--- title: Uber Top Lost Items description: Uber just published their "Lost and Found Index," an extensive list of what people leave behind in their rides. canonical: https://time.com/4716848/uber-lost-found-weird/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-29T21:16:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:42:22.525Z og:title: The 50 Weirdest Things People Leave Behind in an Uber og:description: From lobsters to engagement rings, here's Uber's weird lost-and-found list. og:url: https://time.com/4716848/uber-lost-found-weird/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14bf4b4c7e027a16/6988c0750a4a22f5379cd754/uber-app.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Uber Technologies Inc. Electric Car Taxi Service In Madrid og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The 50 Weirdest Things People Leave Behind in an Uber twitter:description: From lobsters to engagement rings, here's Uber's weird lost-and-found list. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt14bf4b4c7e027a16/6988c0750a4a22f5379cd754/uber-app.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The 50 Most Unique Things People Leave Behind in Ubers  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 29, 2017 9:16 PM UTC  The Uber Technologies Inc. ride-hailing service smartphone app sits on a smartphone display. The Uber Technologies Inc. ride-hailing service smartphone app sits on a smartphone display.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Mar 29, 2017 9:16 PM UTC For forgetful souls who leave behind an item in an Uber, the [embattled ride-sharing company](http://time.com/4712746/lyft-interview-uber/?iid=sr-link1) provides a simple way to get in touch with a driver and see if the missing object can be returned. As it turns out, [the company](http://time.com/4708567/uber-scandals-arianna-huffington-travis-kalanick/?iid=sr-link2) has also been keeping track of exactly _what_ all its millions of passengers are leaving behind. On Wednesday, Uber [released their “Lost and Found Index,”](https://newsroom.uber.com/uberlostandfoundindex/) a comprehensive list of the many items North American riders tend to forget when they exit their ride, according to the ride app. In a blog post, Uber explains the Index is meant “to prepare for Mercury falling into retrograde in just over a week;” clearly, they care about [astrological beliefs](http://time.com/3475453/astrology-susan-miller-iphone-6/). But really, this list is a window into the contemporary human condition. While they acknowledge the most popular lost items—your humdrum phones, keys, rings, wallets, and the like—it’s their compendium of “50 most unique items forgotten in Ubers” that’s worth a second look. Apparently, passengers have reported the following missing: “valuable Nordic walking poles,” a lobster, a smoke machine, a “sweet potato care package,” a taser, a “money bag,” corn hole boards, an elf cut-out, a bulletproof vest, a wooden hat, a “wedding outfit,” and even an engagement ring. There’s much more to be discovered [on the list, too](https://newsroom.uber.com/uberlostandfoundindex/), each item just begging for a more complete story about its origin—and ultimate destination. Hopefully the owner of that engagement ring got his or her sparkler back, at least. 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