Uber Names Miami Most Forgetful City in Latest Lost & Found Index

Miamians and visitors to the Magic City apparently have a problem keeping an eye on their prized possessions when riding in the back of an Uber.

Miami is the "most forgetful" city, according to the 2024 Uber Lost & Found Index, which provides a snapshot of the most surprising and popular items left behind in Uber vehicles over the last year. Orlando and Tampa Bay are the two other Florida cities to crack the top ten.

In the eighth edition of the index, the most commonly forgotten items include clothing, luggage, headphones, wallets, and jewelry, to name a few. Unsurprisingly, vapes rounded out the top ten. Uber says riders also left behind their mobile Wi-Fi routers and healing crystals like purple amethysts.

Among the more unique items left behind in Ubers in cities across the country were, as described by riders: a frontal hair toupee, two containers containing spiders, a pet turtle, a paternity test, a burrito steamer, a fart sensor, a poster of Hillary Clinton, and a "small box containing a gnome."

As far as food, some notable forgotten items include "a fly ass burrito," Benihana garlic butter, a whole smoked pork belly, and a cooler filled with meat. One Uber customer reported the urgent need to recover some very valuable fruit.

"I left expensive blueberries that are special that I need that the store is completely out of. There's two packages that I absolutely need," the passenger told Uber.

Rounding out the five most forgetful cities for Uber passengers were Los Angeles, Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas, in that order.

"We saw a few new forgetfulness trends this year: Miami was the most forgetful city, red was the most lost color, 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. are when most folks report lost items, and January 21st was the most forgetful day," Uber said upon releasing the index.

Miami moved up from its sixth spot on Uber's 2023 list of most forgetful cities. Last year, Jacksonville topped the rankings, followed by San Antonio and Palm Springs, California. 

Do not fret if you left your framed autograph from Taylor Swift, a pan of chicken spaghetti, a tub of surgical implants, or your "wizard woman" in an Uber. There is a chance you could be reunited with your valuable possessions by visiting the help page on the Uber app and calling your driver.