That moment when you realize you’ve forgotten a personal item in your ride, and your heart skips a beat. 

We’re taking a look at what riders usually leave behind, and reminding folks how to reunite with their lost items. With Thursday and Friday being the most forgetful days of the week and post-lunch lazy lull most likely hours (2 pm to 5 pm) to forget, here’s an interesting snapshot of Bangladesh’s forgetful spree  – Uber’s Lost & Found Index 2020 

The full results are below. Take a look – they may surprise you! 

Here’s the snapshot of insights from Uber Lost and Found Index Bangladesh 2020:

Top 10 Most Commonly Forgotten Items

  1. Phone 
  2. Camera
  3. Bag & Wallets 
  4. Clothing
  5. Glasses
  6. Umbrella
  7. Keys
  8. Groceries
  9. Headphone
  10. Water bottle

Top Most Forgetful Days of the Year

  • July 27, 2019
  • October 3, 2019
  • October 25, 2019
  • November 9, 2019
  • December 14, 2019

Lost items that peak on certain days:

  • Licence or IDs on Mondays
  • Laptops on Tuesday
  • Water Bottle on Wednesday
  • Watch or Jewellery on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
  • Headphones on Friday

Top 20 Most Unique Lost Items

  1. Medicines prescriptions
  2. Box of sweets or chocolates
  3. Artworks
  4. Drawing Book and Pencils 
  5. Gajorer Halua
  6. Mosquito net
  7. A Crest
  8. A bottle of Ghee
  9. Cricket Bat
  10. Picture Book
  11. Sound Box
  12. Diapers 
  13. Hair Gel
  14. Nail Cutter
  15. Hotpot set
  16. Baby Stroller
  17. Blood glucose testing kits
  18. Voltage stabilizer
  19. Tea Bags
  20. Makeup 

Here’s a quick guide for riders looking for “Lost Items”

  1. Go to “Menu”
  2. Tap “Your Trips” and select the trip where you left something
  3. Tap “Report an issue with this trip”
  4. Tap “I lost an item”
  5. Tap “Contact my driver about a lost item”
  6. Scroll down and enter the phone number you would like to be contacted at. Tap submit.
  7. If you lost your phone, enter a friend’s phone number instead.
  8. Your phone will ring and connect you directly with your driver’s mobile number.
  9. If your driver picks up and confirms that your item has been found, coordinate a mutually convenient time and place to meet for its return to you.
  10. If you are unable to connect with the driver, use ‘in-app support’ to report the loss and Uber Support Team will step in to help you. 

 If you leave your phone itself in an Uber, you can login to your account on a computer.