That definately works in your favor.
Orchid generally buys drinks and makes dinner for our friday group. One of the other players would occasinally throw money at her, until she made a tip cup and guilted the others into chipping in as well.
We generally have soda and some decent meal, since orchid is a good cook (she just generally doesn't like to eat what she cooks). One of the recently returned players lhas been bringing veggies, which is greatly appreciated around the table.
Also, i regularly have gummi bears, since my dad gets them for free when he purchases his sugar free candy. Naughty of them to give a diabetic gummi bears, but he gives them to me, so it's okay.