Finders Keepers?? AirPods

I also agree with posters upthread that i would have charged it at my house in hope of people tracking them

I think that he should have asked those around him if they dropped it and then maybe would have been okay to keep. Airpods can be tracked but they can easily just be reset so the tracking is lost

Your DH sounds horrible not only for keeping things that are not his but more so for the way he treated you when you tried to do the right thing. He didn't see any nuance or take your point on board at all - it was very clearly his way.

Imagine if a parent or a child saved up their money to buy those, your husband is a cunt, I pity your children with a role model like him. Awful.

[w]here exactly would you hand them in? It's not like there's a police station on every street corner, or even in every village!

This is exactly what I was going to say. There are very few police stations, and those few aren't open to the public. "Handing them in" isn't an option. Leaving them where they are is. If they are traceable, I suppose you could take them to an Apple store, but that might involve a long journey.

Well I would swipe them when they are put on charge or something and take them straight to the police station asap. Let husband go down and try to explain finders keepers to the cops.
Good luck OP. Awful parenting from DH.
I did like someone suggesting that he might “lose “ something very precious in the next few days!

Nah I think you were right OP.
You should try to return property before pocketing it, and if you teach a kid to pocket early doors then you have the potential for them to become an adult who thinks its fine if they find a wallet and keep the money.

Sorry op but your dh sounds like a right wanker. He needs a taste of his own medicine! That could be something a child got for their birthday, or a teenager paid for with their first wage packet. Horrible example to set ds.

Fucking hell. Your ‘d’h is an absolute rocket. Your son sounds just as bad! Even my 7 year old knows you don’t just keep expensive stuff you find!

I would be unable to wait until DH lost something, in fact I'd be inclined to 'assist' some spendy item in becoming lost if I possibly could, without getting caught, just to able to say 'Well, serves you right for being so stupid as to lose it/them'...

The temptation I'd have to hide his phone/something valuable and watch the reaction. Selfish shit.

With DS’s iPods, tracking only shows the last time they were online when he dropped them at school. It was only when someone opened the case that the location updated and he was able to go and get them.

Finders keepers is bollocks. It is theft by finding.

Are they actually Apple Airport? If so, they are trackable. If not Apple, then they may not be

Samsung ons are exactly the same - and traceable. Tracking isn't exclusive to Apple. There are other companies out there

Your 'DH' has now let you know that he has no morals past getting caught to not.

You can't trust a word he says, being as he's a liar.

I wouldn't still be married to a man like this. Not being a thieving, lying scumbag is my line.

Yuk to second hand air pods that been in someone's else's ear

You can easily get replacement rubber ear bits for them. In fact the ordinals come with a few different pairs.

If your DS hands them in and the owner doesn't claim them then he will get them back. Why is your DH's moral compass so low? Does he think every dishonesty is acceptable if you don't get caught?

We were burgled a few years ago. One of the things taken was DD's phone... the police were delighted - it hadn't been turned off and was still trackable. They got a search warrant, walked into this guys house and found evidence of about 20 recent burglaries and a trawl through his bank account and trips to various pawn brokers / cash convertors places uncovered a pile more. Their clear up rate had never been so good

Your DS needs with your help to make an effort to locate the owner. I bet he'd be devastated if he lost something of similar value.

As for your DH he needs to check his moral compass because there's something seriously wrong with it.

Let me guess OP, he is the type who would have be absolutely furious and indignant if someone took something he lost? That it wouldn't be "finders keepers" in that case? I had an uncle like that. Was apoplectic with rage when someone broke into his car and stole his stereo...but would purchase stolen goods from the back of lorries and would have gleefully kept a lost wallet.
I'd be so turned off by his behaviour. I hope you are doing OK. YOU didn't ruin the day -the thief did. The audacity of him being annoyed at you because you didn't back up his shitty parenting.

I always try and return anything I find because I would want someone to return my things.

I would especially do this in front of my child who I’m trying to teach to be a decent human being.

Your DH isn’t a great role model for his child.

If your husband has AirPods I'd be very tempted to throw them out of the window while I was driving down the motorway.

What a peach he is, teaching your ds to be a thief, and ruining your day 😞

If they still had battery left, they will be easily tracked to either your address or next doors.