The most common, and not so common items left behind in Uber rides
May 20, 2021, 9:00 AM | Updated: 9:01 am

Uber just released its list of all the things we left behind after our rides, and it ranges from the common to the just plain weird. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Forgetting an item in an Uber is fairly common, but what’s unusual is some of the weird stuff people leave behind.
Uber has released a list of the stuff people forgot as they jumped out of a ride-share during the past year, which was a strange year for a wide variety of reasons.
The items we all left behind in an Uber
Not surprising, cell phones topped the list of things left behind on Uber rides, followed by wallets, purses, headphones, clothing and glasses.
But there is a long list of stuff that makes you go hmmm. They include a six pack of toilet paper, a specimen cup from a doctor’s office, Mice, a boulder, and a bubble machine.
Medical devices appeared on occasion including a CPAP machine and an oxygen tank.
Then there’s the extra weird. One driver found a tube with a bedazzled alien face. There were the siracha themed socks, guinea pig slippers, a ziplock bag with $12.00 in quarters, a sword, a black leather choker with some accompanying silk clothing, a Star Trek shirt and fake ears, and a bag of stuffed elves.
Austin, Texas came out on top as the most forgetful city in the U.S followed by Fort Myers, Florida and Nashville, TN.
What to do? Call your driver
So what do you do if you get out of your Uber and realize you left diamond cufflinks behind? Yes that was one of the items listed.
Uber says call your driver directly or contact them online and ask to arrange a pickup to get your stuff.
The 2021 Uber Lost & Found Index
The 10 most commonly forgotten items:
- Phone
- Camera
- Wallet
- Keys
- Backpack / Luggage
- Headphones
- Glasses
- Vape / E-cig
- ID
- Water bottle
The 10 most “forgetful” cities:
- Austin, TX
- Fort Myers, FL
- Nashville, TN
- San Antonio, TX
- Tampa Bay, FL
- Houston, TX
- Phoenix, AZ
- Kansas City, KS
- Charlotte, NC
- Sacramento, CA
The 50 most unique lost items:
- A tooth. It was in my pocket, and seems to have fallen out
- 22 bundt cakes and a pan of macaroni & cheese
- Washing liquid
- A nude corset
- Part of an ankle monitor
- FBI bullet proof vest
- A cooler full of fish
- Fresh shrimp
- A rolled up poster held with an elastic band. It says “end this bummer” with endless summer artwork
- A green dinosaur halloween costume and a knife that is needed for job
- Rabbit legs
- Unicorn tail and a piñata
- A framed Beauty and the Beast signed picture in a plastic case
- Antique roller blades, Christmas plates & a cookie jar
- The fur cover for my knee scooter (cuz I broke my foot)
- A toilet seat and welcome door sign shaped like a lemon with a blue ribbon on it
- A sushi platter
- Large painting of Kate Middleton and a small painting of the grim reaper
- A lil purple hair bonnet
- My bath set and a sack of potatoes
- Frozen meat, a lot of it
- Catheter
- A leopard print pink bikini
- Special items from Victoria’s Secret
- Wig brush, in the trunk
- A machine foot for sewing
- My neck brace and my diary
- Hospital scissors
- Otter plush animal
- My Harry Potter wand and a feather pen
- False eyelashes and dish soap
- Headband with horns and an oxygen tank
- Mannequin head
- My welding hood
- Black cane with a skull handle
- My birth certificate that was inside an Ugg earmuff box
- A popcorn bucket from Disney World
- Dog collar with a tag that says “nugget”
- A tattoo machine
- Raw chicken and 20 pounds of salt
- A clear face shield with a ladybug stripe on the forehead
- Crystal chandelier
- One can of crab meat and a package of lobster for business
- One pound of smoked salmon
- A prosthetic leg
- Wine and my edibles
- My dog’s ashes
- An angel charm
- Ham for Thanksgiving is in the trunk
- Mosquito net