HOW HONEST ARE PEOPLE?

Every day, thousands of valuable items are left behind in airports, taxis, restaurants, and other locations around the world. While losing an item can be difficult enough, the loss of precious data is a double-blow when you consider the time and expense involved in replacing both the item and the information it contains. The more portable the device, the easier it is to lose, and laptops, cameras, PDA's, go missing every minute.

But here's the good news; over 80% of people (Reader's Digest Survey) who discover lost items, ARE prepared to hand them back. Unfortunately, lack of identifying information along with password encryption technology make it almost impossible to trace the original owner. Add a dead battery to the investigation and the odds of 5% recovery plunge to less than 1%.

Tagged items increase the odds of recovery by over 75% and here's the proof...

Journalist Edward Baig, in an article for USA-Today purposely lost 6 ID tagged portable items around New York only to discover 4 out of 6 items were returned within a matter of hours.

Andrew Glassman, in an CNBC investigative report also went out of his way to lose 6 labeled portable items.
5 out of 6 were returned to him within a matter of days.

In a survey conducted by 15 independent media stations, over 75% of ID-labeled items are returned.

1,200 cell phones, 1,500 sets of keys and over 300 PDAs and laptops are handed into the Las Vegas International lost and found department annually. - McCarran Int'l Airport Security, July 2003

140,000 items are found annually on Southwest Airlines flights, 50,000 items at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and 20 a day at some Avis Rent-A-Car locations. Despite best efforts, fewer than 1% are returned. - The Wall Street Journal, November 2003

99% of mobile phone owners do not back up the information on their phones. When your mobile is lost, that critical information is gone forever. - The Wall Street Journal, 2003.

Without proper labeling, recovery rates are less than 5%. With Yourecoverit.com, the odds are raised to over 75%. Yourecoverit.com makes it easy for finders to report a lost item without relying on battery power or tapping into the item to access contact information.

GLOBAL STATISTICS

LEARN HOW IT WORKS