Flat Pack Heaven Clayton, Victoria, Australia
By Bounty Trackers on 08-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3T85C

Cache has gone missing so after 12 years in play and 307 finds and 94 favorite point I am archiving this cache.

Hey All have heard this one isn't here anymore from user who found before me so unable to find.

Despite driving by the recognisable building on many occasions, being well aware of this cache icon on the map, and having been nagged to visit the labyrinth within by some friends for a while now, I'd never actually passed the pearly gates into Flat Pack Heaven (or, rather, the chain-link fencing into its underground carpark) before today.But finally convinced by a friend to see what was inside, we headed out this way and proceeded to have far too much fun for two individuals merely concerned with browsing varieties of interior furniture.Between the pair of us, we left this commercial maze with a glass mug and a slightly underwhelming cinnamon scroll.Determining how to get around to gz from our carpark was almost as disorienting as the store itself, although we eventually made it and it wasn't long until I spied a likely hide.It was a little stiff to get in, and the logbook pretty much consists of paper scraps at this point, but they were able to be signed and everything was placed back as found.Quite an amusing and unorthodox expedition all around; I suspect I'll be dragged back to take another lap and try the meatballs at some point too.Thanks to Bounty Trackers for placing this one here! *P.S. Being woefully behind on my logging means that I am not the previous finder referenced in Marthedean's DNF log*

Tftc

Found it after a trip to the world of flat packs. I had some trouble opening the cache due to the nature of the log being stuffed in there. An employee came out to check on me - she didn't even know what it was and assumed it was business-related. I had to explain what geocaching was, and she soon left me alone to crack the code. I hope the manager knows it's here! Or they will soon.TFTC

Cool lil cache, love ones like this, the log is kinda just shoved in there though

Found with FUF009.
Its hard to resist a visit to this store so we popped in.
Once we got to GZ it was a quick find but alas no pen. So I waited until FUF009 went back and got one. Tftc

Find # 13006

Found with sharkiefan.

After a big day yesterday we headed out east again, from Werribee that is. (And I'm very grateful that sharkiefan let me drag her out and about 2 days in a row to help me tick off more LGAs)

Today I managed to tick off, (and this list is in order) Kingston, Frankston, Greater Dandenong, Glen Eira, Bayside, Maroondah and Port Phillip. Finslly completing all LGAs in greater Melbourne area.
Yep a big trip indeed, for both of us.

After checking out a couple of things in the shop we made our way outside and made the find. Amazing where these things show up. Cool little hide.

TFTC Bounty Trackers

Haven’t seen one of these before. Blends into the environment well, and would not draw muggle attention.

Log book is very ratty and could do with a fresh sheet.

Out and about with echidna44 for the day.. This is one that echidn44 has had her eye on for while and the day was today. We found getting into the site a little challenging and where to park. Once we sorted all that out it was a quick easy find and quick sign off. Thanks for the cache Bounty Trackers

Out for the day with xambo4u, we found a car park, but had difficulty finding access to outside. Once that was sorted, the rest was easy as I had done some of the work at home. A clever hide, thanks Bounty Hunters.

Park and grab and on route back discovered the entry right at gz

TFTC. No Allen keys required

I’m not sure how many times we have driven past this location and not had the time to stop for this high favourited cache, but not today. We parked close to GZ, then as I wandered off in the opposite direction, Steve navigated himself to this very cleverly hidden cache. At least I could provide the next step to access the logbook.

Great hide, bold, yet perfectly positioned. Thank you Bounty Trackers for this fun cache and adding another to the tally.

Very impressed- excellent cache.
Find it and sign the log as EV, and thanks for the cache and hunt.

FP from me ️

Great little wander and find. TFTC

Find 4113 on January 15, 2023

Found after doing a little shop nearby. Cool hiden. Well done.

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Love the idea of this cache

This was such a cool cache! Loved it

Found

Found it

Found with CMDYork. A lovely day to adventure outside and find this clever cache. TFTC

Found with yhtacmck
Great quick find after walking around some local stores.
TFTC

Buying some shelving nearby and thought I would try for this cache. Love it! Fav point added to the pile. TFTC

Sneaky! Had a lot of fun doing this one.

Nice cache! A bit of fun during a school holiday visit.

After attending a kids birthday party at time zone not far down the road we came here to get this one as I knew what was needed to access the log.

A clever hide.. this one has been on my radar for a while and today was the day to make the find .. the fact that it was raining was an added incentive .. I found a parking space close by and like others before me, made use of the automatic door. How handy!! The cache was easily accessed. The log was dry albeit a tad jumbled. Thanks Bounty Trackers for placing the cache here.

Nice one! Worth the walk down from the station!

I'm down from brisbane and staying across the road. I thought I'd be able to figure this one out.... I found the cache, but my maths or English or conversion between didn't seem to work as I couldn't access a log book. Thanks for the fun anyway!

I had to act as the family taxi then hang around for a few hours so I decided to take a walk over to the GZ for this cache. I soon spotted the cache and did what was needed to be done. TFTC.

Working on my mystery challenge!

I came here an hour or so before the the flat pack mega store opened to give me the best chance to search GZ without muggle interference.

GZ was fairly protected from muggle eyes, but I always get anxious when I search for one near businesses.

I made with this one so much tougher lol. Struggling to find the cache, spent way to much time looking where it wasn’t and should have just trusted my geo instincts for the type of cache I thought it was.

Then struggled with figuring out how to open the cache even with the correct combo!

I have only seen this cache container once before, but a very cool idea for a cache. The logbook is full, had to sign the back of the logbook. The logbook is also abit worse for wear as most of the paper was tattered.

TFTC

Worked out part 2, but the "obviously unassuming" part 1 alluded me and I ran out of time.. another day to try again

Had to double check the location, but the obvious solution was the right one.

We were doing a bit of shopping just down the road when I noticed this cache nearby. As consolation for having to sit for quite a while while The Driver did a deal, he agreed let me to try to find it. Of course he also had to make a purchase at this store. Eventually I was able to direct him to the closest place to GZ. Parking was a bit dodgy so he stayed in the car if someone came and objected to our presence there. I had already worked out the required code so once the unassuming cache was found it was a relatively quick access to the cache. Many pages of log are looking very tatty. I found somewhere to leave my stamp we escaped before anyone seemed to notice our presence.

Needed a cache for today so a quick outing with Monica_is_evil to find this one.

Great little hide.
TFTC

Fun little mystery, enjoyed this one! Good spot and not too hard to crack the code! TFTC!

Fun short little mystery! Great cache. FP

TFTC Bounty Trackers! Loved the title of this one. Thought I would check out whilst next door & add a few more steps to the journey. The cache is a clever hide in plain sight & well hidden from the road & busy traffic.
Eloise at The Plaza

A great spot! We all love the Swedish meatballs in our house! Thank you Bounty Trackers for placing and maintaining Flat Pack Heaven for us to find today.

Find # 912.

The last one of a long caching day. I was at Clayton station so I decided to go to Westall and walk, even though my feet were complaining. I am glad I made the effort as it was almost 5pm and GZ was quiet. I was able to locate the cache and enter the code to open it without a muggle in sight. Great spot for a cache.

Nice one, had a click and collect from Flat Packs R Us (sadly that meant no food available). Parked and conveniently found a way to access the cache. Would be a lot more challenging on a busy day! TFTC

Found it TFTC

Because we are currently in lockdown there wasnt much activity at the Flat Pack Heaven so I just parked in the loading bay. The cache was exactly what I expected it to be, given that I needed to get some numbers for access. Signed log.

It was a trip for Swedish meatballs (ooh yum yum) and luckily turned in to a cache find too! Arriving a few minutes early to meet a friend, I opened the Geocaching App to see what I could find, and whaddayano, there's a puzzle cache right here! I always park near the loading bay, and today I couldn't believe my luck. Firstly, there was a cache nearby, and secondly, as mentioned by previous finders, there are the miraculous automatic doors leading out towards the cache. Who would have thunk. Once close to GZ, I spotted something that didn't look quite right, and bingo, the numbers were plugged in and the cache was mine Meatballs and caching, gotta love that, thanks for the cache Bounty Trackers.

I was in this area this morning, I looked at this puzzle and my interest was piqued when I saw all of the favourite points. I snagged a park quite close and used the self opening doors to access the area. I spotted the cache and sorted the numbers in order to sign the log. Thanks Bounty Trackers for the ripper cache in plain sight. A favourite from me.

After some shopping headed out to grab this cache, it was a bit tough to get to from inside the carpark, but I found a door that didn’t quite lock behind me and then it was quickly opened.

Thanks Bounty Trackers for Flat Pack Heaven

#4888

Great hide and fantastic camouflage!

TFTC! Finally got it open!

Found the keypad a little bit stuck but got it in the end nice spot for a cache

A Tricky combination of things to do. Under the box of yellow and blue! TFTC

Just what we needed after admiring the 25m square living space. Nice to have a chance to explore the outside and grab a cache setup in a way like our Puzzle cache in the pipeline. Certainly saw a few confused faces on the way back to the car wondering where they had parked and how they were going to fit the flat packs in... TFTC!

#684
Kids finally back at school after months of homeschooling. Over this way to visit ikea to look at storage ideas with The Welder and needed to make sure we came passed for a look. Nice quick find, although log is wet. Thanks for the cache.

Doing some online shopping and I noticed there’s a new Kmart nearby with tons of stock and of course there’s a cache not far too, winning!!
I approached from the car park and with a little anxiety opened the fire door hoping the alarm wouldn’t go off.., phew it was fine. The cache was quickly found afterwards and a wonderful use of this container! Now how to get back inside..
Thanks for placing the cache here.

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Disabled due to corona virus

When working at the flat pack store for a week, you just have to do the cache. nice placement TFTC.

What a spot for my first cache! Almost got locked out of the parked given it was late but a fun find, TFTH

This seemed like the perfect cache - a location we visit on a regular basis, and a highly favourited cache to boot!

However, once caught in the heavenly one way procession inside, it is often remarkably tricky to break away for a trip to GZ!

Today was different. Today we had a plan, a shopping list that would see us through:

️ ČÄČHE
️ SOCKERBIT
️ MALAREN
️ MICKE
️ MALM
️ ALLEMANSRÄTTEN

All done. All successful. All packed into the car for the trip home!

TFTČ Böunty Träckers

Found on 12/2/20, our venturer unit decided it would be a good idea to play a game of hide and seek in ikea, we had a high attendance of 15 venturers and somehow we didn’t get kicked out.
Thanks for the cache

After looking too exactly to start with, I made the find (like it) only to discover I had no pen. Trek back to the car, then back to the cache and signed.
Thanks - enjoyed this.

Found

Checked on cache log it dry and all is good.
Happy hunting.

Have been meaning to do this for six years, literally since I started caching, but somehow never got around to it previously.

Possibly/probably/definitely this was due to the fact that whenever I was visiting the titular flat pack emporium, with rest of family in tow it always seemed like there was no time to come and take a look, or the kids were too cranky/full of cheap meatballs, and/or I was too zonked from wending my way around the Swedish labyrinth to even think about suggesting going to take a quick look around GZ.

But today I was here at last on my lonesome, having successfully completed my hunt for a BRANÄS rattan basket (the final component, along with some split flexible tubing from Bunnings) in a Baldrick-esque cunning plan to render our new NBN box and several associated transformers and wiring to be completely house-rabbit proof.

(Not a sentence I ever thought I'd write, to be honest, but our toilet-trained and otherwise largely well-behaved bunny - basically a non-allergenic vegetarian cat, to all intents and purposes - had been restricted to half her "home range" by the arrival of the NBN, due to an unfortunate instinct to chew on any kind of flat or narrow cabling...)

But I digress. Having acquired the BRANÄS in question, I drove down to the far end of the carpark and went for a look-see. At GZ I started poking about where the GPS indicated, as a light drizzle fell, but after a while it all seemed a bit random and caching instinct told me I was in the wrong place, so I started flicking back through a few older logs... Several references pushed me to abandon the area I was looking in and cast the net wider, where my eye almost immediately fell on something 8m away that (from previous experience) was immediately pegged as the "in plain sight" container I was looking for.

With key pad for reference it was a moment's work to have the somewhat damp log book in hand. Signed the log, visited a trackable. Thanks for the cache and the fun, Bounty Trackers - def worth a fave point.

16 October 2019 @ 6:07 pm
Caching buddies: Bella at Waggy

Thank you Bounty Trackers, for creating, placing and maintaining this cache. I have enjoyed finding it and visiting this spot.

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A trip to town and a chance to catch up with ADI again so after taking care of some other duties we headed to find some caches we both had not found.
While other commitments where getting close we keep saying just one more.
The putter camo was found and soon we had the log in hand.
We completed the signing duties and re hid. TFTC

Out caching for the day, I decided to stop and try my luck at this one. A nice one that blends into the environment well. Thanks for placing the cache Bounty Trackers

A quick visit tonight on my own without nagging children or hubby tagging along.
This is my happy place. I’m truly in heaven here. Walked around tonight taking photos of this and that gathering ideas for my next projects.
Never really had time to actually stop and dedicate some time to finding this one. Tonight I made time and made the find of what is a clever and well placed cache.
Nice cool night after what was a beautiful spring day.
Cache in good condition. Log is ok. Getting a little ratty but still usable with a whole blank side to fill to keep it going for a while yet.
Thank you for the cache here Bounty Trackers

This took me a while as I was convinced it was hidden among the metal and that I'd need to guess which level, and then thoroughly searched the gardens. In the end it was my dodgy GPS (phone) that had me about 5m out. Very sneaky hide here. I got stuck on the clue to open as I didn't read it properly, but got there in the end.

We were at Flat Pack Heaven for an item exchange. After sorting that out we set off in search of the cache. While waiting for my turn at the Returns desk I hypothesized what the cache would be. And yes when we arrived at GZ, it was exactly what I had thought. Elder geokid was the first to spot it. An excellent hide. Log signed and replaced.

TFTC Bounty Trackers

I planned to locate this cache before we left the car park, after shopping in Ikea. As I drove up the road I remembered, so a U turn was performed. I'm glad I went back as this was a cleverly, hidden in plain sight, cache. Favourite point from me. Thanks Bounty Trackers.

Thanks for the distraction while waiting here. Nice quick solve once found. Thanks

How strange. We’ve never come across this type of cache before, and then this is the second we’ve done today. Loved the puzzle, love the bold cache placement. Fav point for this.
Thanks Bounty Trackers!

I was out on a quest to find another four 50+ favourited caches to enhance my Cache Carnival score, as well as needing to visit a store a kilometre down the road, so this cache was in the perfect location. I didn't know what to expect, and missed the cache initially.

Once found, I had already determined the required numbers, so it was a nice easy puzzle (if you can call it that) to solve. Left my name on the log sheet and then headed off to another 2 well favourited caches and then the Cache of the Year event.

Thanks to the Bounty Trackers for the cache. I'll add another favourite to the growing list.

Today I had some time in this area so targeted a couple of nearby caches. After arriving at the store I worked out the coords and after a bit of struggle finally got what I was looking for.
Great cache and great way to fill in some time. TFTC

Having heard the most amazing stories about it, I came all the way from Germany just to find this legendary cache. What can I say? It didn't disappoint. Will fly back a content person. TFTC Blinderschleicher

With the amount of times Mrs Papi has visited this store, we should have had this ages ago. Interesting that she waits for me to visit also. Worked out what was needed and the cache was located, signed and returned. Thanks for the cache.

I have been here soooooo many times but never had the time to look for this. Today, we were using caching to fill in some time so it was perfect. Did our little bit of shopping then looked for the cache. I love caches that are hidden in plain sight and yes, even though it was right in front of us, we looked in lots of other places first. Thanks for this great cache.

Great find. Easier then you would think. Nifty little spot

#1533 - 8.05pm
The 3 Mini-Welders and I needed a storage solution. I continually look at their messy shelf spaces, with overflowing and disorganised toys, and think that the best way to sort it all out would be to declutter and repurpose most of it as geo-swag!

Naturally, the Minis were not of a similar mind. So, we compromised and decided to investigate the great Swedish space-saving warehouse to see if we could find a solution.

So, with tubs and the quintessential flat pack bought and loaded into the geo-mobile, I couldn't go home without stopping by this cache. It was fun to whizz through the busy carpark to a quieter section and pull up right opposite GZ.

Pikanite and Exodia were content to stay in the car, while Emeylo and I went to investigate. It took us a few minutes before we overcame our preconceived ideas and doubts to find a very satisfying cache indeed.

Emeylo and I both loved this wonderful cache. Definitely a favourite from us.

Thanks so much, Bounty Trackers.
Very well played! ??

First cache for 2019. Happy New Year! Now to celebrate with some Swedish meatballs. TFTC

Out and about looking for some ‘local’ caches before the end of the year is out and to earn a virtual souvenir. After parking the car in the carpark I wandered out into the open air to get some bearings on the GPS. A quick calculation and find followed. A unique idea which deserves a favourite point. TFTC

After a family outing to the shop in question we thought it time to collect this cache. Clever hide and geo kid 10 had fun decifering the clue to enable the signing of the cache. Thanks it was fun

Thanks Bounty Trackers for the cache.
Found at 7:14 pm on 22/12/18.
Find # 1031

In Melbourne for the Mega, out this way on business. So called in for a cache.
loved this cache. We searched for a short while until Mr G noticed something that looked likely , wasn't sure until he looked as saw a log book inside. Quick find, all good. We have to add another fav point

Found it! What better way to spend an afternoon than to visit a massive shop! Didn't expect it to be quite so busy given what day it was! Once at the right GZ it was a quick find. Thanks for the added bonus for visiting a place I been too in ages! Football? What's that?! Sorry for the late log. Cheers! TFTC SL

Absolutely brilliant cache, so bold and clever! Love your work, a fave from me

Found at 15:52
After a family trip to flat pack heaven I couldn't resist stopping for a look here. I had 2 helpers but it still took a couple of laps of the structure before I spotted what I was looking for. I'd worked out what I needed to access the log and my helpers opened it with instructions.
Thanks Bounty Trackers for the cache.

A visit to this shopping centre was necessary as sorting through the house highlighted the need for more storage. After walking fairly quickly through and making the purchases, I ran off to have a look for this cache as we were parked nearby. I do love caches hidden in plain sight! No dramas in retrieving the log. TFTC!

18:50
I couldn't decide whether to go for Multi March, Mystery May or vice versa. March, as it happened, was a bit of a bust, so I split the difference and am attempting both in April.

I've never visited this branch of the Swedish place, as Richmond is closer. Still waiting for the promised store in the Northern Suburbs...

Parking was really close... but I had to walk a fair way to get to where I could log the find. A fantastically cheeky hide, Bounty Trackers, that took way longer to close than to get open.

And I won't say much about the concussion I tried to give myself on the way back to the car. Thankfully there were no witnesses to that embarrassment.

#3996

This cache gave me an excuse to visit the dreaded maze of a shop. Took geokid for lunch. Great cache. SL TFTC!

Hidden in plain sight. Really cool little cache, TFTC!

Found on our second trip to Ikea! Woo!! First time we couldn’t work out how to get to the cache, so this time we had to get it!!! One of the boxes we want wasn’t in stock though, so we’ll likely be back tomorrow. Thank you for a sneaky little find! Although we did do a lap of the car park tis time to get to it.

Found on our second trip to Ikea! Woo!! First time we couldn’t work out how to get to the cache, so this time we had to get it!!! One of the boxes we want wasn’t in stock though, so we’ll likely be back tomorrow. Thank you for a sneaky little find!

Had a day off today and out on caching day around Clayton/Oakleigh for the day. I had been searched this cache for while and saw a spot that wasnt sure for me taking a risk and got me a surprise. Good one!! Thanks Bounty Trackers for the cache.

Thought this would be a lot more difficult than it turned out to be. Found the expected hide but had trouble making the numbers work. Re-read the description and the penny dropped immediately.
Great hide. TFTC

FYI: There was a piece of black plastic in the cache. Not sure if it was part of the cache that had broken off at some point...?

As I'm now 3 months behind in my logging I am desperately trying to catch up and am mass logging to do so.

On my way down to Melbourne for a pre-procedure meeting today and then an angiogram tomorrow so that I don't end up dead! [xx(]
kmace met me at the hospital with a cappuccino and once I was finished we went out caching [^] By the time I dropped her back at her car, I found one more cache on my own and then headed to kmace's for some sleep it was well after midnight [)] I'm guessing I'll sleep tomorrow in the hospital
Total of 11 caches found under a super full blue moon of gigantic proportions

A clever hide that didn't take long to open as this time I didn't have police breathing down my neck, unlike the last cache like this that i did at Wodonga

TNLN. SL. TFTC Bounty Trackers

Very good hide. My dad thought is wasn’t the cache but it was.

On a mission to continue my little streak of 37 days, I targeted this one today. After dropping off Mrs sog12 to collect her car from a service, I drove down the highway a few more kms and parked in the carpark. I ended up walking about 200 metres through the carpark before heading out the doors for a look. I first looked under and then wandered over to the grass, but then thought some more about what was suggested in the description and returned to look at something a little more closely. I had the cache and I had the numbers, but just couldn't get it open. In fact, my thumb is still a little sore from trying. Eventually, I used some keys to help and it opened easily for me. A ripper of a cache and cleverly hidden!

Since I was here, I thought why not do some shopping? The original plan was to find a door mat and that ended up being about a D3 cache and the terrain rating was high due to 15000 muggles and prams! I stupidly left the path and walked around in circles, collecting things I really didn't need: coasters, bath mats, peelers. I finally found the door mat cache and then searched for the exit. Some hours later, I crawled to the checkout and made my way back to the car.

Thanks for the cache, Bounty Trackers and for the adventure...and for the various additions to my house!

Walked around and around for a while until the big ah hah moment! Fantastic hide. A new favorite too. TFTC.

Cracking, little cache - can see why this one has so many fav pts. A fun little episode & a well executed cache. Job well done B Trackers.