Jewellery as swag

[+Merlin-K]

I have recently been at some county shows and picked up a nice deal on some necklaces and pendants. My idea was to leave them as swag in some caches.

 

Would you take and wear jewellery that you found in a cache? Would it help if it was in a bag with a note saying that it was new and hadn't been worn?

[+Cpt.Blackbeard]

I don't wear jewellery but I can see the note, Yook Diamond studded gold necklace, left beer can.

If I found it I would assume it was fake without the note.

[+TheAlabamaRambler]

Go for it! My wife Teresa chose the geonick 'GeoRose' because of a rosary necklace that she found in her first cache.

[+Chokecherry]

Depends on the jewelry. I've seen some but it was more the kid's kind of jewelry/plastic stuff. If it wasn't rusting or molding I'd consider it but run into a conundrum of trading something of equal value. If it looked more expensive I would probably leave it because I don't have any swag worth a ton.

[+DragonsWest]

Costume or other inexpensive jewelry sounds like a great option for trade items, just be certain your cache is water tight - I've seen some otherwise nice items in caches ruined by the water.

[+rachanel]

i was thinking about making friendship bracelets to put in caches. but i would grab jewlery out of a cache if i saw some, its just the whole trading with something that has equal value might be difficult for others

[+hoagies]

Would you take and wear jewellery that you found in a cache? Would it help if it was in a bag with a note saying that it was new and hadn't been worn?

 

My daughter took a costume jewelry necklace from a cache, and wears it. Not even sure it was new, but I dipped it to clean it up. She's a teen, and happy with her find. She went for a friendship bracelet in another cache, but it was gone before we got there.

 

So that's a yes.

 

For grown-up me, the bag would help.

[+narcissa]

One of my favourite swag items is a bracelet made of wooden beads with Chinese writing on them. I used to wear it all the time.

 

I'm always happy to see girl-friendly stuff in caches and I'd enjoy pawing through a cache with pretty jewellry in it.

[+GrateBear]

I wouldn't, but I'm guessing it would be great for kids. Unless you're talking some big-time carats for the diamonds

[+JesandTodd]

I'd leave it for an FTF prize. I make my own jewelry and figured I'd just leave it for prizes. Luckily, I get the rock and gem show every Feb and get fantastic deals on good stuff...

[+wolfslady]

I keep about a dozen jewelry items in my swag bag. I'd guess the value of th items I have are between about 3 and 20 dollars. (I don't count Martigras beads as jewelry) I've left some and seen notes that it was taken, when I went back to log my husband or son's find. I put a pretty nice necklace I made (at least several dollars in supplies) in one of my caches and the FTF said "took necklace left lots of silly bands." At the time I didn't know what silly bands were and I happened to be driving by the next day so I checked. There were 3-5 of the things and I was a bit put out that they thought my necklace had so little value. But I did realize that could happen and I let it go. Personally I'd love to find jewelry in a cache. It doesn't have to be new either. I used to love buying jewelry from auctions and flea markets. Just as long as it's not broken trash. I put mine in a baggie. Next time I put out one of the one's I did last time I need to put a card in with it, which I forgot to do. It was one of my Baby Dust necklaces that is supposed to bring infertile couples hope and hopefully luck while trying to conceive. I sent a note to the person who picked it up so they would know what it was and not wear it lightly. LOL

[+the family bu]

I think some nice jewellery (whether valuable or not) would be great to find. Sometimes I get fed up of the usual plastic bits and bobs you get. I would certainly prefer it to be in a bag. I would treasure a find like that. Lovely idea hun x

[+The Chaos Crew]

I make chain maille jewellery and keep meaning to make some extra bracelets for swag - but I've been so busy going out caching I haven't had time to make any will try to stock up over the winter

[+ras_oscar]

I've found several local caches with bracelets woven out of colored thread, Its in a little zlock baggie with a rubber stamped tag that says "hand woven by ***** (geocacher name omitted out of respect for privacy) very nice swag. Not my thing but very nice and not expensive.

[+The Bakkers]

Once and a while the local thrift store has a clear out on jewelry, and will make a whole bag for a couple bucks. Last time I bought 3 bags for 10 dollars and there was almost a hundred assorted necklaces, ear rings, braclets, pins etc. All fairly nice.

[hoosier guy]

Go for it! My wife Teresa chose the geonick 'GeoRose' because of a rosary necklace that she found in her first cache.

 

Thought you guys were all Baptist down there! LOL Just teasin' Bro.

[hoosier guy]

I have recently been at some county shows and picked up a nice deal on some necklaces and pendants. My idea was to leave them as swag in some caches.

 

Would you take and wear jewellery that you found in a cache? Would it help if it was in a bag with a note saying that it was new and hadn't been worn?

 

My youngest girl found a little locket in a cache once and you would have thought she had picked up the Hope Diamond! Sounds like you have a fine idea.

[+dibug]

I picked up some jewelery on a big sale to use in cache trade. I have a few caches that I plan to go after that jewelery is the theme of the cache. I also picked up some fishing lures to put in caches that were on sale and use those in some of the other caches. I wrap them in bubble wrap and put them in good freezer baggies. I also leave a note with them indicating that these were left to make me pleased with finding the cache and as long as what they leave is a good (not a broken item) that is fine with me.

Edited August 6, 2010 by dibug

[+tonibunny]

I'd love to find bits of jewellery in a cache! Please do this So long as it's in good wearable condition, it wouldn't matter how "cheap" it was - I'd swap for it as something I could wear to remind me of the fun I had geocaching :-)

 

I agree with the others, put your jewellery in a little ziplock bag to make sure it doesn't get wrecked by the damp (I've seen so many bits of metal jewellery that have gone rusty in caches).

[+ras_oscar]

I'd love to find bits of jewellery in a cache! Please do this So long as it's in good wearable condition, it wouldn't matter how "cheap" it was - I'd swap for it as something I could wear to remind me of the fun I had geocaching :-)

 

I agree with the others, put your jewellery in a little ziplock bag to make sure it doesn't get wrecked by the damp (I've seen so many bits of metal jewellery that have gone rusty in caches).

 

There is seldom a rust problem with gold

[CamoChimp]

I make jewelry out of glass beads and semi-precious stones and love leaving them in caches. I do some hand-knotted keychains out of all-weather tiny gauge rope as well. It's fun making them knowing somebody will be happy to come across it in a cache. I like leaving useful items. Oh and I do leave them in a ziplock baggie.

[Dj Storm]

This week-end I found a veritable-looking ring in a cache, during a 24km hike in the mountains. My first reaction was "someone wants to propose and hid the ring for his partner to find". I looked at it and concluded it's a cheap one - gold is usually marked as such, and this one was unmarked (and had a small manufacturing defect), and if the metal is not gold, the stones aren't diamonds either. Read the logs, it was placed by the previous finder 4 days before. Left it there, I couldn't determine its value and thought it was more expensive than anything I had in my caching bag.

[+Happy Bubbles]

I regularly wear two pieces of jewelry I got from caches - one is a little beaded bracelet, and another is a pair of earrings made out of circuit boards.

[+The Chaos Crew]

I regularly wear two pieces of jewelry I got from caches - one is a little beaded bracelet, and another is a pair of earrings made out of circuit boards.

 

oh I LOVE circuit board jewellery!!!! if I found some in a cache I would squeeeee my head off

[hoosier guy]

I regularly wear two pieces of jewelry I got from caches - one is a little beaded bracelet, and another is a pair of earrings made out of circuit boards.

 

Once thing to be careful about circuit board jewelry is the lead in the solder. There have been kids poisoned by mouthing key chains, Etc made from boards.