Zaid Al-Atiya, head of Lost & Found at Uber shared: “Whether it’s the more commonly forgotten belongings, like phones, wallets, and keys, or it’s those more surprising items, like a single tooth, fresh shrimp, or a large painting of Kate Middleton, we remain committed to helping return whatever it is you need to retrieve.”
Here are some of the strangest items that have been left behind: a tooth, 22 bundt cakes and a pan of mac n’ cheese, washing liquid, a corset, part of an ankle monitor, FBI bullet proof vest, a cooler full of fish, fresh shrimp, a dinosaur Halloween costume, rabbit legs, a unicorn tail and a piñata, a framed Beauty & The Beast signed poster, antique roller blades, Christmas plates, a fur cover for a knee scooter, a toilet seat and welcome door sign shaped like a lemon, a sushi platter, and a large painting of Kate Middleton along with a small painting of the grim reaper.
Still more bizarre items include a purple hair bonnet, a bath set along with a sack of potatoes, frozen meat, a catheter, leopard print bikini, special items from Victoria’s Secret, a wig brush, a machine foot for sewing, a neck brace along with a diary, hospital scissors, an otter plush animal, a Harry Potter wand and feather pen, false eyelashes and a dish soap, headband with horns and oxygen tank, mannequin head, black cane with a skull handle, a birth certificate inside an Ugg earmuff box, a popcorn bucket from Disney World, and a tattoo machine.
The most commonly left behind items are phones, cameras, wallets, keys, backpacks/luggage, headphones, glasses, vapes/e-cigarettes, IDs, and water bottles. These items seem to make sense, but they’re certainly not as entertaining.
The most forgetful cities in America according to items left behind in Ubers are:
1. Austin, TX
2. Fort Myers, FL
3. Nashville, TN
4. San Antonio, TX
5. Tampa Bay, FL
6. Houston, TX
7. Phoenix, AZ
8. Kansas City, KS
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Sacramento, CA