Loseproof is really geared toward people who want an out of the box solution – easy to signup, easy to protect your stuff & more secure (it's anonymous).
We'd also love to know where you can get stickers printed at that price... we might need to change supplier!
The web page is nice, but this stage in my life I feel like I've got too much stuff. Losing it is one convenient way to rid myself of some of the mass. The things I really care about aren't conducive to stickers ... I think my wife and kids would object, but maybe I could find somewhere inconspicuous. Everything else I'd hate to lose I have redundancy for (family photos are on Flash drives in multiple locations).
Maybe my definition of "Love" has become more refined than it used to be?
It could be that we pronounce things differently... but for me the single "o" in lose and the double "o" in loose make the same sound as the double "o" in proof. The two words (lose and loose) only differ in the way the "s" sounds. The "s" in lose is more of a "zzzzz" while the "s" in loose is a standard "s" sound. So... my tongue is not tripping on that.
I don't think I was rude about it ... and doesn't this give the OP a chance to optimize his web-site for people like me? Or at least decide I'm not his target market?
Intuitively, if I lost something valuable, I would feel that people would be more inclined to make an effort in returning it if they saw a name (and hence a person) attached to it. Emotionally, that seems to be more powerful of a draw than a code. I guess in my case, I would think the additional vulnerability from having my name and e-mail address on it would not outweigh the perceived drop in likelihood someone would return my precious item.
I'd love to hear whether that's just me, and whether that's just perception (of having a lower return rate) vs. reality.
One angle that's certainly appealing is to reduce production costs even further (and therefore retail cost) to make a super low-cost way to protect items that have low value but high importance. Things like sketchbooks, coursework and so on.
Not 100% fool proof and depends on those who find it having a smart phone but its a cheap hack.
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I just searched for them and found that they're out of business. Other competitors seem to be idstickers and foundit, though I know nothing of them.
Although a lot of items get lost relatively close to home, you're right – we're looking at extending the service in the future to offer the option of return postage.
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I've had StuffBak for years and really like the idea of tagging my device but in the end, it really boils down to having a finder that is honest enough to return your device.
On Android, there is an option called "Show owner info on lock screen" that lets you put whatever text you want on the lock screen. I use "jon@jrock.us". Is there really no iPhone equivalent?
> your stuff will get back to you should the worse happen.
worst.
You can now have items shipped for $0.8GBP/each.
Also, I think you should be very explicit about telling people these are stickers. And possibly talk about how well they stick. I don't put stickers on things so these are not for me. I am probably not alone.
Lost & Found seems to be a bit of a crowded space these days... so good luck.
Not doable yet I guess, but definitely something people will want.
I believe it is best to use services like Find my iPhone/Droid, and the likes if you lose your precious device. At least you can lock/wipe/send your details if your device is found and still have a little chance of having it returned.
Also I think sticker tags like that are not really effective in a world where everything becomes location/people/things aware. The natural evolution is "tag 2.0" (eg. TheTileApp)