There is however one problem with the tracker beacon approach. The thief will simply deny having it, or claim they bought it legitimately from someone else, and you'll have to get the police involved. But the police are so under-resourced it's very difficult to get them to pay any attention to smaller crimes. So another more primal option would be to send a parcel which, upon opening, spatters a generous quantity of vile unpleasant substances in all directions around the room. But I mention that for educational purposes only, and will not go on record as actually suggesting people do it :P David On Thu, 26 Aug 2021 at 01:52, <michelle400(a)orcon.net.nz> wrote:
Thank you both for your prompt replies.
David, those little tracker devices look like they might indeed be the ticket. I've already looked into it a bit but it would need quite the bit of research obviously to see what I might like to buy.
Simon, yes battery life would indeed be an issue, but after having looked into it a little it looks like they can last for 2 weeks or more. That would be sufficient for me to send something in NZ to somewhere in NZ and see if a thief bites.
That's a very helpful response so far! _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list -- wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz | To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: https://list.waikato.ac.nz/postorius/lists/wlug.list.waikato.ac.nz