+St.Matthew Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 According to Geocaching.com's facebook page, those who log a cache today get a souvenir, similar to 10/10/10 souvenir. However, lot's of people logged cached with no souvenirs. Quote Link to comment
+Max and 99 Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I'd be a little more patient. It might not show up instantly. Quote Link to comment
+JL_HSTRE Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 The WWFM souvenirs weren't given out for a week or two after the events. Quote Link to comment
+hzoi Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 The WWFM souvenirs weren't given out for a week or two after the events. I don't even think the WWFM souvenir showed up that quickly. I checked for a few weeks and saw nothing; finally looked at it again yesterday and there it was. It still hasn't been announced on the official announcement thread. So, fret not, it'll show up eventually. Quote Link to comment
+jhellwig Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I just logged 2 finds 32 seconds ago and nothing. Whats the deal? Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) DNF'd three on the way home from a fire call. Reckon I won't be getting a souvenir! Edited August 21, 2011 by TheAlabamaRambler Quote Link to comment
+BrixingtonPaddler Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Well for a day to be geocaching, what a wash out... chucked it down all day. Did manage to get 2 though with park and grabs when it died down a bit Quote Link to comment
+dfx Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 NO SOUVENIR, SERISOULY AGIGTATED! Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 NO SOUVENIR, SERISOULY AGIGTATED! The rotten weather held off long enough for us to find 3 caches and DNF 1. Patiently awaiting the appearance of the souvenir in our profile. Quote Link to comment
+geo-jenkins Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I thought I received my 10/10/10 souvenir just for opening up the app on my iphone. I remember seeing a notice on the phone, well before I logged my 10 caches that evening. 11 Finds today, and even a hide (unpublished yet), and still no souvenir. Quote Link to comment
+LukeTrocity Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 NO SOUVENIR, SERISOULY AGIGTATED! Good call coldgears! Quote Link to comment
TheCacheSeeker Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I think the Lackeys are still making it. Be patient. Quote Link to comment
+northernpenguin Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Meh. I don't really get all worked up for the Souvis at this point. They'll issue it when they issue it. More important: Did you enjoy the caches you visited today? Quote Link to comment
+TreasureKid's Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The one for "The Best of The Bad Mega Event" was given out sometime over night the night of the event. SO I figure it is just time to be patient. Quote Link to comment
+Team Pixos Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Totally enjoyed the two we found today!!!! Looking forward to the souvenir though. Lol Quote Link to comment
+esquimaux Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Meh. I don't really get all worked up for the Souvis at this point. They'll issue it when they issue it. More important: Did you enjoy the caches you visited today? I don't know. I posted my find, and no souvenir yet. I think I'm gonna quit caching forever because of this. Quote Link to comment
+ShibuyaCrow Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I hope they post it soon... I made sure to go caching today. Mostly because of the souvienier... But northernpenguin has a point. Better to have logged and lost than to have never cached at all. I got to explore a park I haven't gone to in forever, relearn my roads a bit, and eat some awesome wild saskatoon berries! Quote Link to comment
+ShibuyaCrow Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I hope they post it soon... I made sure to go caching today. Mostly because of the souvienier... But northernpenguin has a point. Better to have logged and lost than to have never cached at all. I got to explore a park I haven't gone to in forever, relearn my roads a bit, and eat some awesome wild saskatoon berries! Oh, not to mention log 2 caches Quote Link to comment
+power69 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 NO SOUVENIR, SERISOULY AGIGTATED! This has to be a MAGOR bug! no souv here either. Quote Link to comment
+Alex05 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Logged 5 caches yaeterday, but no souvenir. How does this work? Thought it would pop up automaticly.. Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Look... It's obvious what's happened... At the end of work on Friday everyone at Groundspeak tidied their desk and picked up their belongings. A few diligent individuals went and washed out their coffee mugs. Someone checked the Feeding Schedule and went and gave the hamsters their weekend rations but forgot that they should've had 50% extra this weekend because of the extra logging that would be happening on Saturday. Slowly they all drifted out of the building while checking their To Do lists for the big party the next day... Someone (and I won't point any fingers here) forgot to press the Big Red Timer button that automatically switches on the new Souvenir! I'm sure that person will be suitably hauled over the smouldering hamster droppings next week. Just punishment. MrsB Quote Link to comment
+Harry Dolphin Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I think the Lackeys are still making it. Be patient. Ah! Waiting for the paint to dry! Quote Link to comment
+KD8ATF Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yup I still have nothing Quote Link to comment
+Fandango739 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Had to do a full day of work before I could change clothing, grab my partner and head out for caches. By that time it was raining and we got wet from head to toe, but we still managed to find three and claim one DNF. It was worth the effort just to say that we went caching on International Geocaching Day! They said that there will be a souvenir and I expect that there will be one coming...eventually. SNAFUs happen. Quote Link to comment
+goldfinch180 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I'm thinking the lackeys are lazy...not really, just a little late. They must have been too busy partying up a storm at the block party to work on it... Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 i can't believe people are complaining about a missing souvenir where there's a ton of issues that GC should fix before anything else Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 There have been tons of issues that Groundspeak hasn't fixed. So what? You can try complaining in the forums, you can try posting and voting in the Feedback forum. Does that mean that only those issues should be discussed? I only went to find caches on that specific day to qualify for the souvenir. I like souvenirs. Why someone should feel that their opinion on something should impact me is beyond my understanding. If you don't like souvenirs, then perhaps you shouldn't bother with the threads where people who do like souvenirs are discussing them. I don't need someone else to validate my caching experiences. But thanks for trying to make it seem like your opinion should prevail. Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) They'll get it fixed. You can post your log this afternoon or tomorrow or next month and back-date your log. No problem. Edited August 21, 2011 by TheAlabamaRambler Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 There have been tons of issues that Groundspeak hasn't fixed. So what? You can try complaining in the forums, you can try posting and voting in the Feedback forum. Does that mean that only those issues should be discussed? I only went to find caches on that specific day to qualify for the souvenir. I like souvenirs. Why someone should feel that their opinion on something should impact me is beyond my understanding. If you don't like souvenirs, then perhaps you shouldn't bother with the threads where people who do like souvenirs are discussing them. I don't need someone else to validate my caching experiences. But thanks for trying to make it seem like your opinion should prevail. Well stated Hmmmmmmm, Reminds me of comments relating to POWER TRAILS. I want my E.T. Trail souvenir. I want my Head Alien souvenir Quote Link to comment
+t4e Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) There have been tons of issues that Groundspeak hasn't fixed. So what? You can try complaining in the forums, you can try posting and voting in the Feedback forum. Does that mean that only those issues should be discussed? I only went to find caches on that specific day to qualify for the souvenir. I like souvenirs. Why someone should feel that their opinion on something should impact me is beyond my understanding. If you don't like souvenirs, then perhaps you shouldn't bother with the threads where people who do like souvenirs are discussing them. I don't need someone else to validate my caching experiences. But thanks for trying to make it seem like your opinion should prevail. holy c**ap that's a lot of assuming and putting words into the horses' mouth you doing there, thanks for biting my head off its not the first time they are late awarding souvenirs, i like them too but i am quite sure that we can all live without them in our profiles for now and they actually fix the website so it doesn't crawl like molasses...if you can't even navigate the website you can't even get to see that pretty souvenir, can you? so what is more important? go get some caches, you know you shouldn't watch a kettle boil Edited August 21, 2011 by t4e Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I didn't bite your head off. Talk about "projecting". We all know that the site is bogged down, that the new souvenir was probably not created when they announced it, and that we need to be patient. Quote Link to comment
+Jensen&Ella Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Haven't seen it, and didn't even know it was coming... found two caches on the way home from my SIL's place! One of them super cool! Quote Link to comment
+St.Matthew Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 I started this thread out of sheer curiosity. If anyone took it as impatience or complaining, oh well. That wasn't my intent. Quote Link to comment
+humboldt flier Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I started this thread out of sheer curiosity. If anyone took it as impatience or complaining, oh well. That wasn't my intent. " ... Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get." I usually wear a Nomex fireproof suit when I enter the forums. AKA Valley Of Flames. Try not to take it toooooooo seriously many of these folks really are stand up folks. Geo-Huggggzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment
+nittany dave Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I'll give you mine if it ever comes and I even notice. Just don't care about them. Quote Link to comment
+Viridios Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I was just stoked that International Geocaching Day coincided with my birthday! It was the only I could get out and cache, as I usually work Saturdays. Plus I got to release a bunch of trackables!! Quote Link to comment
+BaylorGrad Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I started this thread out of sheer curiosity. If anyone took it as impatience or complaining, oh well. That wasn't my intent. " ... Like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get." I usually wear a Nomex fireproof suit when I enter the forums. AKA Valley Of Flames. Try not to take it toooooooo seriously many of these folks really are stand up folks. Geo-Huggggzzzzzzzzzzzzzz I'll second that--hardly an exaggeration either. Quote Link to comment
+TL&MinBHIL Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I did think it would show up right away. Back in July when we went on vacation to FL, we cached in each state on the trip and they appeared in my phone immediately after I logged a find in each state. But I'm not worried, it'll pop up eventually. When they first started them, it took forever to get my own state souvenir. DNF'd three on the way home from a fire call. Reckon I won't be getting a souvenir! My first one Sat. was a DNF so I went out of my way to try again and did get a find. Not that I HAD to have the souvenir, but I wanted it just to have something to show I cached on the special day. The facebook announcement did state we had to log a find or attend an event to get the souvenir, but I'm not so sure that's fair. If we go out caching but can't make a single find and have to log DNF's, are we not technically still caching? Of course we are. So if someone goes Geocaching on International Geocaching Day, shouldn't they get the souvenir regardless of Found or DNF? Quote Link to comment
+Mr. Wilson & a Mt. Goat Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 I guess I'm lucky I decided to go caching yesterday, forgot all about IGD. Whew! Patience seems to be a key factor fir this souvenir, hopefully it'll be released soon! Quote Link to comment
+randycoxclemson Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I did go caching yesterday, while out camping, but couldn't post until today (when it's painfully slow). I don't mind waiting a few days for the souvenir, but I sure hope it's based on the day of the find, not the day of the log since there was no means of posting it yesterday from a campsite. I can't find the old front-page link that announced the souvenir, so I don't know how it was worded (log vs enter info date). Quote Link to comment
+BuckeyeClan Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I did go caching yesterday, while out camping, but couldn't post until today (when it's painfully slow). I don't mind waiting a few days for the souvenir, but I sure hope it's based on the day of the find, not the day of the log since there was no means of posting it yesterday from a campsite. I can't find the old front-page link that announced the souvenir, so I don't know how it was worded (log vs enter info date). When they released the 10/10/10 souvenir, everybody had several days to log their finds to get the souvenir. I'm sure they'll do the same this time. Quote Link to comment
+bflentje Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I don't care one way or the other but you'd think it'd have a significant higher impact if it were ready to be awarded on the exact day as the qualification. Do you think two weeks from now we'll be talking about it? Quote Link to comment
knowschad Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 i can't believe people are complaining about a missing souvenir where there's a ton of issues that GC should fix before anything else Without my missing souvenir, none of the rest matters. Quote Link to comment
+TheAlabamaRambler Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I did think it would show up right away. Back in July when we went on vacation to FL, we cached in each state on the trip and they appeared in my phone immediately after I logged a find in each state. But I'm not worried, it'll pop up eventually. When they first started them, it took forever to get my own state souvenir. DNF'd three on the way home from a fire call. Reckon I won't be getting a souvenir! My first one Sat. was a DNF so I went out of my way to try again and did get a find. Not that I HAD to have the souvenir, but I wanted it just to have something to show I cached on the special day. The facebook announcement did state we had to log a find or attend an event to get the souvenir, but I'm not so sure that's fair. If we go out caching but can't make a single find and have to log DNF's, are we not technically still caching? Of course we are. So if someone goes Geocaching on International Geocaching Day, shouldn't they get the souvenir regardless of Found or DNF? I bought a lottery ticket but I didn't win. I think I should have gotten a share of the prize, after all I DID buy a ticket! Quote Link to comment
+TL&MinBHIL Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I bought a lottery ticket but I didn't win. I think I should have gotten a share of the prize, after all I DID buy a ticket! I'd like to find your analogy amusing, but one has nothing to do with the other. Are we not actually caching if we don't make a find? If not, then what are we doing? A find is not a necessity of a caching outing. So if you're going to create a special day and want people to get out & go Geocaching, give a souvenir for caching on that day whether they make a find or not. A DNF is just as much proof of caching as a Found log. Quote Link to comment
+Cache Raiders Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Well they were able to manage to find some time to create a souvenir for thier own event for August 20, 2011, so why the delay for the IGD one? http://www.geocaching.com/souvenir/?guid=876ebbaa-fc71-486e-905b-7e0474a1c036 Quote Link to comment
+Cybercat Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I bet they are SWAMPED with all the problems that the Challenge caches created and they will get a round tuit soon Quote Link to comment
+wfsamurai Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I emailed them about the souvenir just out of curiosity. This is the response I received. "You may notice that we have temporarily turned off some minor site functionality to increase server performance, including log avatars and find counts. Likewise the International Geocaching Day souvenir will be awarded retroactively once we have the servers performing as expected. As we are addressing several large issues that occurred over the weekend, we understand that this email may not completely or directly answer your specific query. If you need additional help or information, or we did not address your query, please reply. Again we apologize for any inconvenience or frustrations these issues may have caused and will have site functionality restored as soon as possible." Great customer service as always. Just gotta be patient. Quote Link to comment
AZcachemeister Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I bet they are SWAMPED with all the problems that the Challenge caches created and they will get a round tuit soon I have a bag full of round TUITs they can have and use as needed. NO souvi? I am going to have to stomp my feet, hold my breath...and if that doesn't work I'm gonna slit my wrists. *peeks out to see if anyone really cares* Quote Link to comment
+John in Valley Forge Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 i can't believe people are complaining about a missing souvenir where there's a ton of issues that GC should fix before anything else No No No We need tthe Souvi now so we can complain about it. Quote Link to comment
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