+harleycache Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 First, let me say I'm new to this. Only 5 finds so far. I know etiquette says to trade up, to leave something of equal or greater value when you find a cache and take something. Is it acceptable to leave something, even if you don't take something? I've got lots of stuff to bring along and leave in a cache, but don't necessarily want to take something out. Although I would never dream of taking something and leaving nothing, I'm not sure if it's proper to leave and not take (although I'm certain it would be). Quote Link to comment
+CO Admin Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 If there is room in the cache, feel free. Quote Link to comment
umc Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Sure its ok. There are plenty of people that will leave their sig item to show that they've been to the cache but not take anything in return. I'm sure there are plenty of other examples out there too. Quote Link to comment
kingsmen26 Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 I have on occasion left something and not taken anything,especially if the cache is getting depleted. Quote Link to comment
the 5 little bears Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Yes i have done this a few times.Usually when theres nothing worth taking I leave something that the next person might like. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 The other day, I found a pretty new cache. From the previous logs (and the condition of the cache, it appears to have been placed with just a log book (Its an ammo box). Its been found about 6 times and is full of swag. Quote Link to comment
+Cache Viking Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Adding to and not taking from seems OK to me. One of my few finds so far was so empty and disapointing to my kids that we ended up going back to the truck grabbing the bag of stuff we had and restocked it. Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 One of the local cachers here has a cache that is so full he is advertising a 2 for 1 special on trade items. Wish all caches had this problem. We will almost always atleast leave a sig item if there is room. Usually a toy for more 'kid' oriented caches. We don't really trade unless we see something super cool or it is a milestone cache for us and we want a momento. Quote Link to comment
+WalruZ Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Adding is always good. One thing you can do is to take but not keep - take something and move it to another cache. For example, if a cache has lots of little plastic animals in it, trade one out and put the animal in a cache somewhere else, thus promoting item diversity in your area. Quote Link to comment
+crzycrzy Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 I agree with the last post. (Or at least it was the last post when I started replying.) One problem here in Southern Cali is that they get full of trash. You find a round tupperware container full of useless crap. Yes, and large old gnarly plastic toys that look like they were left outside for a few weeks. I have on occasion simply removed junk and threw it away from a cache because there was no room to put anything and it was full of useless items. (Okay, soapbox mode off now.) Seriously, I know most of us don't do this for the items in the cache, but if you at least commit to only taking something as nice as what you left then we will all have something to look forward to. Nothing like diggin through dirty tree branches to find a dingy box filled with even more dismal stuff. Enough said. Clean up the caches ! P.S. I love you guys ! Quote Link to comment
+Gorak Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 I take nothing leave something all the time. In fact, lately I've been taking some of the absolute crap out and replacing it with (IMHO) better swag. I call it CICO - Cache In Crap Out. We're working on a logo... Oh - oh - I just thought of something. Will I get another warning for saying crap? ____________ Gorak Geo 35 105 Quote Link to comment
+SBPhishy Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Being a poor college student, i often find myself leaving multiple smaller items and taking one bigger item. I have access to tons of cheap new cool little toys, like bubble necklaces, bouncy balls, rubber figures, etc, but cant afford to put hot wheels into every cache i find. So, a hotwheels gets traded for 4 or 5 of my other items. I've never really felt bad about doing that, because i think at least im restocking the caches. Besides, the hotwheels just go right back into caches anyways! Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 (edited) I always leave something, and rarely take anything. I've been leaving silver dollars and half dollars to help spark a little coin collecting interest, but they are getting too expensive to leave any more. I've left a couple hundred dollars of geo-swag by now. I am going to drift over to the TNLN side for a while. Edited January 4, 2004 by DustyJacket Quote Link to comment
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