The Strangest Items Left in Ubers in 2023

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As you can probably imagine, Uber drivers find some interesting things that have been left in their cars. Of course, they find their fair share of phones that passengers have forgotten, but a fire sword? That's another level of lost and found.

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Uber published its annual Lost & Found Index, a snapshot of Uber's most commonly forgotten and most unique lost items. The index serves as a reminder to Uber users that they can use the app to retrieve lost items, but it mostly serves as entertainment for everyone else who thinks that forgetting your hamster in an Uber (or bringing your Hamster in the first place) is odd.

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Check out the full list below.

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

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The 10 most "forgetful" cities:

  1. Jacksonville, FL
  2. San Antonio, TX
  3. Palm Springs, CA
  4. Houston, TX
  5. Salt Lake City, UT
  6. Miami, FL
  7. Atlanta, GA
  8. Indianapolis, IN
  9. Kansas City, KC
  10. St. Louis, MO

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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

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