Caution in Freebies Websites

So, I am always looking for freebies, something new to try. I enrolled in this program that gives you an opportunity to host parties and share new products with your guests. I signed up for various events with this company over the years and was never accepted to host a party. I signed up for a party in May and was utterly shocked when I was selected. I visited the party page several times as I anxiously awaited the arrival of my party kit. The party kit arrives and I go into full party planning mode. I invite guests and send out messages on Twitter and Facebook. The product could not be shipped directly to me, so I immediately embark on a journey to find this product. I search high and low, travel to surrounding cities, but have no luck finding this product. I finally decide to search the product website for the nearest retail location. The 3 nearest retail locations were in Kentucky and Missouri, each at least 100 miles from my home. So my question is, how do you offer an opportunity for someone to try a product (that makes this person obligated to post pictures, videos, etc.) that is not available to them locally? I was not able to complete my obligations as a host because I was not willing to drive an hour to purchase this product. I will probably never be accepted to host one of these parties again, I probably don't ever want to be selected again. Lesson learned with this particular website. I am ending my affiliation immediately.