- Who leaves a child’s eyeball on an Uber?!
It’s late at night, and you’re on your way home in an Uber. The following morning, you realize you left something in the car.
That’s a common story, but sometimes people forget something more than phones or wallets. For a decade now, Uber has compiled annual lists of the weirdest things people have reported as missing after an Uber ride.
The 10th anniversary edition just came out, and it sure has some bizarre stuff. Here are some highlights from the collection.
1. Labubus
Forgetting a single Labubu on an Uber isn’t that big of a deal. However, these grinning fad toys were one of the most frequently lost items on Uber’s list.
Whether they fell off their keyrings or slipped out of bag pockets, a lot of Labubus were stranded last year. According to the firm, they’re now keeping company with the drivers – which means you probably won’t get yours back.
2. Grass
One, why would you be transporting grass on an Uber? Two, how do you forget the grass you’re carrying somewhere in the car? Three, why would you report your grass as missing?
There really are too many questions here to make any sense of this. I really want to know how much grass we’re talking about here.
3. A Textured Photo with a Rhinestone Image of Jesus
Not everybody thinks their religious imagery should be austere and ascetic. Some folks prefer to be reminded of their religious convictions by a razzling, dazzling image.
All that said, this picture does sound a bit tacky. But hey, if you want a rhinestone image of Jesus, that’s what you should have.
4. Oxygen Tank
I really hope the person who left this oxygen tank in the car didn’t need it for any health reasons. That could have some dire consequences.
Then again, they probably didn’t, considering they likely wouldn’t have made it very far without it. Wonder how big the tank was.
5. 70 Tiramisu Cakes
Here we have another one of those forgotten items that just boggles the mind. How do you forget 70 tiramisu cakes in a car, Uber or otherwise?
No, seriously. Even if they’re single slices, that’s a lot of cake. You’d imagine the driver would at least go, “Hey, can you take all this cake with you?”
6. Ankle Monitor
Oh boy. Finding an ankle monitor left in your car probably wasn’t a nice surprise.
You know, this list was supposed to be items that people reported as missing. Who on earth would ask about the ankle monitor they managed to rip off? Maybe it slipped off accidentally, and the owner was desperately trying not to go to prison.
7. 20 Pounds of Duck Sausage
This is the same deal as with the 70 tiramisu cakes. You can’t just forget you were carrying 20 pounds of sausage when you get out of the Uber.
Where do you even get 20 pounds of sausage anyway, and duck sausage in particular? Maybe a local butcher shop was having a sale.
8. 75-gallon Fish Tank
Alright, it’s official. People aren’t forgetting some of these things on the Ubers – they must be dumping them there deliberately to get rid of them.
Then again, if it gets reported as lost… Once again, how did neither the customer nor the driver realize there was a huge fish tank still sitting in the car?
9. Cape with an Image of the Statue of Liberty
Have you heard of the bravest superhero of all: The Statue of Liberty Man? Me neither, but he apparently forgot his cape on an Uber.
Not every superhero can fly, you know. Some of them have to get a cab or something to get to where the action is.
10. Prosthetic Eye (Child-sized)
I really don’t see how somebody could forget an eye on the car. Eh? See what I did there?
In all seriousness, though, how does this happen? Hope the passenger didn’t have a kid at home waiting for their new eyeball.
11. Two Teeth
Now, the heading here isn’t entirely accurate. It was two partial teeth, wrapped in a paper towel.
Obviously, this must’ve been somebody coming home from getting their wisdom teeth removed. They must’ve asked to keep two of the teeth as mementos, but in their drug-addled haze, forgot them on the Uber.
Right?
12. Dentures (with Two Teeth)
Okay, forgetting your dentures on an Uber is one thing. It could happen to Grandpa.
But why would you have dentures with just two teeth on them? Maybe the two teeth from the previous entry were supposed to form a set with this thing.