Teen loses AirPods at least annually !!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How are thy losing them. They are the easiest thing to track.

Do they not have them connected to fFind My? The new ones you can actually set off audible alert, that is how we found the one in our dogs belly.

You can set it to alert you when you leave them behind.

We have them linked to our accounts and they show up in Find My, but they have never ever played a sound which we can use to find them, nor is there an option to alert us if we leave them behind. I assume that is a gen three feature, we have only had the first GEN AirPods.

in all cases, she knows where she left them but when we go to look for them, they are gone. Or perhaps hidden within the room in a way that we can’t find them unless you could get them to play a sound.

[Anonymous]

College DS washed his with his laundry, then managed to lose the right one shortly after. He is home for the break and told us he managed to lose the left one recently as well. DH already got a new pair for DS for Christmas. If he loses or damages this pair, the he will be fending for himself from that point on, at least AirPod wise.

[Anonymous]

Buying the second pair himself seemed to nip the carelessness right in the bud.

[Anonymous]

Three options
Have them get a job and pay for them or pay for half.
Buy good knock offs on Amazon for $30
Get over the ear headphones.

Kids can work if they want to. Raking leaves, baby sitting/mother helping, pet walking, shoveling snow, taking out people's trash cans, tutoring elementary school kids, giving sports training etc.

[Anonymous]

Unless you’ve never lost anything in your life, what’s the big god damn deal?
Cut the kid a bit of slack. Mine is stressed and overworked and slogging away in the throes of high school. Something that was somewhat fun, once upon a time. But is no longer.

Then throw in friend drama. And a million other anxieties. . . I’m inclined to show a little grace for mistakes like this. Even a few times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Argh, she got AirPods and managed to not lose them for 8 months. Then we replaced and she managed to leave them at an event within 2 months.

I am loathe to get her another pair even if that is her only gift (that was her only Xmas and birthday gift each time).

I try to let her get by with some target $15 earbuds but she says they are uncomfortable (i think they just look uncool).

Tell me how your teens don’t lose them?!

So she lost them twice. Your title makes it seem as if she has lost multiple pairs on an annual basis.

Have you never lost anything?

[Anonymous]

I would not keep replacing these. If she doesnt want the target ones, she is welcome to spend her own money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are thy losing them. They are the easiest thing to track.

Do they not have them connected to fFind My? The new ones you can actually set off audible alert, that is how we found the one in our dogs belly.

You can set it to alert you when you leave them behind.

We have them linked to our accounts and they show up in Find My, but they have never ever played a sound which we can use to find them, nor is there an option to alert us if we leave them behind. I assume that is a gen three feature, we have only had the first GEN AirPods.

in all cases, she knows where she left them but when we go to look for them, they are gone. Or perhaps hidden within the room in a way that we can’t find them unless you could get them to play a sound.

Then get the newer ones.