Golfsmith's 15% Discount offer?

[mrbillinoc]

I just notice about Golfsmith's "15 percent" discount coupon. Great news...'till you read the "fine print" .......

...................* NOTE: Due to manufacturer restrictions not all items qualify for 15% OFF a single item when you join Player Rewards. Select items from the following brands are excluded: Callaway, TaylorMade, Cleveland, Hogan, Nike Golf, Zero Restriction, Prince racquets (including all o3 racquets) and select Prince footwear, Volkl racquets and select M.A.P. Wilson footwear. All items from the following brands are excluded: PING, Titleist, FootJoy, ECCO, Cobra, Mizuno, Pinnacle, Oakley, Babolat racquets and footwear, Wilson nCode racquets, M.A.P. Wilson footwear, Wilson NXT and Luxilon string, Head Flexpoint racquets, Fujikura, Accuflex, Graphite Design, Harrison, Golf Pride, Lamkin, Vector Launch Monitor, Accusport, Zelocity. Additional exclusions may apply.

......maybe they will let me use it to buy a pack of tees?

[LarryK]

Having worked there about four years ago, I can tell you that some of those exclusions are as a result of manufacturer's policies and binding agreements imposed upon retailers.

But it has gotten ridiculous. The exclusion list is almost twice as long as when I worked there.

There is one special non-public sale twice a year for employees, friends and family members with fairly deep discounts. I always managed to get one of the special coupons from one of my former co-workers that would entitle me to the sale prices, but it is no longer worth the effort.