US EditionTikTok User Tracks AirTag-Equipped Sneakers Donated to Red Cross
- A German TikTok user hid an Apple AirTag inside donated sneakers and tracked them for five days after dropping them in a Red Cross bin in Munich.
- The sneakers traveled across Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia before reaching a thrift shop in Cazin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, about 800 km away.
- The Red Cross explained that donated clothing is sorted among 18,000 containers nationwide, with suitable items supplied locally and surpluses sold to fund social projects.
- The tracked sneakers were found for sale at about 10 euros in Bosnia, and the store clerk said her German-based boss brought the shoes there.
- This practice supports the Red Cross's statutory missions by generating funds from sold donations, though it may seem unusual when items cross multiple countries.
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TikTok User Donates Sneakers With Hidden AirTag At Red Cross, Tracks Them Through Europe, Finds Them 800KM Away In A Thrift Shop In Bosnia, Buys Them Back For 10 Euros
Apple's AirTags have been used to locate luggage and even stolen vehicles, but have you ever wondered where your donations go? A user on TikTok decided to document where his pair of sneakers ended up after slipping an AirTag in one of the shoes, before he casually dropped them off at a Red Cross bin. To his and our surprise, the sneakers did not end up in the location where they were supposed to, according to the user, but the end might surprise…
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