This is the surprising item we lose the most in our home that costs us 2.5 days per year

If there's one thing everyone has in common, it's losing everyday items. But how much time do you spend trying to find them and which one is most often lost?

This is the item you lose the most in your home
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This is the item you lose the most in your home

This situation has happened to all of us. You walk in the door, you are in a hurry not to be late for work but you don't know where your keys are? After the traditional patting of the dozens of pockets that make up your outfit of the day, nothing can be done, they are nowhere to be found. They are among the most lost objects in everyday life.

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More than two days a year of searching

It's a feeling of despair when you can't find the item you need at the moment. No matter how many times you turn your mind, you can't find it. You were sure that the batteries were in the cupboard under the sink, but no. After the traditional ‘Honey! Do you know where you put the [insert lost item]?’, because yes, if you can't find them, it's obviously the other person's fault, you give up and go buy another one.

A study conducted by Pixie in 2017, a former company specialising in locating connected objects, which has now become the Get Pixie website, showed the amount of time Americans were wasting searching for lost everyday objects. Their result: 2.5 days per year.

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The most lost object is

In addition, the study also showed which objects were the most lost. The number one item was the remote control. More than 71% of Americans said they had lost it at least once a month, and it was the main item lost by 45% of participants. In second place, at 33%, telephones were the most misplaced. In third, fourth and fifth place were keys (28%), glasses (27%) and shoes (24%), respectively, as reported by Pr NewsWire.

This article was translated from Gentside FR.

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