Losing your car keys can be frustrating especially when you are in a hurry to get somewhere. Losing car keys or misplacing them is a very common thing, that is why you get a spare key but those also have a tendency of vanishing from the spot you thought you could have hidden them, two years ago when your car was still brand new and you carried your keys like a talisman.
For most people, once they get over the new car syndrome, characterized by constant cleaning and daily checks for next on the bodywork, keys become heavy to carry around in pockets. If you own a car, there are only a few things you can control and always be sure of. You may not be able to control traffic or avoid hitting pesky bugs that leave gunk on your windscreen, or children spilling things on the back seat, in time you realize it is easier to forget where your keys are than it is to forget where your smart phone is. This is why some clever computer geek should come up with an app to locate lost keys (if it doesn’t) exist already.
Resources:
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Here are 10 simple ways you can lose your car keys and what you might do to find them or replace them
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Accidentally throw them away with the rubbish
As ludicrous as this sounds, it does happen especially if your children are learning to use the bin. It could either be the rubbish bin or the toy box but if its the rubbish bin chances are you will go for days agonizing over the whereabouts of your keys and never think your two year old put them in the kitchen bin
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They can end up in a toy-box or be mixed up in some of your clutter
There is nothing as frustrating as knowing that your car keys are in your house somewhere but you just don’t know where especially if you have children with mountains of toys or if you have a lot of clutter in your house. If you don’t have a homing device or something that will make them beep, you might as well consider them lost.
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Forget them on your supermarket checkout counter
This happens more often than most people care to admit. It can be equally frustrating if you only realize that you don’t have your keys anymore after visiting ten other shops at the mall. You could retrace your steps to the last store you remember having them in your hand but if you’ve been to ten other stores That, could take some doing
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Leaving them in a public toilet
Again you could retrace your steps but the chances are someone found them and either took them or handed them to some lost and found area you have no knowledge of.
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You could lose them in the crevices of some sofa.
The sofa does not have to be a stranger’s sofa, you might have a sofa that likes swallowing change and stuff from pockets.
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You could lose them in a robbery
If you had the misfortune of being a home invasion victim, your keys could go missing along with your other valuables.
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You purse could get snatched with your keys in it
This is one of the reason some people have cover for their purse which means everything from the lipstick and gum to the wallet and keys are ensured.
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Your car keys can end up under the bed or under furniture and might remain there until the piece of furniture is moved
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Car keys can end up in the wash if you don’t check pockets before you do laundry
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Car keys have been known to be the first thing thrown over a cliff, a lake or the sea during a heated argument wit
The truth is most people don’t lose their keys. They simply misplace them. The possible scenarios listed above are only an illustration of what could happen. Replacing lost car keys has become more complicated now with the new electronic anti-theft system in car keys, it also expensive to replace the new state of the art car keys so if you own a car whose key can’t be replaced by any locksmith in the neighborhood, then you should be mindful of where your keys are at all times. Insuring your car keys might be a good idea if you are a forgetful person or lose things easily.