@Myrrick At this price, it’s cheaper than buying replacement batteries.
For reference, I’ve used trackrs for a couple of years and while the batteries only last a few months or so, they’ve worked well enough for me to recover my lost wallet once. For that, they’re worth it.
One more thing. Not sure what you mean by ‘fee based replacement’. trackr charges for the batteries. No more, no less. If you don’t like the price they charge, then purchase them somewhere else.
I’m no fanboy of the product. I do wish they lasted longer but with the current state of the art, I suspect that this was the best they could do. Perhaps they are on Meh because they are about to come out with a better version that supports bluetooth LE (Low Energy). If so, I’ll probably get those once my supply of Meh trackr’s is depleted.
@Myrrick@squishybrain These are on Meh because TrackR massively scaled back operations. The TrackR website sells TrackRs through their “partner”, checkout.org, a Mediocre corporation. Coincidentally, Meh is also a Mediocre corporation.
I doubt that TrackR has any fulltime employees. I didn’t look at how they sell batteries now, but I strongly suspect that that is also farmed out.
I suspect they sold the remainder of their inventory to Meh and possibly other companies.
I’m in for 10. I have them on my cane and on our farm cat, who tends to spend most of his time outside. He also tends to lose collars. I replaced the batteries on these with Energizers- don’t need to mess with their replacement service.
@lisagd The tracker is more for the collar than the cat. He loses it, I make it beep until I find it. The collars I like are over $12 each, and before the tracker I had to replace his 4 times.
Finally cheap enough and I’ve had enough to drink that I can get some to play with. I’ll start with putting them on the cats
/giphy bright-treasured-armadillo
You’ll have to signup for an account to use the app. Their website FAQ says you just turn on Bluetooth and press Add New Device, however the app only has a login and register button when you start it.
Disappointing I have to have another account and login to help find the keys I misplaced in the house.
@sykl0ps I mean, not really. The app stays logged in, so find your item, or your phone, over and over without logging into an account again. Maybe if you need to install on a new device you’ll need it, but that’s really it.
You fuckers keep selling these damn things, even after multiple IRK sales. You could’ve thrown them in those to get rid of them. But no… you’d rather offer them here like 3 times per month. I’m not buying them for a third time! You can’t make me. Speaking of those IRKs, does anyone know what I can do with a shitty inkjet printer that doesn’t have ink, aside from reenacting the printer smashing scene from Office Space?
@warpedrotors If you plan well you can use it for a trade-in when Office Depot does a special on printers … Or take it to Best Buy to get it recycled (or so they claim)
I actually went to use this the other day to locate my keys. I was in a hurry and the stupid app wouldn’t do anything until I logged in. Of course I didn’t remember my password and didn’t have time to reset it. I just found my keys by the old “dig and swear” method. Thoroughly unhelpful.
Or you can just put a hook by the door to hang your keys and a spot on a table to put your wallet, purse, or whatever. No app needed. No need to replace batteries. No muss, no fuss!
Eh… 9 bucks, 5 more to ship, another 6 for a ten pack of batteries - so its a dollar cheaper than just buying straight from Amazon, but I have to putz around with them? No thanks.
@elpepe@ParadisePete I plan on putting them on my daughters water bottles. They leave them everywhere, and hopefully these will help me round them up when doing the dishes.
I bought these before and have thrown them all away. The back falls off and you lose the battery and then can;t use them. To get it to work, you have to realize that they are going to tell you the wrong app name. If you speak german, it may be the right one, I don’t know. But the instructions were incomprehensible. I’ve had others so I know how they work. But the app makes no sense and the instructions were written by aliens on acid. Only buy these to give as a passive aggressive present. Oh, the batteries were also all dead…they offer to send ONE for free…free being about $5.
No wonder they are so cheap.
Nice marketing on this web site, but so far real crap.
@dvermilion They are not. There’s not a lot to them. They are either signalling passively/slowly or actively/fast, but that’s all they do. On-device they always light up and siren the piezo buzzer when the button is pressed, I haven’t found a way around that.
So many of these in the marketplace. Must of cost them about a penny a piece to make.
Are they edible? I am thinking of using these to keep track of the kids who visit during the summer.
Bought the five packs of these not too long ago. They’re trash. Only one out of the pack worked. The app still works, but there’s no support available whatsoever.
I got these last time and they are okay. They don’t have great range but have been helpful. I haven’t had issues with battery life or backs falling off.
Still waiting on the last 5 I ordered 3 months ago. According to the shipping manifest they were out for delivery at 3:14am but never delivered. Ironic that my very first order was tracking devices, and they were lost…
Bought these last time. About half of them had dead batteries. The free battery replacement is a joke…the s&h charge is more than you paid for the item.
I’ve had good luck with these. Bought them the first time they were offered, all batteries are still full. Haven’t cracked into the 5 pack from last time yet, but will probably get these just for battery replacement, since the price is right.
I’m not one to lose my stuff, but these have been very helpful when my girlfriend borrows my car, and leaves the keys in some random place in or around or apartment.
So far my only disappointment was testing the Crowd Locate feature, which gave me no results. Expected, but still sad. Need more people to have the app with BT turned on in Massachusetts…
I already have four of these and they work quite well. I’ve ordered replacement batteries (for free) from Trackr and they arrived quickly. But my lazy ass hasn’t gotten around to installing them. I hope I can find the Pixels to install the new batteries!
All the ones I received had dead batteries, but after swapping them out for new ones (paying $2 S&H for the “free” replacement is not worth it, these batteries are not expensive from a drugstore!) they work great for keeping track of my keys in my small-but-cluttered NYC apartment.
Last pack I bought had almost all dead batteries. And the batteries aren’t free–they’re $1.99 shipping each. Was far cheaper to just buy batteries off eBay.
Order 2 packs of 5 and ALL needed new batteries! Meh…?? Took the time and programed them and all had critically low batteries… But wait the Free battery program has shipping costs! Cheaper to order a pack on Amazon. Nice…
@adriangomez 4 out of 5 arrived DEAD. When ordering replacements, you can only order one at a time to the tune of $1,99 each (of course it’s for “Shipping”)…Not GOOD business!!
Meh. I was just going to use these to play around, maybe use them for proximity alarms or put them in bottles and leave them places to see where they end up but
-You can’t even start the app without enabling it for location information.
-It took me two tries to create an account and then it only worked after an hour or so.
-They have one of the most ridiculous user agreements and privacy policies I have ever seen. You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of all your information at all times but we can do anything we want with it and you can’t sue us for anything. Nanny nanny boo boo.
-There is no mention anywhere I can see about how location data is handled. If you take it for information “submitted” through the app then they can retain it in perpetuity and “share” it anyway they like.
What’s with the 1944 Quarter? I mean, it’s a great coin and all, but people don’t just have 1944 quarters lying around. It’s rare to find a sliver quarter these days, but even more so to find one that isn’t from the 1960s’. Was this a stock image or do one of you guys just have silver quarters in this condition kicking around?
@stw_ok2002 It is my understanding that none have been sold since the manufacturer ended support for the product and withdrew the associated app from both the Android and Apple platforms. A great many of the TrackRs have been included in this site’s signature Instant Regret Kits since then, and were quite a source of discussion for quite some time. I will also point out that they are not, in fact, completely useless. If you have an Android phone, the Swiftfinder app will still work with them. I have a few in service that way myself.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
10x TrackR Pixel Bluetooth Tracking Devices
10x Key loops and double-sided 3M adhesives (One Per Pixel)
10x User-replaceable CR2016 batteries (Installed In Each Pixel)
2x Setup guide
Price Comparison
$20.52 (for 10 black) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, July 13th - Friday, July 17th
I got these the last time they were for sale and they seem to work pretty well.
Ask yourself why these have become so cheap, even on Amazon. Then read the reviews for the answer.
Got the 5-pack last time, and exactly 1 of them worked. Kind of! So that was great
Do not. Batteries die in the units in months and it’s a fee based replacement. Great concept, just not when end of life
@Myrrick End of whose life?
@Myrrick CR2016’s in multi packs from Amazon are pretty cheap. Opening these to replace the battery is easy using duct tape, no pressure needed.
@Myrrick At this price, it’s cheaper than buying replacement batteries.
For reference, I’ve used trackrs for a couple of years and while the batteries only last a few months or so, they’ve worked well enough for me to recover my lost wallet once. For that, they’re worth it.
One more thing. Not sure what you mean by ‘fee based replacement’. trackr charges for the batteries. No more, no less. If you don’t like the price they charge, then purchase them somewhere else.
I’m no fanboy of the product. I do wish they lasted longer but with the current state of the art, I suspect that this was the best they could do. Perhaps they are on Meh because they are about to come out with a better version that supports bluetooth LE (Low Energy). If so, I’ll probably get those once my supply of Meh trackr’s is depleted.
@Myrrick @squishybrain the specs say that it already supports LE:
“Connectivity: BLE 4.0”
@Myrrick @squishybrain These are on Meh because TrackR massively scaled back operations. The TrackR website sells TrackRs through their “partner”, checkout.org, a Mediocre corporation. Coincidentally, Meh is also a Mediocre corporation.
I doubt that TrackR has any fulltime employees. I didn’t look at how they sell batteries now, but I strongly suspect that that is also farmed out.
I suspect they sold the remainder of their inventory to Meh and possibly other companies.
@Myrrick @squishybrain That assumes your batteries work. And if you read the reactions here, that’s a BIG assumption.
I’m in for 10. I have them on my cane and on our farm cat, who tends to spend most of his time outside. He also tends to lose collars. I replaced the batteries on these with Energizers- don’t need to mess with their replacement service.
@Pony what size/number?
@fowlermonkey ECR2016. A package of 15 was $6.60 at Amazon.
@Pony If the cat keeps losing collars, how are you going to attach the tile to the cat?
@lisagd The tracker is more for the collar than the cat. He loses it, I make it beep until I find it. The collars I like are over $12 each, and before the tracker I had to replace his 4 times.
I lost my virginity a long time ago. These certainly would have helped me avoid that situation!
@fuzzmanmatt Yeah, you can prevent sexual contact by advertising you are a nerd.
@Jonas4321 That is what you think!
@fuzzmanmatt I guess it depends where you stick them
@fuzzmanmatt You lost it? Ever find it again? Maybe you should have asked any of your FB to help you find it.
@fuzzmanmatt Yes, I suspect you probably wouldn’t ever have the opportunity if someone had seen you with these. That may be the only use for these.
@eeterrific I’ve been looking for a long time! I’ve had lots of people helping along the way, but I guess once it’s gone it’s gone!
A full 1/3 of over 1100 reviews on Amazon are one star. Consider that before purchasing.
Finally cheap enough and I’ve had enough to drink that I can get some to play with. I’ll start with putting them on the cats
/giphy bright-treasured-armadillo
You’ll have to signup for an account to use the app. Their website FAQ says you just turn on Bluetooth and press Add New Device, however the app only has a login and register button when you start it.
Disappointing I have to have another account and login to help find the keys I misplaced in the house.
@sykl0ps I mean, not really. The app stays logged in, so find your item, or your phone, over and over without logging into an account again. Maybe if you need to install on a new device you’ll need it, but that’s really it.
@GeckoD What do you mean not really? How do I use it without having an account? I couldn’t find out how.
You fuckers keep selling these damn things, even after multiple IRK sales. You could’ve thrown them in those to get rid of them. But no… you’d rather offer them here like 3 times per month. I’m not buying them for a third time! You can’t make me. Speaking of those IRKs, does anyone know what I can do with a shitty inkjet printer that doesn’t have ink, aside from reenacting the printer smashing scene from Office Space?
@warpedrotors Buy grossly overpriced ink and print stuff?
/giphy Office space fax machine
@warpedrotors If you plan well you can use it for a trade-in when Office Depot does a special on printers … Or take it to Best Buy to get it recycled (or so they claim)
/buy
@Jonas4321 Sorry, this deal contains 3 unique items and I’m not sure which one you want. You can review how to pick one, or just try ordering from the checkout page.
Not again! Please put these in a landfill already, or send to electronics recycler and stop making everyone miserable.
I actually went to use this the other day to locate my keys. I was in a hurry and the stupid app wouldn’t do anything until I logged in. Of course I didn’t remember my password and didn’t have time to reset it. I just found my keys by the old “dig and swear” method. Thoroughly unhelpful.
How many of these things did you guys buy??
@katbyter a metric shit-ton
Somebody remind me if these are the good ones or the bad ones?
If these are the good ones, I’ll stick to my usual: tying the keys to my ankle with a 30 foot dog leash.
30 feet is all you’re gonna get with Bluetooth, after all.
Will they help me find my train of thought?
@hchavers When my train comes in, I’ll be at the airport.
This is the new candy corn, except worse.
@Narwalt I enjoyed candy corn - yummy.
OK, I’ll bite, if for other reason than I missed them last time.
bored-secret-muffin
(Search that if you dare.)
Over half the batteries will be dead when you get these, so lay in a supply of CR2016 cells. Luckily the batteries ARE replaceable.
oh no! not this feeling again! … run away!!!
@Yoda_Daenerys
/giphy teletubbies run away
@Yoda_Daenerys
Ok, THAT’S just freaking me out!!! @tinamarie1974 - what have you done to the internet???
@ybmuG @Yoda_Daenerys all Wonder Woman all the time!!
/giphy wonder Woman yes!
Or you can just put a hook by the door to hang your keys and a spot on a table to put your wallet, purse, or whatever. No app needed. No need to replace batteries. No muss, no fuss!
Eh… 9 bucks, 5 more to ship, another 6 for a ten pack of batteries - so its a dollar cheaper than just buying straight from Amazon, but I have to putz around with them? No thanks.
@wlodarczyk Why would the one from Amazon have better batteries?
AND WHY DON’T YOU HAVE VMP?!!
I’m trying to figure out a price point where I would click buy for these things and even at $0.01 for 10 I wouldn’t do it.
@elpepe I agree with elpepe. I bought a few of these a couple of years ago, and their usefulness was zero. Not almost zero, but zero.
@elpepe @ParadisePete I plan on putting them on my daughters water bottles. They leave them everywhere, and hopefully these will help me round them up when doing the dishes.
I bought these before and have thrown them all away. The back falls off and you lose the battery and then can;t use them. To get it to work, you have to realize that they are going to tell you the wrong app name. If you speak german, it may be the right one, I don’t know. But the instructions were incomprehensible. I’ve had others so I know how they work. But the app makes no sense and the instructions were written by aliens on acid. Only buy these to give as a passive aggressive present. Oh, the batteries were also all dead…they offer to send ONE for free…free being about $5.
No wonder they are so cheap.
Nice marketing on this web site, but so far real crap.
@rickgrossman +1 aliens on acid
Does anyone know if these are hackable/usable outside the context of the app?
@dvermilion They are not. There’s not a lot to them. They are either signalling passively/slowly or actively/fast, but that’s all they do. On-device they always light up and siren the piezo buzzer when the button is pressed, I haven’t found a way around that.
Put one of these behind the packages of light bulbs in the supermarket and give it a buzz as people walk by.
So many of these in the marketplace. Must of cost them about a penny a piece to make.
Are they edible? I am thinking of using these to keep track of the kids who visit during the summer.
LOOK FAMILIAR?
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Bought the five packs of these not too long ago. They’re trash. Only one out of the pack worked. The app still works, but there’s no support available whatsoever.
Stay away from these you will get most of them with empty batteries and good luck getting the free replacement
/buy --color “2x Black/2x Gray/2x White/2x Red/2x Blue” --coupon ParticipationAward
@zachdecker It worked! Your order number is: absorbing-factual-kitten
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I got these last time and they are okay. They don’t have great range but have been helpful. I haven’t had issues with battery life or backs falling off.
Still waiting on the last 5 I ordered 3 months ago. According to the shipping manifest they were out for delivery at 3:14am but never delivered. Ironic that my very first order was tracking devices, and they were lost…
Bought these last time. About half of them had dead batteries. The free battery replacement is a joke…the s&h charge is more than you paid for the item.
Dead batteries on all the trackr pixels I bought a few weeks ago.
I’ve had good luck with these. Bought them the first time they were offered, all batteries are still full. Haven’t cracked into the 5 pack from last time yet, but will probably get these just for battery replacement, since the price is right.
I’m not one to lose my stuff, but these have been very helpful when my girlfriend borrows my car, and leaves the keys in some random place in or around or apartment.
So far my only disappointment was testing the Crowd Locate feature, which gave me no results. Expected, but still sad. Need more people to have the app with BT turned on in Massachusetts…
I bought these a few months ago but I lost them before I got to use them.
I can’t wait to lose my car keys!!
This company should be sued. They steal your money. Poor support and even worse product. They lie about its capabilities. They lie.
I already have four of these and they work quite well. I’ve ordered replacement batteries (for free) from Trackr and they arrived quickly. But my lazy ass hasn’t gotten around to installing them. I hope I can find the Pixels to install the new batteries!
Why can’t I get mine to work? I is confuzled!
All the ones I received had dead batteries, but after swapping them out for new ones (paying $2 S&H for the “free” replacement is not worth it, these batteries are not expensive from a drugstore!) they work great for keeping track of my keys in my small-but-cluttered NYC apartment.
My first purchase hope it’s good.
@etowerm good luck with all that
Ha! In Democratic Republic America, Trackr tracks you!
/giphy murica
@TheMonkeyKing But hey! I got a $5 off coupon and free shipping!
Will these function if I need only 3, and give the rest to my son to use for his crappola?
Please see above this box
I can’t believe I’ve sunk to buying crap like this again just because I have VMP. fluctuating-fit-viper
I bought them last time, they all worked well.
/giphy eaten-primo-juniper
Can I return the ones I spent 20 bucks on
Good price for some decent stuff
/giphy smokey-nerdy-act
@frankefresh who’s meh?
Last pack I bought had almost all dead batteries. And the batteries aren’t free–they’re $1.99 shipping each. Was far cheaper to just buy batteries off eBay.
@bhartin Mine were dead also…4 out of 5; not good, and when you try to order batteries, you can only order one at a time.
Order 2 packs of 5 and ALL needed new batteries! Meh…?? Took the time and programed them and all had critically low batteries… But wait the Free battery program has shipping costs! Cheaper to order a pack on Amazon. Nice…
Have used 7. So far 3 needed new batteries.
@adriangomez 4 out of 5 arrived DEAD. When ordering replacements, you can only order one at a time to the tune of $1,99 each (of course it’s for “Shipping”)…Not GOOD business!!
Meh. I was just going to use these to play around, maybe use them for proximity alarms or put them in bottles and leave them places to see where they end up but
-You can’t even start the app without enabling it for location information.
-It took me two tries to create an account and then it only worked after an hour or so.
-They have one of the most ridiculous user agreements and privacy policies I have ever seen. You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy of all your information at all times but we can do anything we want with it and you can’t sue us for anything. Nanny nanny boo boo.
-There is no mention anywhere I can see about how location data is handled. If you take it for information “submitted” through the app then they can retain it in perpetuity and “share” it anyway they like.
No thanks into the garbage.
Why was the battery charge full and only 2 bars just after installing it?
@missdixierose You got lucky; 4 out of 5 ARRIVED DEAD!! NOT good business!!
Bought some 3 packs of 10 and they were all dead
30 trackrs out of 30 need new batteries - if I knew that I would’ve skipped out on this one.
Meh!
@bertwado I think we’re glossing over the fact you have THIRTY THINGS TO TRACK!
ಠ_ಠ
@bertwado @therealjrn gotta have a trackr to track the trackr
@bertwado same here. I bought two packs. All the batteries are dead.
@bertwado @timsayles1 …4 out of 5 ARRIVED DEAD; NOT good business!!
@bertwado @timsayles1 WAS going to buy more, BUT…DEAD on arrival says “nah; why bother”?
Waste of money if you can’t even use them. At least enclose new batteries, if you already “have been told” they are arriving DEAD!!!
All batteries were dead. Should have skipped this one …
All batteries arrived DEAD
- embarrassed that I gave them to friends and family as stocking stuffers. really disappointed.
The batteries died within 1 month, but it’s still so cheap it doesn’t matter.
Out of 10 purchased only 1 worked. I would not suggest purchasing this product.
@NadineI did you swap out the batteries?
I bought 10 all 10 were DOA. I cant get the back of any of them to replace the battery
I bought 10 all 10 were DOA. I can’t get the back of any of them to replace the battery. I think that the batteries are leaking.
What’s with the 1944 Quarter? I mean, it’s a great coin and all, but people don’t just have 1944 quarters lying around. It’s rare to find a sliver quarter these days, but even more so to find one that isn’t from the 1960s’. Was this a stock image or do one of you guys just have silver quarters in this condition kicking around?
Selling an item that has already been bought by another company so they don’t work anyhow, dead batteries or not…
@stw_ok2002 This was back from November 2019. It’s May 2024 now …
@stw_ok2002 It is my understanding that none have been sold since the manufacturer ended support for the product and withdrew the associated app from both the Android and Apple platforms. A great many of the TrackRs have been included in this site’s signature Instant Regret Kits since then, and were quite a source of discussion for quite some time. I will also point out that they are not, in fact, completely useless. If you have an Android phone, the Swiftfinder app will still work with them. I have a few in service that way myself.