Method and apparatus for monitoring usage of items

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• generating a measure of wear of a first item;
• transmitting a first signal including the measure of wear to a device by way of an identifier tag that is carried by the first item, wherein the device determines if the measure of wear exceeds a threshold;
• and
• transmitting a second signal including point of sale information to the device by way of the identifier tag responsive to the measure of wear exceeding the threshold, wherein the device identifies a replacement item for the first item according to information in a user profile and the point of sale information, and wherein the device sends a communication associated with the replacement item to a client device of a user.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a measure of wear associated with a first item, wherein the measure of wear is received from the first item by way of an identifier tag that is carried by the first item;
• responsive to determining that the measure of wear exceeds a threshold:
• receiving, by the processing system, point of sale information, wherein the point of sale information was stored at the first item;
• identifying, by the processing system, a replacement item for the first item according to information in a user profile and the point of sale information;
• and
• sending, by the processing system, a communication associated with the replacement item to a client device of a user.