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The craziest lost items after an Uber ride

I find it almost embarrassing that I should start an article like this. But, uh, have you ever forgotten your wedding dress, diploma, or curling iron in an Uber? No? Yet someone managed to do that in the past year. Me. Yep, guilty to the max in the last category. I was curling my hair at the office and shit, that taxi came a bit faster than planned, so I skipped to the car with a half-warm curling iron in hand, after which I put the thing in the trunk (too hot for the seat or something) and happily stepped out of that car after the ride. Then, a few hours later, I suddenly thought: FUCKFUCKFUCK (just like that laptop case left in Milan, you know?). Yes, I’m still waiting for the nomination for Clumsy Person of the Year.

Fortunately, I’m not the only one. Uber thought it was time to give us forgetful people a wake-up call and therefore released the list of the most found items. That there are – not surprisingly – phones, wallets, and keys among them doesn’t really surprise me. Glasses, backpacks, and jewelry are also quickly forgotten. But there are a few odd items in there too...

  1. Deep fryer – I wouldn’t even dare to do that, but okay.
  2. Children's pool – well, it can happen. A bit weird though.
  3. Wedding ring – I. DON’T. GET. IT.
  4. Ski helmet – pretty silly if you go on a ski holiday without a helmet.
  5. Dentures – Brrrr.
  6. Wolverine claws – and then report that you lost those, HAHA.
  7. Trophy – yeah, no, you were very happy with that and took good care of it.
  8. Four paintings – made by that ‘creative’ neighbor. Rather lost than rich, if you know what I mean.
  9. Wedding dress – I. DON’T. GET. IT. 2.0
  10. Visa – I. DON’T. GET. IT. 3.0 (oh wait, I forgot my passport myself...)
  11. Bouzouki guitar – what is this anyway? Bouzouki sounds like a gun.
  12. Kids' car – a kind of inception. Forgetting a car in a car.
  13. Wedding gift, including many cards – case of ‘I really find that impressive’.
  14. Cricket gear – snore.
  15. Brother's teddy bear – aaaaawh.
  16. Tupperware with rice – I always do that too. When I’m in my beastmeal/preparation fitgirl vibe but then the fatgirl takes over and brainwashes me, causing me to forget all my healthy food. In taxis and stuff. So annoying when that happens.
  17. ‘Person’ – and that poor darling always felt so ignored...
  18. University diploma – could I maybe have it?
  19. Straightener – heeeeee, there’s that old familiar friend again!
  20. Tickets for the Cheltenham Races – the what? I don’t care. I would intentionally leave that behind.

(And yes, this goes on until we reach 50 items but I’ll spare you that.)

Are we Dutch the worst? No, we’re number 10 in Europe. In Spain, Poland, and Portugal, they most often contact Uber because something was forgotten in the car. Oh and, Amsterdammers, especially check extra well left and right over that shoulder on Saturdays. On this day, we Clumsy People tend to lose something the most.