+ThePetersTrio Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Just out of curiosity, how long do you wait to contact a cacher who has your TB? I try to be conscientious and contact a TB/coin owner if I'm going to have their object for more than 2 weeks. But when I am the TB owner and it's been more than 2 weeks, how long should I wait before I send that very polite email asking them to please drop it in a cache? Is there a rule of thumb on this? Thanks in advance for replies. Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I recommend 2-3 months (I lean more towards 3). You really do need to just release'em and forget about'em. They write home when logged. Quote Link to comment
+deeperrin Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 As a chronic holder of TBs I don't mind at all when someone emails and says hey can you move mine along. It helps when they ask nicely, but it reminds me that I need to get the TB on its way. I would look at the holders stats. If they are out there caching and not placing your TB you can kindly ask them to move it along. I do have to agree with BlueDeuce about letting it go. It is a bummer when you have spent money buying the bug and the time creating a goal that is unique just to find it it being held buy someone else. That is just part of the game we play. Just my 2 Derrick Perrin Quote Link to comment
+crevis79 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I usually wait 2-3 weeks during the spring/summer/fall. I wait much longer during the frozen midwest months. If i get no response i usually contact about the same time after that (4-6 weeks). I know that may be much sooner than other might do it, but my effort is to get my items moving before they are forgotten. Quote Link to comment
+WRITE SHOP ROBERT Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I try not to worry too much about it, but I would say at least 5-6 weeks before I would contact someone. Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 A couple of/three months is about right. Or longer. And then, only if you're hyper. It's not always easy to find caches the right size. Or safe caches. Then send a very nice e-mail. We got one last week. Bug went in the next cache that we found. Sorry that my caching friednd is recovering from heart surgery... Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 One of mine. (nudging doesn't always help. At least not yet.) (Still waiting for the next drop) Retrieve it from a cache 3/10/2007 Dropped off 3/7/2007 Retrieve it from a cache 4/12/2006 Quote Link to comment
+joranda Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I have sent emails before and asked them if they could check the cache and see if it is still there and would they move it to a newer cache that might be getting more traffic to it. Quote Link to comment
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