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A pizza and a set of teeth: Here are some of the stranger items left behind in Uber vehicles

The Uber app is seen on an iPhone near a driver's vehicle after the company launched service, in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck) The Uber app is seen on an iPhone near a driver's vehicle after the company launched service, in Vancouver, Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
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Uber Canada has published its annual Lost & Found Index which shows clothing, bags, and phones were some of the most common items that riders left in Uber vehicles in 2023.

This year鈥檚 list shows riders are not just leaving items like their phones behind, but they鈥檙e forgetting everything from frozen burgers to to ping pong tables.

Here are the top 10 most common items left behind in Uber vehicles in Canada in 2023, according to the Uber Lost & Found Index:

鈥 Article of clothing

鈥 Backpack or bag

鈥 Phone

鈥 Headphones

鈥 Jewelry

鈥 Wallet or purse

鈥 Vape or e-cig

鈥 Laptop

鈥 Watch

鈥 Umbrella

Some unique items that riders left behind in Ubers include a pizza, a set of teeth, and a mattress cover, according to Uber. The rideshare company says somebody in Winnipeg forgot their stove in an Uber, while a rider in Montreal lost a photo of the late rapper 2Pac.

When it comes to which Canadian city has the most forgetful riders, the Uber Lost & Found Index ranked Montreal at the top of the list, followed by Hamilton and Vancouver.

Here are the top 10 most 鈥渇orgetful鈥 cities in Canada, according to the Uber Lost & Found Index:

鈥 Montreal

鈥 Hamilton

鈥 Vancouver

鈥 Edmonton

鈥 Kitchener-Waterloo

鈥 Winnipeg

鈥 Calgary

鈥 Toronto

鈥 Ottawa

鈥 London

Uber鈥檚 data shows Jan. 1, 2023 was the 鈥渕ost forgetful day鈥 in Canada in the last 12 months, meaning it was the day when the highest number of riders forgot something in the vehicle after their Uber ride. Uber also says Sunday鈥檚 at 6 p.m. is the 鈥渕ost forgetful day鈥 on average.

If you left something behind in an Uber vehicle, the company suggests

 

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