ALL IS NOT LOST

I lost my wallet today. No, I'm not making that up, I really did lose it. And I had a horrible feeling of panic when I tried to remember where I had seen it last. I was out of the house when I realised the wallet was gone.

I'd been to Tesco the night before, I know I had it then. But I'd struggled home on the bus with three bags, a brolly and a bunch of flowers (well, I was showing someone around the house last night) and I could easily have dropped it or left it in the shop. I got home and searched everywhere for it.

Lucky for me, I'd just been a bit distracted and I found it in another bag. But it would have been so much easier with the Loc8tor, a fab little gadget that helps you find things you have lost or better still, prevents you from losing them in the first place! It works by attaching tags about the size of a stamp to the vital things you put down in strange places and would be completely stuffed if you lost - like your car keys - or even your car! Locate mode – Lets you find anything that is tagged within a range of 600 feet.

Using visual, audio and directional technology the Loc8tor will guide you to within an inch of what you're looking for. Alert mode – If the tagged item goes out of the set range the Loc8tor will notify you immediately. For example; if you leave your keys behind, before you get too far away from them the portable Loc8tor will alert you.

Or if you have children or a husband with tendencies to wander off when you go shopping…tag their clothes and if they wander out of the preset range the Loc8tor will sound an audible alarm! It's just the best gadget for those who have an unfortunate tendency to lose their car keys, wallet or mobile phone. Research has shown that we can spend up to 20 minutes a day looking for mislaid items and 45% of us said that it was usually keys of some description that we lost. Could have done with one myself this morning!