You know this feeling. You’re on a crowded train. You don’t know what stop you’re meant to jump off at. There are 10 grumpy people between you and the posted map.

Then you remember you’re wearing your subway bracelet:

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Whew, saved. One of the advertised features of this bracelet actually is that it’s “stylish and functional — never get lost in the NYC Metro ever again.” Or Berlin. Or Paris. Or Chicago. Although it does seem you’ll have to stay in the more fashionable parts of these cities to get the best use out of your favorite new bracelet. Tiffany Burnette, can we get one of these for Brooklyn? And maybe San Francisco? (The SF one would break a lot.)

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