As the 2016 party season approaches, Young’s has revealed its catalogue of lost property, party paraphernalia and forgotten Secret Santa presents.
While the list features many of the everyday essentials we can’t live without – phones, house keys, train tickets and bank cards – some of the more unusual finds have amazed staff and raised a few eyebrows at the same time.
Among other leftovers found by pub staff were novelty Christmas underwear, a brand new man’s suit, a police officer’s CID badge, a child’s pram, full bottles of champagne and a designer gold watch.
Staff at The White Horse, in the City of London, discovered a watch and bag worth £1k after a party last year, both were reunited with their owners; at The Double Locks in Exeter, Devon, staff returned a set of misplaced false teeth to a grateful owner who faced a miserable Christmas without them.
At the Hollywood Arms in Chelsea, a slightly forgetful regular bought his elderly Jack Russell dog to the pub for a party and forgot to take it home at the end of the night.
Giovanni Pilla, pub manager at the Hollywood Arms, said: “We see this dog in the pub fairly often, he’s always by his owner’s side. While the owner was indulging in one or two festive tipples, Benson found a spot under the booths and fell asleep and only reappeared when staff were cleaning – he was given a bed for the night and reunited with his owner the next day.”
Emma Dickinson, Events Manager for Young’s, said, “It’s truly remarkable to read the list of lost items from last year’s Christmas parties, particularly those items that are valuable, sentimental or just simply bizarre. With this year’s Christmas party bookings looking stronger than ever, I have no doubt we will see even more of the quirky and peculiar.”
Lost property found at Young’s Pubs and Geronimo Inns:
A policeman’s CID badge
A single leather brogue shoe
A large sex toy
A brand new bag of LEGO
Gift-wrapped Victoria’s Secret underwear
A set of false teeth
A prosthetic leg
An £8,000 professional camera
A new men’s suit
A pair of fluffy pink handcuffs
A signed copy of Paul Daniel’s autobiography
A stuffed otter
A child’s pram
Christmas-themed underwear
A pink diamante computer mouse
A dog
Christmas jumpers
A singing turkey hat
A Mulberry handbag
A flamingo-shaped beer funnel
Top ten most common items found at Young’s Pubs and Geronimo Inns:
Bank cards
Mobile phones
Keys
Glasses
Train tickets
Passports
Umbrellas
Coats/jackets
Shoes
Bottles of champagne
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