Everyone has done it, that frantic pat-down after realizing your phone or wallet is still sitting on the back seat of a Toyota Corolla that served as your Uber. While phones, keys, and wallets predictably top the list of commonly forgotten items, Uber’s ninth-annual Lost & Found Index reveals riders left behind a staggering array of bizarre and baffling objects over the past year, including even sea moss. The list ranges from the creepy to the comical, including everything from a human-haired mannequin head to live animals and even large household items.
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The ride-sharing giant compiles this index yearly, offering a snapshot of our collective forgetfulness. New York City earned the title of the most forgetful city, while October 26, falling on Halloweekend, was the single day with the most reported lost items. Unsurprisingly, late-night hours, specifically 11 PM and 12 AM, were the peak times for leaving things behind.
Strangest Items Left Behind
While the usual keys and sunglasses are common, Uber highlights the 50 most unique items reported lost, and the top ten alone paint a wild picture. Leading the pack was a mannequin head adorned with human hair. Some of the other top contenders included a Ghostbusters ghost trap, a live turtle, and a urinal. The weirdness continues further down the list. How does one forget two mattresses in an Uber? Or ten live lobsters? Other notable mentions include an aquarium, a taxidermied rabbit, a chicken sculpture, and Hannah Montana merchandise. And yes, this happened in 2024 and not 2014.
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Here are the top 20 most “unique” items lost in 2024 (from a list of 50):
- Mannequin head with human hair
- Viking drinking horn
- Ghostbusters ghost trap
- Chainsaw
- Breast milk
- Fine china
- My turtle
- Urinal
- Club promoter sign reading “Annie’s married” – it belongs to the club
- Sticky boob bra
- Aviation headset
- Shrek ears
- Bermuda shorts
- A pink fan that has two hearts and the word “bimbo”
- DNA testing kit
- Pickleball paddles and ball
- 2 mattresses
- 15 hookahs
- Amethyst crystal
- Aquarium
Food and drink were also frequently misplaced. The list includes head-scratching quantities like 24 cans of corn, 108 eggs (“in this economy?”), 100 chicken wings, 175 hamburger sliders, a bucket of feta cheese, and a five-gallon bucket of beans.
Common Losses and Forgetful Habits
Beyond the bizarre, Uber’s index also confirmed the most common forgotten items. It is essentially what you would expect, with phone, wallet, keys, and luggage leading the pack. Apple products topped the list of most lost brands, with a combined 1.7 million iPhones and Android phones left behind last year. Unfortunately, some people also lost really important stuff, like legal documents and a bouquet of 100 red roses. If either of those were for people who were in some kind of trouble before, things surely got worse after forgetting these items in the Uber.
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The full list is linked at the bottom of this article and includes plenty more unusual finds, like a unicycle, a witch’s broom, and even a plunger. Still, things could be worse.
For those who do leave something behind, Uber emphasizes that the retrieval process is straightforward. Using the app, riders can select the specific trip, report the lost item, and attempt to contact the driver directly to arrange a return.
Source: Uber
