SamSpayed:
That's exactly how it works for me. I buy my fuel and groceries at Kroger. I earn fuel points when I buy my groceries there that I can redeem for xx cents off per gallon. And for every $1,000 I spend on fuel and groceries, I get $10 cash back. I also get coupons in the mail from them every month for $ off groceries and coupons for things I frequently buy there - including free items (sometimes).
WGT could do something similar. I wish they would 😏
Yes, my grocery store (Giant Eagle) also offers me cash back and gas discounts if I use their loyalty program. Problem is their gas is often higher than most other places nearby so by the time the "discount" is taken it comes out to the same price or just a little higher. Not to mention they have very few stations in my area so would require extra driving just to get to one. I do take advantage of the cash back on groceries.
So maybe I didn't use the best analogies, but I still think it's unwarranted to expect a company trying to stay afloat to be tossing freebies around - just my opinion. Heck, I have the Premier membership, and I'd like to see a reduction in the yearly cost of that since it no longer offers the free passes to Cabo/Whistler, but I'm not going to make a post about it and go on about it. It is what it is, and I knew that before buying, no one forced me to.
And no offense intended to you @SamSpayed, but this idea of balls being increased to 4 durability with no price increase is simply asinine to me. Ball hits and CC Passes (by large Clash/TW clubs) are likely their 2 biggest revenue generators, so they aren't going to cut into one of those streams during their current economic uncertainty caused by the whole Callaway/TopGolf restructuring situation.
Just my take. I think I mentioned before, but we all have to keep in mind that while this is just fun and entertainment to us, it's a business for them, and they have an obligation to shareholders to try to earn a profit.