It is a brain hack. Stealing is easy if you don't know who you're stealing from. This is why shoplifting is a common crime and stealing from corporations/banks isn't looked down in the same way as stealing from an old lady is. This trick breaks down that barrier and imbues personality onto the potentially stolen item.
It wont work agaisnt a hardened thief but it will on someone who just found the camera and is thinking of just keeping it.
While I couldn't stand a sticker on the outside of a camera, I always print labels with my email + phone number and stick them on the memory cards and removable batteries.
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Not a hack, but a good idea anyway.
Except that I can't read the email address.
Maybe just put a sticker on the outside of the camera?
It is a brain hack. Stealing is easy if you don't know who you're stealing from. This is why shoplifting is a common crime and stealing from corporations/banks isn't looked down in the same way as stealing from an old lady is. This trick breaks down that barrier and imbues personality onto the potentially stolen item.
It wont work agaisnt a hardened thief but it will on someone who just found the camera and is thinking of just keeping it.
While I couldn't stand a sticker on the outside of a camera, I always print labels with my email + phone number and stick them on the memory cards and removable batteries.
That's a good idea too. However, I think the photos add a little emotion and increase the chance of the person who finds it to return. Just a thought.