Left Behind Bag alarm ?

diddymonster

Hi, I am forever leaving my bag behind in pubs, cafes etc … and I was wondering if there was some kind of alarm / alert device I could wear to audibly alert me when this occurs allowing me to quickly realise and recover my bag whilst still nearby .. a kind of separation alert if you like .. any ideas appreciated..

ballyblack

have you got a smart phone? apple or Android??

diddymonster

Yes, an iPhone 

MikeJXE

Have a look at Apple AirTag that might be what you need 

diddymonster

I have done but that’s more useful for tracking after the fact than immediate alarm. The iPhone alerts are quite routine sounding and would sound like all the other notifications I get (10-15 per hour) .. and you cannot specify a different sound / noise for AirTag alerts ..

Neil_Jones

diddymonster said:

Hi, I am forever leaving my bag behind in pubs, cafes etc … and I was wondering if there was some kind of alarm / alert device I could wear to audibly alert me when this occurs allowing me to quickly realise and recover my bag whilst still nearby .. a kind of separation alert if you like .. any ideas appreciated..

Would it not be better for you to not to leave your bag behind in the first place?

Surely you can't be far away from the point where you leave it, go back a few moments later and its been taken.  If and when that happens you'll soon change your behaviour.

LunaLater

An AirTag does exactly what you need.

binao

LunaLater said:

An AirTag does exactly what you need.

Is that an Apple Air Tag as @MikeJXE suggested earlier?

MikeJXE

There are some very simple options that are used so you don't forget to take something with you and they can work with a hand bag equally well

Clip on a dog lead

A surfboard leash 

Or swap the handbag for a shoulder bag 

diddymonster

Neil_Jones said:

diddymonster said:

Hi, I am forever leaving my bag behind in pubs, cafes etc … and I was wondering if there was some kind of alarm / alert device I could wear to audibly alert me when this occurs allowing me to quickly realise and recover my bag whilst still nearby .. a kind of separation alert if you like .. any ideas appreciated..

Would it not be better for you to not to leave your bag behind in the first place?

Surely you can't be far away from the point where you leave it, go back a few moments later and its been taken.  If and when that happens you'll soon change your behaviour.

Yes in an ideal world but I’m afraid that with a fair amount of brain fog and a sprinkling of old age, it’s not that easy hence the need as described. The alarm solution I want is to be alerted if I walk say 10 metres away rather than half way down the street

diddymonster

LunaLater said:

An AirTag does exactly what you need.

No not really .. I have looked at AirTags but that’s more useful for tracking after the fact than immediate alarm. The iPhone alerts are quite routine sounding and would sound like all the other notifications I get (10-15 per hour) .. and you cannot specify a different sound / noise / volume for AirTag alerts ..