ImHONEST.com helps you get your lost gear back
Have you ever gotten out of a taxi, slammed the door, and crossed the street, only to realize that you left your laptop bag, luggage, or purse inside? While this is mind-blowingly upsetting and can cause you to utter expletives for hours on end, it’s even worse if you lose something in another city while you’re traveling.
Contrary to popular belief, there are people who are honest and kind enough to try to return your lost stuff. However, some things (like wallets with ID) are easier to return than others (like a camera bag with no info as to whom it may belong). At that point, you should be hoping that you used ImHONEST.com before the loss. ImHONEST.com allows you to purchase labels that come with ID codes. You simply register them and attach them to your belongings.
If someone finds something that you’ve left behind, they can call a toll-free number and use one of more than 4000 drop-off spots (including UPS stores). This includes international shipping options, so if you’re flying over the ocean when you realize your laptop is sitting in London Heathrow airport, at least you have a better chance of getting it back than you would if it had no ID at all.
ImHONEST.com even offers a reward gift to those who are honest enough to turn in an item that they’ve found. And if that’s not generous enough, they also donate 20% of online purchases to various charities – which you get to choose yourself from their list.
What do you think? Are there enough honest people in the world for this to really work? I’d like to think so – I once left my purse in a public pool changing room and was distraught because even though I had no money in it, I did have all my cards, including my children’s health cards which are all a huge pain (and cost) to replace. However, someone was kind enough to return the purse and all its belongings to the lifeguard station and I got everything back.
I just worry that there are too many people who would overlook the ImHONEST.com label and think, “cool! Free camera!” Thoughts?
(photo: flickr)
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