These Are the Things People Leave in Ubers

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These Are the Things People Leave in Ubers

Bottles of Crisco, MacBooks, $500, medical marijuana licenses, etc.

​I've left things in cabs before, but it's usually a few quarters or like, a wayward credit card.

Uber riders, on the other hand, have left giant suitcases, carseats, a bunch of vinyl records, and frilly scarves in their rideshare cars.

​Thanks to an apparent oversight by the company, at least part of its lost-and-found database has been left public. We believe the database is from Los Angeles, due to the page's URL and the area codes of its customers, which were also left public. Uber did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Between early December and today, 155 customers left items in Ubers in the city. There are lots and lots of keys, and bags, and medical marijuana IDs, and a skateboard, and a Patti Smith record. My personal favorite is a bottle of Crisco.

Uber has a handy tracking system that divided them all into categories:

And here's the rest: