geckoguys Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 We are fairly new to geocaching, and we're just about ready to hide our first cache. Should we include a FTF prize? What kinds of items might be appropriate? Thanks! Quote
+Lacomo Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 I offer a FTF prize in all my caches that are big enough to put one in. I usually put lottery tickets in mine. Gives them a shot at winning a large amount of money. So far the biggest winner has been $50.00 Quote
+Trucker Lee Posted September 14, 2007 Posted September 14, 2007 Not necessary, but your call. I participate in "Where's George" and will often leave a bill to get it into circulation. The type of prize, if you wish one, should depend on the difficulty of the cache. Quote
+Degai Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Not necessary, but your call. I participate in "Where's George" and will often leave a bill to get it into circulation. The type of prize, if you wish one, should depend on the difficulty of the cache. Where do those Where's George $ come from? Quote
+Uffda320 Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Not necessary, but your call. I participate in "Where's George" and will often leave a bill to get it into circulation. The type of prize, if you wish one, should depend on the difficulty of the cache. Where do those Where's George $ come from? Start your own account at www.wheresgeorge.com and start your own money circulating. It's almost as much fun as geocaching. Almost. Quote
+Chuy! Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 Common FTF prizes I have claimed: gift certificates (Starbucks, pizza, ice cream ...); unactivated geocoins; collectible coins; and the most common, U.S. currency. Quote
+briansnat Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) It's totally up to you. FTF prizes aren't common, nor expected, just a nice surprise. I've placed over 200 caches and probably put a FTF prize in maybe 10 of them. They included binoculars, a Petzel headlamp, LL Bean hiking pants (for the first person who had a 30 inch waist and 29 inch inseam), geocaching.com hats and unactivated travel bugs and geocoins. Edited September 15, 2007 by briansnat Quote
+Nochipra Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 (edited) I have neither gotten any ftf or hidden a cache yet but I was thinking one of those new Hallmark musical cards would be nice in a bigger cache with an appropriate song? Edited September 15, 2007 by Nochipra Quote
+Flo. Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 We put $5 in ours for the first to find so they can have either a cheap lunch, or if there are several of them, then drinks are on us. Quote
+new_dharma Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 I participate in "Where's George" and will often leave a bill to get it into circulation. make sure the person who finds the bill (and logs it) doesn't put that they found it in a cache..."where's george" will remove your bill Quote
+welch Posted September 15, 2007 Posted September 15, 2007 I participate in "Where's George" and will often leave a bill to get it into circulation. make sure the person who finds the bill (and logs it) doesn't put that they found it in a cache..."where's george" will remove your bill uh no, they tag the bill as a geocache bill and remove it from being elibible for the "top score" lists. Apperently a bunch of cachers passing a bill around like coins at events is not close enough to natural circulation Quote
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