Alternatives to medals
As I’m looking for a home for my 3rd medal I am wondering if there isn’t an alternative way to reward completing challenges. I love having a physical item but they are pretty chunky and must use up considerable resources. As I was researching a birthday present for my 8 hear old niece I came across charm bracelets where you have a basic bracelet and you add meaningful charms over time. There’s different types of base bracelet and a huge variety of charms to suit all kinds or areas (birth stones, horoscope, animals, places you’ve visited etc. I know there’s also similar systems for travelers where you get a leather base bracelet and you add disks to it with the name of the place you’ve visited on it. They look really smart and seem more unisex than bracelets.
It made me think that something like that would be a nice alternative for the medals. You purchase a base bracelet (or necklace) and you win a charm to add to it. That way you can carry your accomplishments with you, they take up less space and use less resources.
Love to hear your thoughts
Sonja
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