I pay full price at my proshop. I get a couple bucks knocked off here and there but nothing out of the ordinary. I paid 249.99 for a Brunswick ALPHA MAX and i also get a 50$ mail in rebate. So i paid 199.99 for a high end ball. I dont know how some people can get thier equipment at next to nothing prices. I pay whats fair to my pro shop guy because i am a loyal customer and friend of his.

Key words there Natty Boy "Loyal Customer."  There doesn't seem to be a whole bunch of them on here.  Hence why there's numerous threads started about "proshops are ripping customers off" or "Why do proshops charge so much for drilling." and my all time favorite, the one that always comes out 2 to 3 weeks BEFORE the release of a new ball "Looking for (insert not-yet-released ball) NIB?"

 

There are a lot on here that have no clue what "loyal customer" means, and then wonder why a local proshop won't give them a break on the 1st ball they've ever had drilled there.