Travelodge's list of weirdest items left behind
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Where would you find a forgotten husband, a prosthetic hand and a pug dog called Dancer?
Not to mention a Coutts cheque book, keys to a brand new BMW X6 and a love letter written 40 years ago.
The answer is: at Travelodge's Lost & Found office.
A prosthetic hand and a Sta Wars Stormtrooper outfit were two of the more interesting discoveries left behind by Travelodge customers
One customer left keys to a brand new BMW X6 - hopefully they came forward to claim their property
The hotel chain has revealed some of the interesting items left behind in its 500 properties across the country during the last 12 months.
Some of the unusual items left behind include a Krypton Digital Storm gaming laptop worth £3,000, a suitcase full of pound coins to the value of £3,000 and a 3ft tall yellow duck.
At the Heathrow Terminal 5 hotel, there must have been one very frustrated passenger when they realised they had left behind a one-way, first class ticket to LA.
Another guest managed to leave behind a Feng Shui fish tank he carried everywhere with his for good luck and had to drive 300 miles back to the property to pick it up.
Some of the more interesting things Travelodge customers left behind...
One customer left a pug dog called Dancer at the Towcester Silverstone Travelodge (File Photo)
Heathrow Terminal 5 - A one way first class airline ticket to LA.
Towcester Silverstone - A pug dog called Dancer.
London Bank - Coutts cheque book
Livingston - A husband – a lady forgot she was with her husband and only realised when she had driven for nearly half an hour that she had forgotten him.
London Docklands - Business contract papers to purchase an online company
Newquay - Suitcase of pound coins to the value of £3,000.
Liverpool Exchange Street - A 3ft replica ceramic yellow Lambanana sculpture which is a cross between a banana and a lamb
Leamington Spa - A family heirloom handmade patchwork quilt, that has been passed down four generations
Wolverhampton - A 6ft Christmas tree designed like a snowman
Manchester - A fish tank containing nine fish which included eight goldfish and a black fish. The customer carried his Feng Shui aquarium with him for good luck. He drove back 300 miles on the same day to pick up his tank.
Nottingham Trowell M1 - A Krypton Digital Storm gaming laptop worth approx. £3,000.
Lytham St Annes - A large suitcase full of assorted tins of soup.
Harrogate - A four foot antique dolls house with furniture
Eastbourne Hellingly - Babolat Pure Drive tennis racquet worth £250.
Sheffield Richmond - A trunk full of American breakfast cereals.The family had moved from the USA and were waiting to move into their new house and stayed over in the Travelodge till the house was ready.
Derby Pride Park - A brand new BMX bike. The customer purchased the bike on e-Bay and travelled 355 miles to collect it.
York Micklegate - A first edition of Watership Down which was neatly kept in an airtight sealed plastic bag and was in mint condition.
Southend on Sea - A poodle called Strudle. The customer returned 15 minutes later to collect their beloved pet.
Bracknell Central - A suitcase full of fairy tale outfits such as Red Riding Hood, Elsa from Frozen and Snow White
One man left a Feng Shui fish tank behind in his room and had to drive back 300 miles to collect it
Perth A9 - A cat pram and a suitcase full of outfits for cats including a range of kitty dummies.
Keighley - A prosthetic hand
Oxford Peartree - Keys to a BMW X6 - It took the customer five days to return for the keys.
London Covent Garden - Vintage Chanel alligator handbag from Paris New York PNY collection worth $20,000. Customer was attending London Fashion Week.
Eastleigh Central - Sevylor Hudson Premium blue and red inflatable two-person canoe worth more than £500.
An antique dolls house was discovered in the Harrogate Travelodge, complete with furniture (File Photo)
London Central Liverpool Street - A lucky gold Genie lamp
London City Airport - A Star Wars storm trooper outfit worn at the London Film and Comic Con 2014. The customer was from the USA and had it shipped back to them via special delivery.
Portsmouth Central - A 2ft ship made from matchsticks
Chester Central - Electronic Children's Porsche car in hot pink
A poodle called Strudle was also among items lost
Leamington Spa - Box of newspapers from 1965
Edinburgh Queen Street - A grandmother left her Gingerbread village which she had made as a present for her grandchildren. She had even baked little gingerbread people for all twelve of her grandchildren.
Newcastle Central - A mixologist's priceless black book of exclusive cocktail recipes
Southampton - A wedding certificate – The couple left the certificate behind as they were in a rush to get to the dock to get onto their honeymoon cruise liner
Ramsgate Seafront - A 6ft children's bouncy castle – it was still inflated in the room when the customer returned to collect it. A member of staff helped them deflate it and pack it into their car.
Glasgow Braehead - Traffic lollypop stick
Tamworth - Jukebox and pinball machine. The customer who left it admitted he had checked in for a boy's night away from his wife.
Aberdeen Central - A love letter from 40 years ago. A gentleman carries it around with him everywhere and collected it in person instead of having it posted back to his home in Kent.
Leicester Hinkley - A 3ft rubber duck
Travelodge spokeswoman Shakila Ahmed said: '[T]his year's lost & found inventory list has revealed some new unique items being left behind, such as: a Coutts cheque book, a business contract for an online company, an antique dolls house, a child's Porsche car, a Star Wars Storm Trooper outfit and a Feng Shui aquarium.
'Our 2014 left behind register also revealed how much smart technology has become a part of our everyday lives, as we have had 12,000 tablets and smartphones left behind in our hotels in the last 12 months. This is a significant increase from previous years.
'What is becoming evident after speaking to our customers is that the pace of life has become so fast and we are so eager to get from A to B that valuable possessions are easily being forgotten.'
All items left behind in Travelodge hotels which have not been claimed within three months, are donated to local charity shops.
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