What happened to the perks Google use to give?

Hi @SaundraM , welcome to Connect,
Well, there is an “official” reply, that is more or less the one given by @AbdullahAM . You can find the article here: Question about a Local Guides reward email? Read this first.
But there is also a more realistic one, coming from @shunsader and @WilfriedB .
I’m not adding my name because as a volunteer moderator of Connect I receive an annual gift and have been very fortunate to attend 3 Local Guides events in the past, but as far as perks (the ones where we get an email with a code to claim them) the answer is no, I haven’t received any, despite having almost 1.25 million points, mostly thanks to over 70k roads added to Maps.
Rewards are mostly a marketing exercise. Not that I expect rewards, nor do I want them. Personally I think they are a bad thing, especially after I saw that many of those who received them put them up for sale online.
So I am very happy not to be part of that "marketing " selection

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