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    Gift premium upgrade

    in General geocaching topics

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    I gift upgraded my daughter's basic membership to premium. I was under the impression that she would get favorite points for all her finds as well as be able to hide a lab cache. She logged in and her account doesn't show any favorite points. Does anyone know how gift upgrades work? I wouldn't have upgraded her if she wouldn't get favorites and the lab cache.

     

    First of all, has your daughter logged finds under her account? Is her account showing as "Premium Member"?

     

    Here's the scoop on Favorites:

     

    http://support.Groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=287

     

    Here's two bits of information from that article:

     

    Who can earn Favorite Points?

     

    Only Premium Members earn Favorite Points. They get one point just for being a Premium Member, then further points by logging geocaching finds, at the rate of 1 Favorite Point per 10 finds.

     

    If I purchase a Premium Membership later, will I be awarded Favorite Points for the geocaches I found when I was a Basic Member?

     

    Yes - for first-time subscriptions! If you upgrade to Premium Membership we will add up your past geocaching finds and award Favorite Points accordingly. From there you can visit the geocache pages you found while still a Basic Member and "spend" the Favorite Points on the best ones. However, if your subscription lapses for any reason, you will not be granted Favorite Points until you renew your Premium Membership. At which time the Favorite Points will start accruing again. You are only prorated Favorite Points the first time you subscribe.

     

     

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    Her account does show as premium now. She has logged over 200 finds as a basic member and this is the first time her account has ever been premium. I just didn't know if being a gift upgrade would make a difference.

    Gift premium upgrade

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I gift upgraded my daughter's basic membership to premium. I was under the impression that she would get favorite points for all her finds as well as be able to hide a lab cache. She logged in and her account doesn't show any favorite points. Does anyone know how gift upgrades work? I wouldn't have upgraded her if she wouldn't get favorites and the lab cache.

     

    Her account does show as premium now. She has logged over 200 finds as a basic member and this is the first time her account has ever been premium. I just didn't know if being a gift upgrade would make a difference.

    Gift premium upgrade

    in General geocaching topics

    Posted

    I gift upgraded my daughter's basic membership to premium. I was under the impression that she would get favorite points for all her finds as well as be able to hide a lab cache. She logged in and her account doesn't show any favorite points. Does anyone know how gift upgrades work? I wouldn't have upgraded her if she wouldn't get favorites and the lab cache.

    Thoughts on locked caches

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    I'm going to be hiding a cache with an old hidden treasure theme. I was thinking about using a locking ammo box and chain painted to look old and rusty, and locking it to a tree or boulder out of sight of course. I'm a little gun shy to put so much time and money into a cache and just leaving it out there. I guess it's all in how you hide it. I'd use a puzzle or hint for the lock code. Is it lame to lock up a cache? Let me know what you think.

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