Uber presented the 2019 Lost & Found Index
Uber presented its third annual Lost & Found Index – a snapshot of our riders’ most commonly lost and most surprising forgotten items.
Over the last year, the 10 most commonly forgotten items were phones, cameras, wallets, keys, purses (backpacks), clothing, glasses, headphones, vapes (e-cigs), and IDs (licenses). Moreover, there were also some unique lost items, like:
8 week old coffee-colored Chihuahua | Babe Ruth signed baseball |
Black faux fur neck cuff in a size large | White gold wedding band with diamonds |
A photo of a New Years kiss | McDonald’s visor and a large fries |
6 chicken tenders from 7 Eleven | Harry Potter Magic Wand |
A black and white tuxedo for a small dog | A special pizza costume |
Full set of 18k gold teeth | A bird |
Professional grade hula hoop | Red pouch with hammock inside that says “hang loose” |
Salmon head | Cheer skirt with a lion head |
Medium sized medical marijuana pipe | Yeezy boost 350 butters |
Birth certificate and social security card | A mannequin |
Star Wars skateboard | Two pieces of my ever-so-special white wedding cake |
Very important headband with peacock feathers | A fog machine |
A propane tank | Japanese style mandolin |
A tray of eggs | Full fish tank with fish and water |
White leather snakeskin Louboutin heels | An Elvis cape with a few jewels on it |
Lego championship wrestling belt | One Gucci flip flop |
A pack of hair and a brown brush shaped like a foot | Red Lobster takeout |
Ed Sheeran concert tank top | Limited edition Chance the Rapper Starbucks gift card |
Breast pump with breast milk | 5×7 prom picture of me and my husband |
Two packs of Italian sausage and a Thanksgiving ham | 10 lbs pulled pork and 10 lbs pulled chicken |
A shopping cart | Rose gold Kim Kardashian lumee case |
Ancestry kit | A piece of parchment paper with sap on it |
Lotion and beard oil | Deer antlers and a welding helmet |
Silver & peach colored Venetian masquerade mask | My dirty laundry |
Small handmade cat puppet | A small plush toy of a cat eating a pizza slice |
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 Uber recommends to do:
- Tap “Your Trips” and select the trip where you left something;
- Tap “I lost an item”;
- Tap “Contact driver about a lost item”;
- Scroll down and enter the phone number you would like to be contacted at. Tap submit;
- 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).
Your phone will ring and connect you directly with your driver’s mobile number. 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. If your driver doesn’t pick up, leave a detailed voicemail describing your item and the best way to contact you.