I never got my ball either, but it kinda reminded me of getting a birthday card from my Mom a couple of years ago.
My wife and my birthday are 5 days apart in Sept.....so Mom always sends a card with a $$ gift. She wrote a nice note to "go out for a nice meal with this ".....but forgot the enclosure Haha. ( She is 87 )
To this day she doesn't know....... cuz I never told her. We had a good laugh over it and life goes on.....same as it will without a free ball. .......Happy Holidays all.