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The craziest items forgotten by passengers in Ubers in 2023: pets, teeth, a lightsaber...

Uber clients leave things behind in the vehicle on a regular basis. A lot of these are everyday items, but some of them are a little more unusual.

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Uber is the brand most associated with ride-sharing, and according to Uber’s annual report, their drivers completed a total of 6.4 billion trips worldwide in 2022. Uber operates in 72 countries through 4.4 million drivers. With such a huge volume of business, it is unavoidable that there are many lost items left behind by customers in their vehicles.

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Uber Technologies has compiled a list of the most frequently forgotten objects in cars. The data comes from vehicles operating in the United States, with Jacksonville (Florida), San Antonio (Texas) and Palm Springs (California) being the most ‘forgetful’ cities. The most commonly lost objects are the following:

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

Craziest items forgotten by Uber passengers

The craziest items forgotten by passengers in Uber vehicles in 2023 are pets, teeth, and a lightsaber.

Here is a longer list of the strangest and most unusual objects that Uber customers have inadvertently left in the cars:

  • Danny DeVito Christmas Ornament
  • Toy poodle
  • Blue cap that says 'I love the smell of jet fuel in the morning'
  • Fog machine
  • Some bowling cloths
  • Ankle monitor
  • A unicycle
  • False blood
  • A printer and a remote controlled vibrator
  • A pin of Jesus holding a piece of pizza
  • Small camping stove and funeral pamphlets
  • A stainless steel massager
  • Cat collar with the inscription 'Maui'
  • A calculator and some tacos
  • Small whales carved in stone
  • Sentimental green pen
  • Green foam crown of the Statue of Liberty
  • A lightsaber
  • Tamagotchi, light blue, egg-shaped. And nuts.
  • Some hamsters
  • Hermes scarves
  • 1/2 bottle of Fireball whiskey
  • Mannequin wig
  • 6 cheesecakes
  • A sauce
  • Britney Spears Fantasy Perfume
  • Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew"
  • Two nails
  • A sword of fire
  • A small felt teddy
  • Two painted rat traps
  • Tattoo ink and gold horns
  • A power of attorney issued by the Turkish consulate
  • Two pet turtles
  • Bundles and bundles of fake hair
  • A girlfriend
  • Bidet
  • Lotion and chicken wings
  • A piece of bluefin tuna for sushi on the floor of the back seat
  • A Gucci loafer
  • Rash cream
  • A pregnancy test
  • A pen
  • Bladder catheter kit
  • Slush machine
  • Paintings
  • Weight Loss Surgery Guide
  • Horns and a viking helmet
  • False teeth

Forgotten objects according to the day of the week

According to the report, there was a “significant increase” in the loss of Disney and Harry Potter items last year, “especially Minnie ears, lightsabers, Disney magic bands and, of course, magic wands!” A total of 70 Nintendo Switch consoles were also left behind.

The report adds that there are popular objects that are lost depending on the day of the week.

  1. People are more likely to forget chargers on Mondays.
  2. People are more likely to forget their keys on Tuesdays.
  3. People are more likely to forget their bags on Wednesdays.
  4. People are more likely to forget cash on Thursdays.
  5. People are more likely to forget watches and jewelry on Fridays.
  6. People are more likely to forget their passports on Saturdays.
  7. People are more likely to forget their grocery shopping on Sundays.