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TL;DR Uber’s 2026 Lost & Found Index reveals that riders left behind everything from dentures and breast milk to a dishwasher, a fish tank, and even live butterflies.
Phones remain the most-forgotten item by a huge margin, while New York retained its title as America’s most forgetful city.
Uber is rolling out a new in-app feature that lets users request a return trip from their driver to get lost items back with just a few taps.
They left WHAT in an Uber? That’s exactly the reaction I had after reading Uber’s newly released 10th annual Lost & Found Index. So if you’ve ever left your phone in an Uber, take comfort in knowing that someone else apparently left behind an entire dishwasher.
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Uber’s yearly Lost & Found Index highlights the most unique items riders leave behind in the company’s cabs. It’s an annual reminder that while rides end, human forgetfulness never will.
This year’s list of lost items includes some wild discoveries. While people forgot the usual things like phones, wallets, and keys, the list also includes some utterly baffling items like dentures with two teeth, breast milk, human hair, live fish, a mannequin, a 75-gallon fish tank, and yes, a dishwasher.
Other standout entries were 20 pounds of duck sausage, a package of live butterflies, two wedding gowns, pelvis implants, and a single red-bottom Louboutin heel that is presumably still looking for its soulmate.
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