In 2024, most products are more expensive than they were before, and we still hold out hope that if we spend more money on a product, we'll get a better quality product than we would if we spent less.
But no one is going out there spending money to purchase clothes that have location trackers in them.
That's exactly what TikToker @bandanabixch14 experienced after online shopping and purchasing a pair of really cute overalls.
While filming a video showing and reviewing the overalls, she realized that she felt a weird bump against her back, where the two shoulder straps criss-cross over each other.
After reaching behind her back to feel the bump, she was horrified to hear a beeping sound from inside the new garment.
The video then cut to her holding the overalls while holding a knife, which she used to cut the fabric open. She soon revealed a small, white circular piece of plastic, which turned out to be a Chipolo tracker, something consumers commonly use on their keychains.
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Fellow TikTokers were horrified by the discovery.
Not only was it shocking for the TikToker to find a tracker in her clothes, but Chipolo tracker has a very limited range of detection. If the person who planted the tracker wanted it to be effective, they would have to be in very close proximity to the TikToker, which her audience found chilling.
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The TikToker shared a follow-up video after she filed a police report.
While viewers were relieved that she had filed a report, they were confused when she said that the police accepted the report but then gave her the tracker back, instead of taking it in as evidence.
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At this point, more viewers wondered if the TikToker planted the tracker for views, but she posted a third and "hopefully final" update, in which she appeared emotionally overwhelmed.
She explained that this had been a traumatic experience for her and that she only wished she had been joking.
You can watch the third video here:
It remains unclear who planted the tracker and why. Some theorized that it was to limit the number of "did not receive a package" notices the seller received, but using a Chipolo tracker would not help with that due to its limited range.
Hopefully nothing nefarious was going on, and the TikToker will be able to move on and enjoy her purchase.
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