Goat meat, scooters, golf clubs: What Calgarians left in Ubers in 2024

What do electric scooters, lecture notes and goat meat have in common? They were some of the items Calgarians forgot in Uber’s last year.

The rideshare company releases its ninth annual Uber Lost and Found Index on Tuesday, which details items that Canadian riders surprisingly, peculiarly or commonly lose in their transportation from one location to another.

Calgary was revealed to be among the three least forgetful cities in Canada, alongside Ottawa and Toronto.

The three most forgetful cities were all in Western Canada – Lethbridge, Kelowna and Victoria.

The top 10 most commonly forgotten items in Calgary were mostly the same across Canada. They include phones or cameras, wallets or purses, keys, backpacks or luggage, headphones or speakers, glasses, clothing, vape or e-cigarettes, passports and water bottles.

Some unique items lost in Calgary over the last year include electric scooters, golf clubs, lecture notes, goat meat and lacrosse balls.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Uber says Calgarians forgot or lost the most items on July 7, a Sunday during Stampede. New Year’s Eve and Father’s Day were the most forgetful days across the province, according to the company.

Saturdays are the most forgetful day of the week for Calgarians and Canadians in general. The most common time Canadians lost things last year was 11 p.m., whereas Calgarians lost the most at midnight.

Canada’s top 10 most forgetful cities, in order, were Lethbridge, Kelowna, Victoria, Windsor, Saskatoon, Red Deer, Winnipeg, Regina, London (Ont.) and St. John’s (N.L.), according to Uber.

The 10 most unique items lost across Canada are a snare drum from Toronto, a physics test from Ottawa, a stuffed sloth from Edmonton, a piano from Toronto, grandparents from Vancouver, a Fuchsia pink cane from Ottawa, a rock from Japan in Vancouver, gold teeth from Toronto, a cat urine sample from Toronto and a Euphonium from Vancouver.

Uber says the data takes population discrepancies into account.

Uber riders who lose anything can get them back, but there is a $20 fee paid to the driver for the inconvenience. The company says the best way to get your stuff back is to contact your driver through the app or by logging in to your account from a computer.