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SAN LEANDRO, Calif. (March 7, 2002) - London Fog Luggage owners can now breathe
a little easier if their luggage or bags are ever lost or stolen. London Fog Luggage
will begin including six months of Lost & Found Service powered by BoomerangIt,
FREE with product registration.
In addition, at the time of registration, London Fog Luggage owners can extend their
lost and found coverage and purchase BoomerangIt labels and tags for other products
they own, such as cell phones, digital cameras, PDAs and golf clubs.
Each year, thousands of pieces of luggage or bags are lost or stolen, commonly
left accidentally in meeting rooms, hotels, restaurants, rental cars, airports and
other public spaces. A staggering number of items are left behind by visitors, for
example: 12,000 at the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, 10,000 at Yosemite National Park
and 30,000 at Bally's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
"Thanks to this special offer, our users stand a much better chance of recovering
their London Fog Luggage should it ever be lost," said Kyle Martucci, marketing
manager for Ryka, Inc., the official luggage licensee for London Fog. "It's a great
value-added feature for our products."
London Fog Luggage will contain a FREE tamper-resistant serialized luggage tag.
By completing the product registration, consumers will activate the FREE lost and
found service with by mail or online at --- www.londonfogluggage.com.
Once registered, if the luggage is lost or stolen, BoomerangIt can help get it back.
If the item is lost, anyone who finds it can contact BoomerangIt using the instructions
on the label and receive a reward (a free pack of BoomerangIt labels, tags and registrations
valued at $19.95). The information submitted to activate BoomerangIt service is
used to facilitate the return of a lost or stolen London Fog Luggage to the rightful
owner.
The lost and found service also guards an investment by establishing a permanent
record of ownership, acting as a vehicle identification number ("VIN") system for
your item, which is accessible to more than 16,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.
London Fog Luggage, via BoomerangIt, works with the National Crime Prevention Council
(NCPC) and its "McGruff® ID Armor® the Crime Dog®" program to help return lost and stolen items
to their rightful owners. Most lost items are left in hotels, restaurants, airplanes,
and other public places, which have a legal responsibility to hold them in their
lost and found departments. In addition to providing rewards to finders, BoomerangIt's
extensive outreach and awareness program with hotel, restaurant and transportation
industry leaders, plus police departments nationwide, ensures an effective rate
of return.
BoomerangIt works with the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC) and its "McGruff® ID Armor®
the Crime Dog®" program to help return lost and stolen items to their rightful owners.
Hotels, restaurants, airports and other public places have a legal responsibility
to hold lost items in their lost and found departments. BoomerangIt helps them identify
and return lost items to their owners. In addition to providing rewards to finders,
BoomerangIt's extensive outreach and awareness program with hotel, restaurant and
transportation industry leaders, plus more than 16,000 police departments nationwide,
ensures an effective rate of return.
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About BoomerangIt
BoomerangIt (www.boomerangit.com)
based in San Leandro, Calif., is a global lost and found return service that works
with law enforcement and others to return lost and stolen property to its rightful
owners. BoomerangIt provides an easy, inexpensive means to label and identify valuable
items. It is also a theft deterrent, as studies indicate thieves are less likely
to steal marked property. Founded in 2001, BoomerangIt now has more than one million
members and is the official lost and found service of the National Crime Prevention
Council (NCPC), with a portion of sales benefiting the “McGruff® ID Armor® the Crime Dog”
programs. For more information or to purchase BoomerangIt labels and tags, visit
www.boomerangit.com or
call 800-2Boomit (800-226-6648).
About London Fog
London Fogis a registered trademark of London Fog Industries, Inc.® used
under license by Ryka Inc. 195 Lehigh Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701
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