+opey one Posted February 22, 2003 Share Posted February 22, 2003 O.K. Yes, I'm too lazy to check previous threads, so I will resume anyway. This evening, immediately arriving home from work, I decided to sit down and scroll through my cache finds/hides, to review my logs. Please tell me I'm not the only one that does this... Anyway, I stumbled across something that I tend to do upon finding a cache and performing the trade, and for some reason it troubles me to a certain extent. Please enlighten me on this one: When the actual trade ensues, I tend to leave multiple items instead of just one. When I'm accompanied by wife and kids (of course the kids want to take something), I pre pack items for them to trade. But in another aspect, if I am by myself, I still leave more than one item - sometimes three or more. They are not bulky items to cramp the container, as I place what I think will suffice. Mostly stickers and sports cards and such. One opinion of mine reflects on a good note, that these multiple items will keep the cache stocked with items that I hope people will enjoy. I do trade up giving merit to personal items and my sports cards (most range in price of $3-$15 or somewhere in that range). And on another note, the subconscious picks at me asking, "Who is this Opey One, and why is he putting this crap in a cache? How lame!" Should I just take an item and leave an item? For 200 points - - Survey Says: Quote Link to comment
+ron50eli Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Never.. I do the same thing . rocker51 Quote Link to comment
cwoper Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 I do the same thing.Elvis stuff,it's my signature item Quote Link to comment
+Treasure Trackers Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 We ususally leave more than we take, it just seems like the nice thing to do. If the cache gets too full to close the owner could always go thin it out a little. "Damned Infernal Gizmo. My Kingdom for a Left-Handed Can Opener." -- Mr. Burns, The Simpsons Quote Link to comment
+Breaktrack Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Don't sweat it Opey One, it's a pretty common practice with some of us. Especially if I find something I want to trade for that's especially neat, I tend to "reward" the cache by leaving more than usual even. Otherwise, I'll put more in a cache that needs items to stay alive, and just trade one item for one item if the cache is stuffed. So you aren't a freak after all.....hehehehe. "Trade up, trade even, or don't trade!!!" My philosophy of life. Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 quote:Originally posted by opey one: Should I just take an item and leave an item? For 200 points - - Survey Says: If you can still close the lid securly then I don't think it matters how much extra you leave. george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
+Newenglandah Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Now if only every cacher TRADED UP!! I do the same I have a back pack full of trade items and on any average cache I leave 3 of them. and take one item... At other caches I empty my pack out because there is just nothing but junnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnk in the cache.... See you in the woods! Natureboy1376 Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 I love to stock up depleted caches. And if I want to fill one with goodies, I take out the crap, if there's no crap I take one goodie or two and leave a few. Caching with Ttepee makes any cache a great find after we've been there! Cache you later, Planet I feel much more like I do now than when I first got here. Quote Link to comment
+Darkmoon Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 take the junk out of a cache and leave a better trade, and i try to leave two or three items for everyone i take! There is only a couple of caches that I have visited that i took more than one thing! Micros are about the only one I wont leave a lot of items in! I say to each his own! Darkmoon All you have to do to fly is throw yourself at the ground and miss! Quote Link to comment
+misguided one Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Most of the time I don't take anything from caches that I find. If I take Lost One (my 6 yr. old) with me, he always wants to trade for something. For this reason I have created the "Team Misguided Trade Pack". It contains a couple of things from the Lost One, and several things from Wander Lost (wife) and myself. I use a heavy poly bag to put everything in, and then heat seal it shut so the contents stay together. So even if I don't take anything I always try to leave a "Trade Pack", to show that I was there. ___________________________________________ Cum catapultae proscriptae erat, tum soli proscript catapultas habeunt. Quote Link to comment
+Possum Posse Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Just keep doing what your doing. "Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us" - Thomas Paine Quote Link to comment
+Scout Master Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 I have two caches close to my home that were getting a little run down so I non only re-stocked them but I replaced the plastic containers with new Ammo cans Scout Master Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Most of my caches are pretty full when I put them out. What I don't get are the logs I sometimes see saying something like "Cache was really stuffed. Had a hard time getting everything back in. Took nothing, left a pocket knife". If it's so darn full, why the heck don't people take something? If only to make some room! A government that is big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away. -Barry Goldwater Quote Link to comment
+RJFerret Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Conversely, the couple caches I've placed (smallish) I didn't fill up to the brim, but left some "breathing space" in case a cachers trade item was physically larger than what they take. Having visited caches that were crammed, I feel bad taking the largest item (to make room) and then there still not being much space to leave a like-valued item...even though I'm doing a good service. It is amusing however, during maintenance, to remove several items to get it back to "operating level". BrianSnat: I think people say that (cache stuffed, took nothing but left something) is more to warn future visitors to bring small items or anticipate removing big ones. Come to think of it, I cache w/only a belt pouch already stuffed w/stuff, so don't have a lot of "pack" space to remove any larger items. Randy Quote Link to comment
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