple for him to have with his coffee.
I wonder what FDA rules that would violate today?