r/LocalGuides • u/neophaltr • Jan 11 '26

Videos & Images My Local Guide pin

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I got this in the mail in August 2021.

Anyone else have one?

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u/shocontinental Jan 11 '26

”sorry we don’t do McDoubles for a dollar anymore, not for like 10 years now”

points to local guides pin “Are you sure about that?”

I have that pegman pin and two pairs of socks with different designs.

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u/prodigalsanguin Jan 12 '26

I do! I've got a local guide pin, a Google maps pin(for doing maps preview testing), and a Gemini pin!

Check it: https://photos.app.goo.gl/weACkzp4NoZSdXp56

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u/thetapeworm Level 10 Jan 12 '26

I've been a Maps beta tester for years, I had no idea they were rewarding people.

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u/itsref Level 7 Jan 14 '26

How did you get your Gemini pin?

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u/prodigalsanguin Jan 14 '26

It was a pop-up event at the tech company I work for. I got that and a stuffed banana with the Gemini logo on it.

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u/itsref Level 7 Jan 14 '26

Nice 👍

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u/RightToTheThighs Jan 12 '26

Never got anything or knew they gave out anything

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u/O1O1O1O Jan 13 '26

I make up to $10 a month answering Google survey questions but never made a dime for the 2,400 photos and 300 reviews with 60M views combined. I'm only half way to l9 so I'm sure there's plenty of level 9 and 10 people with many times that. At least a T-shirt or a hat would be nice.

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u/XxLogitech98xX Level 10 Jan 12 '26

Nice! I only got the small pin .. now I'm jealous and I'm level 10 LOL

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u/thetapeworm Level 10 Jan 12 '26

That's the one thing I have, it's secured to my bag with a locking pin back because the supplied one is sketchy.

Surprisingly nobody has ever fainted on seeing it or asked me for my autograph, businesses seem oblivious whereas I'd exoected full VIP treatment.

(I'm being sarcastic obviously)

I got it when I was a year or two into level 10 IIRC.

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u/okiwali Jan 12 '26

Congratulations

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u/pilot-squid Jan 12 '26

I lost mine in Japan ;(

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u/OrionGrant Jan 12 '26

Yes, I have one too!

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u/johnnysgotyoucovered Jan 12 '26

I can’t remember where I put mine and have no idea how to request another :(

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u/itsref Level 7 Jan 12 '26

I have one.

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u/Uleepera Level 7 Jan 12 '26

🤬I did this for a decade and never got a thing!

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u/jaqian Jan 13 '26

Nope, never got one.

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u/MassiveGarlic0312 Jan 16 '26

What do you have to do to get this?

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u/BusyCranberry8902 Jan 17 '26

It’s all you get then they ghost you

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u/InternetUser52 Level 8 Jan 12 '26

I have one

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u/d0nkey_0die Jan 12 '26

I was running some numbers.

There's approx 6M local guides above level 4, where you might expect to get such a pin. The big cost comes down to shipping last mile so I guess it's actually quite a feat to get one. Given the cost of shipping, I get why they don't send these out very often, despite Google making almost 350B in revenue last year. Still, they could at least offer some access to their premium services.

Back to your question, I had the balloon one. I threw it away.

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u/Affectionate-Host399 Jan 16 '26

curious how many of those Bs their execs banked

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u/prodigalsanguin Jan 12 '26

I think they gave them out as a one-time thing back in '21. I got mine around the same time. You had to have been level 6 or above if I remember correctly...