The Oxford Bus Company in England revealed its most common — and most unusual — lost and found items of 2025. Photo courtesy of the Oxford Bus Company
A British bus company revealed the most unusual items to wind up in its lost and found last year included a box of fortune cookies and an inflatable dinosaur costume.
The Oxford Bus Company said its customer service department logged a total 4,387 lost and found items in 2025, and 1,013 of those items — about 23 percent — were returned to their owners.
The transit company said the most unusual items to cross the customer service desk included a bag of rubber ducks, a box of fortune cookies, an inflatable dinosaur costume, a baby bonsai tree, a potato with googly eyes, a jar of pickled onions, a bicycle tire, a 22-pound bag of rice, several Nerf guns and a yoga mat covered with inspirational quotes.
“Essentials such as keys, mobile phones, umbrellas, purses and wallets are among the most common items, but there are also several unexpected ones, too,” Andy Morison, head of digital & customer experience at Oxford Bus Company, said in a news release.
“Misplacing a personal item can be a stressful experience, so we use technology to help make it easier for people to get their belongings back,” he said. “We use the end of the year to highlight the unconventional ones and remind people that we keep lost items.”
Morison said any items lost on Oxford buses can be claimed in person or sent to their owners in the mail.
“We encourage people who misplace their items to use our NotLost service via the website which has helped us effectively manage lost property and minimize stress to affected passengers,” he said.
Items that go unclaimed are donated to local thrift stores.
Some of the more bizarre finds in 2024 included a suitcase full of retro adult magazines, a jar of raw chicken and a snooker cue. Previous years have seen items left behind including a bar stool, a roll of Donald Trump toilet paper, a guitar, skis and a wet floor sign.
