Gold biscuit to wedding saree, bizarre things Indians left behind in Uber cabs

(News Agency)-After endless shopping sprees and online scouting, you finally zero in on your perfect wedding saree - only to forget it in a cab? Sounds like a nightmare, right? Now, imagine leaving behind a gold biscuit in a cab. Sweating, already? This isn’t fiction - Uber users actually forgot these items in 2024, according to the company’s annual Lost & Found Index. Sure, it’s common to forget everyday essentials like bags, wallets, keys, spectacles, and earphones. But some people took forgetfulness to the next level - leaving behind a wheelchair, 25 kg of ghee, a hawan kund and yes, that wedding saree and gold biscuit too.
Forgetting such items in a street-hailed vehicle - with no way to get them back - can be a real shocker. But Uber (like most travel apps) offers an in-app option to help users track down their lost belongings.
Mumbai emerged as the most 'forgetful' city, followed by Delhi. Fast city rush to blame? Perhaps. Here are the top 5 most ‘forgetful’ cities, as per a percentage of overall trips.
Mumbai
Delhi NCR
Pune
Bangalore
Kolkata
People from these cities can perhaps take a lesson or two from Hyderabad. Among major cities, riders from Hyderabad were the least likely to forget their items.By the way, next time you’re hopping into a cab on a Saturday, stay extra alert - Uber’s latest report reveals it’s the most forgetful day of the week. Saturdays and evenings emerged as the peak periods for forgetfulness. Oh, festival days are no less. The highest number of items left in Ubers occurred on festive days:

Most forgetful days of the year in 2024:

August 3 (Saturday, Shivratri)
September 28 (Saturday)
May 10 (Friday, Akshay Tritiya)