Uber has released their Lost and Found Index for 2026, revealing the unusual, unexpected and most common items Australians have left in the car service over the past year.
Canberra came in as the seventh most forgetful city out of 15, with Sydney pipping top spot.
Uber ranked a taxidermy mink as the most unique lost item, followed by two pug dogs, and a French horn.
The most commonly forgotten item was a phone.
Uber’s Top 30 Most Unique Lost Items:
- Taxidermy Mink
- Two Pugs (yes, actual pug dogs)
- A French horn
- Bible
- DJ decks
- Golf clubs…a lot of them (a little fore-getful after back-nine beersies?)
- Mortarboard (i.e., graduation hat)
- Microwave
- A decorative Japanese fan
- Pool cue
- Drone
- Green shorts – wet (we hope you enjoyed your swim…you were swimming right?)
- Looney Tunes snow globe
- Brewery instruments
- A single ten-pin bowling pin
- Framed photo of Bluey
- Birth Certificate
- Surfboard
- A Rolex
- Quokka teddy
- Laboratory samples
- Taekwondo belt
- License plate
- Nintendo Switch
- Guess Who? (the boardgame!)
- 4 cinnamon scrolls
- Leg compression device
- Ferrari cap (no offense Lewis, but we only ride in true style. Uber Black. Duh.)
- Goat meat 3kg
- VR headset
The most commonly forgotten item was a phone.
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