Lost items

[surveyor]

I have a habit of leaving things behind, especially when on holiday it seems.

1. In recent times, a coat in the wardrobe in a cruise ship.(easy to identify the owner..)
2. A jumper on a cruise ship (less easy as I don’t even know where I lost it - beer had been consumed
3. A kindle in the seat pocket on a plane.

All of these are careless and my own fault. However 1 should have been identified on the cabin clean, and 3 also. The owner should be easily identifiable given they know who was in the cabin or seat.

Yet each time I’ve had complete blanks from the lost property team. It seems that lost items are now just pocketed. It’s a sad state of affairs

[StoutBench]

More likely they are just thrown away rather than pocketed in the essence of speed. The service industry are hugely overworked and becoming lost property sorters they just don't have the time.

[hammo19]

I left my phone in the restaurant at Newcastle Airport. When I got to our holiday hotel I emailed the lost property office and it had been handed in. I was able to collect it on my return to the UK. Sometimes people are honest.

[Spare tyre]

Chap I worked with was really bad at this

He just had a list of the big ticket items that he checked

I now use AirTags for things, tells me if I’ve left anything behind

[Short Grain]

Spare tyre said:

Chap I worked with was really bad at this

He just had a list of the big ticket items that he checked

I now use AirTags for things, tells me if I’ve left anything behind

Yep, even have an Air Tag hidden in my car, just in case it gets nicked!

[Keypad]

I saw a laptop left on a bench at the local shopping centre.
A chap informed the security guard, who took one look at it (didn't open it) and simply put it in the bin with the Greggs wrappers, etc.

[Spare tyre]

Keypad said:

I saw a laptop left on a bench at the local shopping centre.
A chap informed the security guard, who took one look at it (didn't open it) and simply put it in the bin with the Greggs wrappers, etc.

I wonder in that case if he was stashing it for later

Terrible either way

[Keypad]

Spare Tyre said, "I wonder in that case if he was stashing it for later".

I did wonder.

[StoutBench]

Keypad said:

Spare Tyre said, "I wonder in that case if he was stashing it for later".

I did wonder.

Why would they stash it in a bin with rubbish when they could just say they are putting it aside for the owner and you would carry on your merry way.

I think that's clutching a bit assuming the worst of people.

[AB]

I end up losing sunglasses regularly but they always seem to turn up. This is why I have so many pairs. It's the only item I seem careless with and I can't explain it.

[80quattro]

I lost my bank card holder, one of those RFID thingies as I only really carry plastic. I ordered new bank cards and a driving licence as it became obvious after a few days it wasn't going to materialize. About a week later a chap from the local tyre fitting company turned up at my house - they found it down the side of the sofa in their waiting area and he brought it over.

Three weeks later, I lost it again. I now just carry a bank card out of habit. I did get used to using my digital phone wallet when I was without wallet and the only downside was no cash withdrawals and keeping a closer eye on phone battery.

[davek_964]

80quattro said:

...I did get used to using my digital phone wallet when I was without wallet and the only downside was no cash withdrawals and keeping a closer eye on phone battery.

At least NatWest has a cash withdrawal feature on their banking app. I assume they're not unique in that, and other banks do too.

[Hol]

Last flight I was on in June this year they made a point to say that if we left any electronics in the seat pockets they would be handed to the local airport authority as the airline could not take them back to the UK.

I don’t know if it was a new message or just the first time I taken notice for a while.

[smallpaul]

surveyor said:

1. In recent times, a coat in the wardrobe in a cruise ship.(easy to identify the owner..)
2. A jumper on a cruise ship (less easy as I don’t even know where I lost it - beer had been consumed
3. A kindle in the seat pocket on a plane.

1 Has been thrown out
2 Has been thrown out
3 Has probably went to lost property eventually. It's not valuable enough for someone to spend an hour (now that you're landside) to reunite asap. Edit: By valuable I mean you still need your phone even if it's a £50 beater

Edited by smallpaul on Tuesday 26th August 14:08

[littleredrooster]

surveyor said:

...3. A kindle in the seat pocket on a plane.

All of these are careless and my own fault. However 1 should have been identified on the cabin clean, and 3 also. The owner should be easily identifiable given they know who was in the cabin or seat.

Yet each time I’ve had complete blanks from the lost property team. It seems that lost items are now just pocketed. It’s a sad state of affairs

Mrs. Rooster did exactly the same thing last year, it was returned FOC by BA once she had identified it by the serial number.

...and I've just remembered - I went to a Queen concert and bought some (expensive) merchandise. Put it under my seat for safe keeping and promptly walked out without it...

A phone call the following day to the (extremely helpful) venue and it was located in Lost Property and posted to me FOC.

There are good people in this world.

Edited by littleredrooster on Tuesday 26th August 14:51

[Spare tyre]

StoutBench said:

Keypad said:

Spare Tyre said, "I wonder in that case if he was stashing it for later".

I did wonder.

Why would they stash it in a bin with rubbish when they could just say they are putting it aside for the owner and you would carry on your merry way.

I think that's clutching a bit assuming the worst of people.

Potentially if it went the proper route he wouldn’t be able to grab it as it’s been logged.

[ThingsBehindTheSun]

I don't tend to lose things, last time was a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses in a restaurant. I ended up driving back to the restaurant just before they closed and they had found them when clearing the table.

I now use £4 Primark copies and shrug my shoulders when I leave them somewhere

[StoutBench]

Spare tyre said:

StoutBench said:

Keypad said:

Spare Tyre said, "I wonder in that case if he was stashing it for later".

I did wonder.

Why would they stash it in a bin with rubbish when they could just say they are putting it aside for the owner and you would carry on your merry way.

I think that's clutching a bit assuming the worst of people.

Potentially if it went the proper route he wouldn’t be able to grab it as it’s been logged.

Even with how petty some Phers are I can't believe they would stand there and watch the guy carry out the official route for some other persons left laptop.

[surveyor]

smallpaul said:

surveyor said:

1. In recent times, a coat in the wardrobe in a cruise ship.(easy to identify the owner..)
2. A jumper on a cruise ship (less easy as I don’t even know where I lost it - beer had been consumed
3. A kindle in the seat pocket on a plane.

1 Has been thrown out
2 Has been thrown out
3 Has probably went to lost property eventually. It's not valuable enough for someone to spend an hour (now that you're landside) to reunite asap. Edit: By valuable I mean you still need your phone even if it's a £50 beater

Edited by smallpaul on Tuesday 26th August 14:08

It did reach lost property eventually. Which pleases me greatly. Someone at Bristol airport has found a way to monetise lost property, which is frustrating, but my fault, and its a lot less than a new kindle....

[smallpaul]

surveyor said:

smallpaul said:

surveyor said:

1. In recent times, a coat in the wardrobe in a cruise ship.(easy to identify the owner..)
2. A jumper on a cruise ship (less easy as I don’t even know where I lost it - beer had been consumed
3. A kindle in the seat pocket on a plane.

1 Has been thrown out
2 Has been thrown out
3 Has probably went to lost property eventually. It's not valuable enough for someone to spend an hour (now that you're landside) to reunite asap. Edit: By valuable I mean you still need your phone even if it's a £50 beater

Edited by smallpaul on Tuesday 26th August 14:08

It did reach lost property eventually. Which pleases me greatly. Someone at Bristol airport has found a way to monetise lost property, which is frustrating, but my fault, and its a lot less than a new kindle....

Most airports charge for lost property.

Usually handed to someone "responsible"

I have to bring it Landside. Which means I have to go through security again.
Then it has to be logged in a database. Flight number etc
Then it has to be stored. With someone paid and present to help you

Edited by smallpaul on Thursday 28th August 15:33