A self-addressed parcel tracking device comprises a housing; a wireless communication module located at least partially within the housing; a processing module located at least partially within the housing and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication module; a power source located at least partially within the housing and electrically coupled to the wireless communication module and the processing module; and a mailing address of an originator of a parcel. The mailing address is on an exterior surface of the housing, and configured to enable a recipient of the parcel to return the self-addressed tracking device to the originator of the parcel.