(KTLA) – It’s no surprise that phones, wallets, and keys are often left behind in rideshare vehicles. But a urinal or a taxidermied rabbit? Those are slightly rarer.
Uber has released its 2025 “Lost & Found Index,” which lists the 50 “most unique” items left behind in its cars, as determined by the company. Among the more memorable, perhaps, are a mannequin head with human hair, a set of Shrek ears, divorce papers, breast milk, a live turtle, 10 live lobsters and a Ghostbusters prop “ghost trap.”
The full list of items can be found below. Each entry is also written in the passengers’ own words (e.g., “my turtle” or “favorite peanut butter,” etc.) and taken directly from their lost-and-found queries.
Uber’s 50 ‘most unique’ lost items:
- Mannequin head with human hair
- Viking drinking horn
- Ghostbusters prop ‘ghost trap’
- Chainsaw
- Breast milk
- Fine china
- “My turtle” (a live turtle)
- Urinal
- Club promoter sign reading “Annie’s married” – it belongs to the club
- Sticky boob bra
- Aviation headset
- Shrek ears
- Bermuda shorts
- A pink fan that has two hearts and the word “bimbo”
- DNA testing kit
- Pickleball paddles and ball
- 2 mattresses
- 15 hookahs
- Amethyst crystal
- Aquarium
- Witches broom
- Unicycle
- 100 DVDs
- Bouquet of 100 red roses
- Sea moss
- Traffic cone
- A very large portrait of myself in a brown box
- Yankees bobblehead figure
- Plunger
- A photograph of me and my friend at Benihana
- Little cactus
- Peacock feather
- Lady Liberty crown
- Hoverboard and a mini fridge
- Harry Potter wand
- Sewing machine
- Orthopedic foot insoles
- Boiled eggs and a candle
- Divorce papers
- Ozempic
- Remy the rat doll
- Blue laminated paper with yellow smiley face
- Cornish hens
- A placard that says “it’s a Philly thing”
- Fake blood
- 10 live lobsters
- Taxidermied rabbit
- Chicken sculpture
- Hannah Montana merchandise
- DJ mixing board
Uber passengers also left behind plenty of food, prompting a separate list of the most curious edible items left behind. The list, interestingly, includes not one but two “buckets” of food: one filled with beans and another with feta cheese.
Top 20 food items left behind:
- 5-gallon bucket of beans
- A thermos full of soup
- 175 hamburger sliders
- Bojangles chicken tender combo
- Half-eaten sushi
- Banana pudding
- 100 wings
- Crab legs
- Beef patties
- Crawfish and sausages in corn
- 108 eggs
- Garlic cloves
- 24 cans of corn
- Important chocolate milk
- Favorite peanut butter!
- 1 gallon Sunny Delight
- Various cream cheese spreads
- Pomegranate
- Bucket of feta cheese
- Five jars of pickles
The rideshare giant also ranked the 10 most “forgetful” cities that lead the pack when it comes to abandoned items. New York was first, followed by Miami, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, DC. Rounding out the list were San Francisco, Boston, Newark, Dallas, and Houston.
The Saturday before Halloween was also the most-forgotten day for Uber riders in 2024, according to Uber.
“From wayward mannequin heads to live lobsters, Uber riders have left behind some truly unforgettable items this year,” Uber executive Camiel Irving was quoted as saying in a recent press release.
Irving further touted a feature to help passengers retrieve their lost items via the app — if indeed they didn’t forget their phone in the backseat. (In that case, passengers can still visit help.uber.com for information on retrieving a misplaced phone, mannequin, or turtle.)
More information, including other unique findings and statistics, can be found at Uber.com.