Among the curiosities, in Chile March was identified as the month in which most things were forgotten, while on Sundays more items were lost to celebrate birthdays.
On average in Latin America, 9 out of 10 articles reported as forgotten when using the Uber app are recovered and returned to their owners.
There are some months that are more intense than others and March made that clear. So much so, that it was one of the months in Chile where Uber users forgot more objects on their trips through the application. This was reported by the new report of the technological platform on forgotten objects during 2021.
The relief for these users is that with Uber the story can take a different path, since the app allows the driver to be contacted so that the person can easily retrieve their belongings.
According to the report, the global trend of most forgotten items in travel in the app are money, phones, wallets, keys and headphones. In Chile this inclination is maintained, although with some differences:
The 10 most forgotten objects in Chile
- Money
- phones and cameras
- Backpacks and handbags
- Glasses
- Keys
- wallets
- Clothing
- Earphones
- Water bottles
- Identity card
As for the most curious articles, in Chile the users forgot objects to celebrate birthdays, such as greeting cards, cakes and gifts -especially on Sundays-. Although they are unusual objects, the country that leads the list of the strangest objects is the United States, where throughout 2021 a 10k gold denture, a Billie Eilish ukulele, a bag of wigs and a seat were found. massager.
It was also identified that Tuesday is the day of the week when Chileans are most forgetful, and that 11pm is the time when most people leave an item in the car that transports them.
The most forgotten objects in Chile according to the day of the week:
- Monday: jewelry, watches and makeup.
- Tuesday: books.
- Wednesday: cash.
- Thursday and Friday: watches.
- Saturday: wallets
- Sunday: birthday cards, cakes and gifts.
How to retrieve a forgotten item
Users who forget an object after a trip through the app can make a report through their Uber account, either from the phone application or on a computer and follow the following steps:
- In Account, go to Trips and then select the trip where you forgot the item.
- Choose the option Find a forgotten object.
- Click on Contact your driver for a forgotten item.
- Enter the phone number where you want to be contacted and press Send.
- Minutes later the user will receive a call to be able to contact the driver.
- If the driver confirms having found the item, you can coordinate a convenient time and place to return it. Clever!
It may happen that the driver is in the middle of a trip at that moment and cannot answer the call. In that case, the user can leave a message with the description of the lost object and their data so that the driver can contact them again.
