I left some eyeglasses on the side table of a hotel in Warrenville, IL when I was up there for a friend's wedding 13 or so years ago. I had worn my contacts on the way out and didn't notice that I'd left them. I went back to the hotel about an hour after checkout and no one had seen them or could find them.
I was really angry, as my prescription only changed every four years or so, so I bought really expensive glasses that would last me 4 years. Getting another pair for $400 was not something that I could not really afford just a year out of college.