According to Uber eighth annual Lost & Found Index, in Romania, Bucharest is the most forgetful city, being on the sixth place in the list of forgetful European cities.
The index also features which times of day and days of the week folks forget items most, and of course, tips on how to reunite them with their favourite lost items.
What are the 5 most commonly forgotten items in Romania:
- Clothing items
- Bag/backpack
- Folders/boxes
- Luggage
- Wallet/purse
“With warmer weather ahead and Mercury going into Retrograde on the horizon, we’re back with the eighth annual Uber Lost & Found Index,” said Ana Maria Borlovan, Head of Driver Operations at Uber, for Central & Eastern Europe. “As you get going this summer, try to remember your belongings when you exit the backseat. In case you do lose a precious Taylor Swift autograph, Uber is always happy to help return those items.
What are the days and time of the day when people leave their belongings behind:
Uber riders in Romania are most forgetful in the afternoon, between 3pm and 6pm. In terms of items that peak on certain days, Uber has compiled the data:
- People are most likely to forget rings on Mondays.
- People are most likely to forget umbrellas on Tuesdays.
- People are most likely to forget wallets on Wednesdays.
- People are most likely to forget cash on Thursdays.
- People are most likely to forget all kinds of documents on Fridays.
- People are most likely to forget phone chargers on Saturdays.
- People are most likely to forget bank cards on Sundays.
Top 10 Most Forgetful European Cities:
- Paris
- Madrid
- Lisbon
- Istanbul
- Warsaw
- Bucharest
- Amsterdam
- Stockholm
- Malaga
- Prague
The 10 most unique lost items on a global level:
- “A personalized blanket with a picture of me and my dog”
- “Taylor Swift autograph. Framed!!!!”
- Meditation crystals
- Two containers with spiders in them
- Paternity test
- A robot
- Harry Potter wand engraved with name ‘Alexander’
- Small box containing a gnome
- Tom Ford cologne
- Three Japanese ceramic decorative cats – one gold, one black and one pink. All fist sized.