Tile Mate – Key Finder. Phone Finder. Anything Finder – 1-pack

Before I get into the actual device and app I want to make sure everyone understands how invasive this technology is before buying.

We use Tile to help locate our cat. She was a rescue from the local shelter and she insists on going outside. My wife however insists that the cat must come in at night. This meant there were some nice summer nights where we were up until very late looking for our cat. Since putting the Tile on her collar we have had great success with finding her or just knowing when she is home. It has also helped us determine where she likes to hang out thus greatly shortening our search times. It would be nice if the signal had more range, but considering it uses Bluetooth it isn’t horrible. I would rate the range at a maximum of 1/2 the average city block. It can also be as little as a few feet if your pet is under something like a parked car.

I own three Tiles and a Tile Slim. So needless to say, I’m not new to the Tile concept.

I ordered this after I lost my keys at 4:50 on a Friday and my coworkers had to help me search for them, including digging through the dumpster to find the bag of garbage that came from my office that day. My wonderful coworkers stayed past 5 to help me look so imagine my horror when I found them in my purse. They were there the whole time and slid inside a small package I had in there. Even though I emptied my purse multiple times looking I had missed them! I felt like such an axxhole but I’m thankful I have such awesome coworkers! I lose my keys all the time. At home, at work, the gym, in my car, in other peoples cars and homes, at parks, at restaurants and bars, everywhere. They’re never far, I just have the tendency to mindlessly set things down somewhere and not remember where later.