scaniflost vs a tag with your name and phone number
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A tag with your name and number works as long as the number is current, but it shows your details to everyone who handles the item. A scaniflost QR tag puts nothing personal on the tag: the finder scans it and messages you through scaniflost, and you can change what it says or switch it off from your dashboard.
Where a written tag falls short
- Anyone who sees it gets your number, and an address on keys or luggage tells them more than you'd like.
- It can't be updated. Change your number and the tag is wrong.
- It can't be switched off if the item is sold or given away.
- The finder has to phone or text a stranger, which plenty of people won't do.
What a scaniflost tag does differently
- Nothing personal is printed on it: just a QR code.
- The finder sees your first name and what the item is, and writes to you through scaniflost. You're emailed straight away.
- You can rename it, mark it lost or deactivate it from your dashboard at any time.
- The finder's page appears in their own language if it's one of the ten we support.
- Messages that look like a scam are flagged before you act on them.
When a written tag is still the right choice
If a finder might not have a phone, or the law asks for specific details, like the owner's name and address on a dog's collar tag, keep the written tag. A scaniflost tag can sit alongside it.