Fake Blood, Fake Tooth, and Weight Loss Surgery Guide: Bizarre Things People Left Behind In Uber Cabs

A fog machine, some bowling rags, and an ankle monitor are among the most unique items on the list of items that Uber riders left behind absent-mindedly, the ride-hailing app said in a report.

Wallets, headphones, clothing, phones, backpacks and purses, and jewellery topped the list of most commonly forgotten items in Uber cabs across the world.

"Clothing, phones, keys, and wallets topped the list once again of the most commonly forgotten items, but as always, riders have been leaving their unique (and sometimes quite unusual!) items behind, too. This year, we saw folks forget everything from a Danny DeVito Christmas ornament to a fog machine to six cheesecakes-and that's just to name a few," according to the 2023 edition of the 'Lost and Found Index' released by Uber.

The index offers an insight into the most frequently forgotten items, the most forgetful cities, as well as the days of the week and times of the year when Uber riders tend to be most forgetful.

Backed by rider insights and armed with tons of data, the Lost and Found Index aims to educate riders (in a fun yet informative way) about Uber's in-app options available to them at the tap of a button, in case they lose or forget something in their cab during their trip.

Lost items seemed to peak on certain days. The index revealed that "in the U.S., some of the most forgetful days of the week are Saturday and Sunday."

Here is the list of the most commonly forgotten and most unique lost items:

The 10 most commonly forgotten items:

1. Clothing
2. Phones 
3. Backpacks and purses
4. Wallets
5. Headphones
6. Jewelry 
7. Keys
8. Books 
9. Laptops
10. Watches

The 50 most unique lost items:

1. Danny DeVito Christmas ornament 
2. MY DOG IS IN THE CAR!!! A toy poodle.
3. Blue cap that says 'i love the smell of jet fuel in the morning'
4. Fog machine
5. Some bowling rags
6. Ankle monitor
7. My unicycle
8. 16 oz of fake blood
9. A printer and remote-controlled vibrator
10. A pin with Jesus holding slice of pizza
11. Small camping stove and my funeral pamphlets
12. Stainless steel gua sha tool  
13. Cat collar that says 'Maui' on it 
14. My calculator and my tacos
15. Small stone carved whales
16. Sentimental green pen
17. Statue of Liberty green foam crown
18. A lightsaber
19. Tamagotchi, light blue, egg shaped. And nuts.
20. My hamsters are in her car
21. Hermes scarves 
22. 1/2 a gallon of Fireball 
23. Mannequin wig head
24. 6 cheesecakes 
25. My happy sauce
26. Britney spears fantasy perfume
27. 'Taming of the Shrew' by Shakespeare
28. 2 fingernails
29. A fire sword.
30. A small, felt, stuffed animal that I made
31. Two painted rat traps
32. Tattoo ink and gold antlers
33. A power of attorney document issued by Turkish consulate 
34. 2 Pet Turtles 
35. Packets and bundles of fake hair
36. I lost my girlfriend 
37. Bidet
38. lotion and chicken wings
39. I left a slab of bluefin tuna for sushi on the floorboard of the back seat.
40. One Gucci loafer
41. Rash cream
42. An important pregnancy test
43. Self-respect, mostly. 
44. A feather 
45. Foley catheter insertion tray kit 
46. Slushy machine
47. Paintings of my wife
48. Weight loss surgery guide
49. Horns and a viking helmet
50. My friends fake tooth