(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 more rare.
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.”
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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-forgetful 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 said in a recent news 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 finds and statistics, can be found at Uber.com.
