Uber’s weirdest lost items include bulletproof vests, wedding dresses and a dog sweater

The Uber Lost & Found Index lists the most commonly forgotten items. (File photo: AP)
Updated 31 March 2017
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Uber’s weirdest lost items include bulletproof vests, wedding dresses and a dog sweater

DUBAI: We’ve all been there – you exit the Uber and pat down your pockets only to realize your precious belongings have been left behind on the seat.
On Wednesday, Uber released a list of the most commonly forgotten items in its cars in the US, as well as some of the strangest items, and it makes for entertaining reading.
The Uber Lost & Found Index lists the most commonly forgotten items in the US — which include phones, keys, wallets, IDs, chargers, and purses – but also reveals the weirdest items that have been left behind, including wedding outfits.
On its official website, Uber wrote: “We found that phones and rings are the two most commonly forgotten items, with chargers and sunglasses rounding out the top 10. Riders have also left everything from bulletproof vests and potted plants, to pool sticks and kites. Our riders never cease to surprise us!”
Ten of the most unique items forgotten in the back of an Uber include:

  • Valuable Nordic walking poles
  • A lobster
  • Engagement rings
  • Hot Cheetos
  • Wedding outfits
  • A bulletproof vest
  • A back massage device
  • An elf cut-out
  • A dog sweater
  • Nintendo

"Coming in at the top of the most forgetful cities in the North America is Los Angeles, California. And which day of the week do Uber riders tend to be most forgetful? We see the most reports on Sundays, presumably from items lost the night before," Uber wrote.


Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men

Updated 14 February 2026
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Vietnam police find frozen tiger bodies, arrest two men

Vietnamese police have found two dead tigers inside freezers in a man’s basement, arresting him and another for illicit trade in the endangered animal, the force said Saturday.
The Southeast Asian country is a consumption hub and popular trading route for illegal animal products, including tiger bones which are used in traditional medicine.
Police in Thanh Hoa province, south of the capital Hanoi, said they had found the frozen bodies ot two adult tigers, weighing about 400 kilograms (882 pounds) in total, in the basement of 52-year-old man Hoang Dinh Dat.
In a statement posted online, police said the man told officers he had bought the animals for two billion dong ($77,000), identifying the seller as 31-year-old Nguyen Doan Son.
Both had been arrested earlier this week, police said.
According to the statement, the buyer had equipment to produce so-called tiger bone glue, a sticky substance believed to heal skeletal ailments.
Tigers used to roam Vietnam’s forests, but have now disappeared almost entirely.