Passenger discovers airline employee stole their AirPods by using “Find My”, airline refuses to help, passenger takes matters into their own hands: ‘I blast the wearer’s ears out’

If they can't get their AirPods back, at least they can ensure no one else's gets stolen by the same person.

Have you even managed to retrieve something you know was stolen from you? I have, and let me tell you, it was not easy. A few years ago, I accidentally left my phone in an Uber, and by the time I realized where I left it, the next passenger already claimed my phone and taken it with them. It wasn't long before charges from my Amazon and Uber Eats accounts came flooding into my email inbox, and I was forced to cancel everything I could to keep them from getting me into so much debt.

They didn't consider the fact that when they ordered food from my Uber Eats account, I could see exactly to which address the food was going. At first, I tried reporting them and having someone else fetch my stolen belongings back, but since no one was willing to help, I decided to do it myself.

I drove over there, along with a few friends to back me up, knocked on the thief's door, and demanded my phone back. And you know what? They were so shocked that I was there, they gave it right back to me, and even apologized.

While this could have gone in a hundred different ways, I am happy I had the chance to confront this person and get my phone back. But even if I couldn't do that, there are still ways to teach someone a lesson, like the one in the story below…

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When this passenger discovered they left their AirPods on the plane, they immediately contacted the airline, hoping they would be able to track the AirPods down. The airline management, however, refused to help the passenger find the thief, which led them to do it themselves, using the Find My app.
Since the passenger does not live in the same state as the thief, they couldn't really show up at their doorstep and demand their AirPods back. But they still managed to ensure this person learned their lesson, using whatever means they had at hand.
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