Appropriate Ads
By paigea
@paigea (35684)
Canada
December 3, 2015 7:05am CST
Today on myLot I am getting the ad for the Tile gadget that will find my phone, my keys, etc.
I think I have to phone my phone daily to find it and I have often wished I could phone my keys and other items.
I looked at the ad and it is pretty interesting what it can apparently do. It can be used to track stolen items such as a bicycle too.
One tile costs $25 though. I am too much of a tight wad to spend that. Instead I am going to get more organized about where I put things.
Now where is my phone? I need a message on there so I can finish this report. I hope it isn't dead.
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17 responses
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Dec 15
I found a better place, I stick it under my bra strap, it is out of sight but close at hand. lol
@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
3 Dec 15
I did a post on that other site about a radio show I listened to in the car one day. The speaker said when you lay your keys down, or glasses, or phone, be sure to say I'm bombing the "whatever - dresser, table, buffet" with my keys, glasses, phone and you will remember. I started that day doing that and it worked!! Give it a try.
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@MarshaMusselman (38652)
• Midland, Michigan
4 Dec 15
Possibly you don't have to tell yourself you're 'bombing' the location. It may be more that you're verbalizing what you're doing. Meaning you're getting another sense in there.
When I need to remember to give a guest something after they've paid, if I don't say anything to them out loud, we will both forget, but if/when I tell them to remind me, I'll remember on my own.
I've not tried that when laying down things though. In fact, just today I lost a portion of a food processor I used for the Thanksgiving meal. I began to wonder where in the world my family hid it from me. A bit later, I found it right where I put it days ago. It was in plain sight, but on the other side of the counter. Easily seen from one direction but not the other. It was where I put it, not someone else and it isn't small either, yet I didn't see it.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
3 Dec 15
lol We are constantly losing things. Even as I write hubby is looking for his electric shaver.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
5 Dec 15
@marlina lol He doesn't stand in the bathroom to shave, he walks around, sits in the family room etc. We found it behind the love seat on the charger!! He is too old for me to change, lol
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
3 Dec 15
@paigea, I can see your phone sitting comfortably under your computer table!
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
3 Dec 15
I bought TILES because my husband is forever losing his keys. Not sure how well it works yet, but it is kind of expensive.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
4 Dec 15
@paigea I bought four, but haven't really needed them yet. Another down side is the batteries only last about a year, then they sell you an upgrade for ? less than the original. I'm wondering if this was really worth it or not.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
3 Dec 15
The best way to remember where you put things, or park you car, is to notice that you are doing it in the first place, so your brain will record the event. I stop after parking my car and look around. That has made all the difference.
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@paigea (35684)
• Canada
4 Dec 15
Oh my you reminded me how many times I had no idea where my car was in a parking lot. My girls took over that responsibility at very young ages. In my defense, we always lived in very small towns where if there isn't a spot in front of the shop you just decide to come back tomorrow.
When I went to a city mall I never thought to notice where I parked.
Any way I did learn to take notice of which entrance I used so I could find my car.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
4 Dec 15
@paigea I read somewhere that people really do not forget where they left things. That would imply that they knew in the first place. Most people just don't pay attention.
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@Traceyjayne (1763)
• United Kingdom
6 Dec 15
I am not a great one for gadgets ! Think you are wise to save your money
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@shellyjaneo (1081)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 15
I have heard of these and they do sound really good but that is a lot of money it might be worth it for your phone though x
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@paigea (35684)
• Canada
8 Dec 15
@shellyjaneo I didn't know that. My phone is pretty old though and the data is always turned off. So, a tracker may not work.
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@shellyjaneo (1081)
• United Kingdom
8 Dec 15
@paigea That's true, and saying that most smartphones have trackers on them x
@artemeis (4194)
• China
4 Dec 15
Talking about gadgets, my husband just bought one where when you walk away from your mobile phone the phone's alarm will go off - telling you that you've forgotten to bring it along with you or someone is running away with your phone.
But here's the catch, you need to turn the alarm off if you do not wanna bring your phone into the toilet and when you comeback from one of those calls you might forget to reactivate it.