I Flew 4000 Miles Across The World To Track Down My Stolen Apple AirPods



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When my @Apple AirPods were stolen off a @Qatar Airways layover flight in #Doha I had the joy, nay the privilege of watching them travel the world for no less than five months …
This is the story of how I got my #Apple Airpods back

I’m not sure how this will be received, no doubt there’s an argument over whether this is the pettiest thing I’ve ever done, the most creative advertising content i’ve ever made, or it could be viewed as just downright ridiculous and nonsensical …

Whichever way it goes, i’m here for it!

Now I actually realised I’d left my cherished beauties on the plane the moment I walked off the aircraft, however I was told I couldn’t go back aboard to retrieve them.

I was however told “don’t worry” and they would be brought to me if I waited at the lost and found desk … so okay …

I saw no reason for them to lie. I placed the fate of my musical future in their professional hands.

Alas, four hours passed and they still hadn’t found them, my hope began to falter and I broke out in cold sweat at the thought of having to listen to Britney Spears on repeat at the gym from this moment forwards.

I was quickly put at ease by the ever professional and helpful customer service team as they said “don’t worry” “you’re in the same seat, on the same plane, for the flight back” … “they will still be there” …

Well Qatar Airways they bloody weren’t.

In a moment of weakness, it appeared a member of staff had pocketed them and hadn’t handed them in despite the tearful British gentleman being comforted by the lost & found team as they called down constantly to tell the crew to tell them I was waiting … cold and callous if you ask me.

From that moment on, my AirPods were on the holiday of a lifetime.

They flew from #Qatar to Katmandu, before heading to a small village in the Himalayan mountains overlooking #Nepal. They then took a short jaunt to Thailand before finally coming to rest back in Doha.

I just couldn’t stand it any longer!

What you witness here today, is what happens when a disruptive marketing weirdo, with nothing left to lose, decides enough … is enough.

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And in the midst of all this chaos, we actually did test the Apple “Find My Feature” and show just how powerful this technology really is!

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40 thoughts on “I Flew 4000 Miles Across The World To Track Down My Stolen Apple AirPods”

  1. Got my stolen iPhone back with find my, went to their house and they denied it but called me later and blamed their daughter claiming she “found it” on the ground in an estate when it was stolen from a bathroom 😂

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  2. Honestly, the way you got them back was incredible the journey was insane. But personally I would never use them again, don’t know where they’ve been or what ears they’ve been in

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  3. this content was insane, i have a favorite hoodie but its was got stolen, i already try trackdown all thrift store, marketplace, ect. but i can't find it, but mad respect to you

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  4. Hi there, the same thing has happened to me! Except on a bus where I also left my AirPods. Could you maybe explain how the sound feature and “find my” works because the location isn’t very specific- the last time I searched for them, I couldn’t go upstairs to the residential units to ask around because the lifts are access only and restricted. 🙁

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