REI Letterbox
Terrain: Indoor
Difficulty: Easy
Placed: February 7, 2004 (Updated 4/11/10)
By: The Dragon
Location:  Waukesha County, WI
Nearest town: Brookfield, WI
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This letterbox is inside the REI store in Brookfield, WI.  It was planted to coincide with the Letterboxing seminar Wisconsin Hiker gave on March 2, 2004 and the first WI LBNA Gathering earlier that evening.   A big thank you to the people at REI for allowing us to hide this letterbox in the store!

Note:  The store is rearranged every fall and spring.  I have re-written the clues to make them resistant to changes in the store, but changes in the store might make these clues not work.  The employees at the store enjoy having letterboxers come to look for the box, and should be able to help you if the clues don't work.  They have agreed to keep the box in the location indicated in the clues, even though the exact location of said place may change.  If you find the box out of place, please return it to where it should be and notify me.  I will try to keep on top of changes in the store that change the clues.
 
To find this box, you must decode the following cryptogram.  Each of the answers to the following clue questions will help you decode the last clue.
     
1) When you enter the store, what large feature is on your right?  

GJRU RXCOFCDH QSXX
     
2) When you enter the store, what is written in large letters above the displays to your left?  

RANVJOBG NBGLCRB
     
3) What can you rent from the store? (Two items on upper left sign.)  

FSRUYSRUN & NVJLBN
     
4) What is the title of the display above the bubblers by the restrooms?  

BOYXJZBBN CD SRVCJD
     
5) What are the two types of boats displayed around the store?  

USZSUN & RSDJBN
     
6) What are the fitting rooms also called?  

YGJFSKJGBN
     
7) The employees are always _______ (as they should be).  

PGCBDKXZ & WBXYPAX
 
Now decode the final cryptogram clue:

QWSV ZJA NBBU CN XJRSVBK ADKBG VWB VWBGOSGBNV NXBBYCDH YSK

KCNYXSZ NVSDK, QWCRW CN XJRSVBK NJOBQWBGB CD VWB NXBBYCDH

FSH NBRVCJD.  VWB KCNYXSZ CN JD QWBBXN, QWCRW OSZ OSUB CV

BSNCBG VJ HBV, SXVWJAHW CV NWJAXK SXNJ FB WCKKBD DBSG VWB

BSNV BDK JP VWB KCNYXSZ (ZBV JAV JP LCBQ), NJ ZJA OSZ FB

SFXB VJ UCRU CV JAV.  CP ZJA SGB KCNRGBVB, ZJA RSD FBDK KJQD

SDK VSUB CV JAV. VWB NWJB KBYSGOBDV WSN DCRB FBDRWBN VJ ANB

PJG NVSOYCDH AY.  GBYXSRB SRRJGKCDHXZ, VWSDUN!

 

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