Dear Geocaching community,
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE know the difference between a letterbox and a geocache. Letterboxes are usually CLEARLY marked as letterboxes with instructions for use, and they have RUBBER STAMPS inside. DO NOT TAKE THE RUBBER STAMP. Too many of our letterboxes are being vandalized lately, probably by ignorant geocachers thinking they have found their geocache. (This is assumed because rubber stamps go missing and Cracker Jack toys are in their place) If you find a rubber stamp in a box it is not the geocache you are looking for and you should not take the rubber stamp as if it is a trinket. Letterboxers put a lot of time into carving those stamps for other letterboxers to enjoy and return to the box. It is very frustrating when we have to re-carve a stamp that has gone missing. We find your geocaches all the time and most of us (that I know) try hard not to poach your territory and we re-hide your caches well and are respectful of your own hobby. I realize there may be exceptions and I'm sorry if you've run into that, but there has been a really bad bout lately of rubber stamps going missing from letterboxes so I wanted to send a shout out to remind and inform you all that a rubber stamp is not a cheap toy you can trade or take. Someone put time and effort into that stamp so it could be enjoyed by everyone who finds the box.
Thank you for listening.
Mrs. Mumble, Letterboxer
