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From puppies to 500 lotto tickets - bizarre items left at Travelodges

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From puppies to 500 lotto tickets - bizarre items left at Travelodges
From puppies to 500 lotto tickets - bizarre items left at Travelodges

PUPPIES named Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were among items left at Travelodges last year.

The owner thought her husband had taken the two Japanese Chins home from their stay in a separate car.

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Puppies were among items left at Travelodges last yearCredit: Alamy
The owner thought her husband had taken the two Japanese Chins home from their stay in a separate car
The owner thought her husband had taken the two Japanese Chins home from their stay in a separate carCredit: Getty

She realised their mistake on arriving home in Cheshire — and immediately drove 170 miles back to Bath to collect JLo and Ben.

At Manchester Piccadilly, hotel cleaners got a fright when they found a two-metre  Chinese dragon lizard in a room.

In Aberdeen, staff discovered a sleigh full of Christmas presents, while a bride’s wedding favours of 500 National Lottery scratchcards were found in Newcastle.

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A  five-tier Liverpool FC wedding cake was left by a best man in the city’s hotel, while a cardboard cut-out of manager Jurgen Klopp was also abandoned.

An embarrassed company chief sent his assistant 250 miles to fetch a new £15,000 personalised “John” number plate from the Travelodge in Woking, Surrey.

And a well-known tattoo artist left his portfolio at Gatwick before flying home to New York.

After the Queen’s funeral, a French jeweller left a replica crown at  the King’s Cross hotel — and a Windsor guest forgot he booked another room for his oil painting of Her Majesty.

Most commonly forgotten items included mobile phone chargers, gadgets, books, toys, jewellery, toiletries and clothes.

Items left at the 580 UK Travelodges go to the British Heart Foundation if unclaimed after three months.

500 National Lottery scratchcards were found in Newcastle
500 National Lottery scratchcards were found in NewcastleCredit: Getty
When the owner realised they had forgetten their puppies, they drove 170 miles back to Bath to collect JLo and Ben
When the owner realised they had forgetten their puppies, they drove 170 miles back to Bath to collect JLo and BenCredit: Getty
A cardboard cut-out of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was abandoned in the city's hotel
A cardboard cut-out of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was abandoned in the city's hotelCredit: Getty

Andrew Robinson

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