Uber Releases its Third Annual Lost and Found Index

Ridesharing company Uber released its third annual lost and found index. The most commonly forgotten item... a phone, of course. Check out the list.

The 10 Most Commonly Forgotten Items:

1. Phone
2. Camera
3. Wallet
4. Keys
5. Purse / Backpack
6. Clothing
7. Glasses
8. Headphones
9. Vape / E-cig
10. ID / License

Surprising Lost Items in Upstate NY:

1. Violin case
2. A white pouch that says "fabulous" on it with pink letters
3. Ice cream sandwich
4. Star Wars wallet
5. Set of gold fronts for tops and bottoms of teeth
6. Tuxedo

The 10 Most "Forgetful” Cities:

1. East Alabama
2. Gallup, New Mexico
3. Cookeville, Tennessee
4. Mississippi Delta
5. Boone, North Carolina
6. Sioux City, Iowa
7. South Georgia
8. Mankato, Minnesota
9. College Station, Texas
10. Tallahassee, Florida

Most forgetful days / times:

• Uber riders are most forgetful on Saturdays and Sundays, and late at night - between 11pm and 1am.
• We saw that the most forgetful days of the year were January 1, 2018 and October 29, 2018 - New Years and Halloween.

Lost items that peak on certain days:

• People are most likely to forget watches on Monday
• People are most likely to forget headphones on Tuesday
• People are most likely to forget laptops on Wednesday
• People are most likely to forget books on Thursday
• People are most likely to forget passports on Friday
• People are most likely to forget phones on Saturday
• People are most likely to forget cakes on Sunday

How to retrieve lost items:

If you’re one of those people who left something behind, look no further than this video, which outlines the simple steps you can take the next time you leave something behind in your Uber.

The best way to retrieve a lost item is to call the driver - but if you leave your phone itself in an Uber, you can login to your account on a computer. Here’s what to do:

1. Tap “Your Trips” and select the trip where you left something
2. Tap “I lost an item”
3. Tap “Contact driver about a lost item”
4. Scroll down and enter the phone number you would like to be contacted at. Tap submit.
5. If you lost your personal phone, enter a friend’s phone number (you can do this by logging into your account on a computer, or using a friend’s phone).
6. Your phone will ring and connect you directly with your driver’s mobile number.
7. If your driver picks up and confirms that your item has been found, coordinate a mutually convenient time and place to meet for its return to you.
8. If your driver doesn’t pick up, leave a detailed voicemail describing your item and the best way to contact you.

The 50 Most Outrageous Lost Items (National)

1. 8 week old coffee-colored Chihuahua
2. Black faux fur neck cuff in a size large
3. A photo of a New Years kiss
4. 6 chicken tenders from 7 Eleven
5. A black and white tuxedo for a small dog
6. Full set of 18k gold teeth
7. Professional grade hula hoop
8. Salmon head
9. Medium sized medical marijuana pipe
10. Birth certificate and social security card
11. Star Wars skateboard
12. Very important headband with peacock feathers
13. A propane tank
14. A tray of eggs
15. White leather snakeskin Louboutin heels
16. Lego championship wrestling belt
17. A pack of hair and a brown brush shaped like a foot
18. Ed Sheeran concert tank top
19. Breast pump with breast milk
20. Two packs of Italian sausage and a Thanksgiving ham
21. A shopping cart
22. Ancestry kit
23. Lotion and beard oil
24. Silver & peach colored Venetian masquerade mask
25. Small handmade cat puppet
26. Babe Ruth signed baseball
27. White gold wedding band with diamonds
28. McDonald’s visor and a large fries
29. Harry Potter Magic Wand
30. A special pizza costume
31. A bird
32. Red pouch with hammock inside that says “hang loose”
33. Cheer skirt with a lion head
34. Yeezy boost 350 butters
35. A mannequin
36. Two pieces of my ever-so-special white wedding cake
37. A fog machine
38. Japanese style mandolin
39. Full fish tank with fish and water
40. An Elvis cape with a few jewels on it
41. One Gucci flip flop
42. Red Lobster takeout
43. Limited edition Chance the Rapper Starbucks gift card
44. 5x7 prom picture of me and my husband
45. 10 lbs pulled pork and 10 lbs pulled chicken
46. Rose gold Kim Kardashian lumee case
47. A piece of parchment paper with sap on it
48. Deer antlers and a welding helmet
49. My dirty laundry
50. A small plush toy of a cat eating a pizza slice

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