where is my car key hiding?

[Mynameisthecatwhogotthecream]

Can't find it, need it urgently, last had it this afternoon driving back from df, now can't find it, searched car, under car emptied boot etc, emptied bg, searched shelves, down side of sofas, anybody else any ideas?

Fridge.

Jacket pocket

Pockets, kitchen counters, bathroom, bedside table, sofa, edge of bookshelf.
Do you have toddlers though? Last time I lost mine it was hidden in a bush in the garden. We got a 'tile' for it after that so we can ring them from our phones.

In a shoe that you have now taken to another room or is in a gym bag (DH loses his keys a lot!)

Still in the car?

Threw mine in the bin - not intentionally, it got dropped on some recycling and taken out in a bundle

When you check the pocket, check there’s no hole in the lining, lost a few things that way too

Where do you normally keep it?

Normally in my bag but emptied it, searched car high and low, searched everywhere I can think

If you have kids then in a toy box/under the sofa/ inside a toy that has a storage compartment like a toy car?
Inside a shoe?
Has it fallen off a shelf or cabinet?

Top of fridge, in the bathroom?

Roof of car / in the car door or ignition?

If it's on the same ring as your house keys, is it in your front door? That's where my keys always are when they go missing!

Do you have a toddler?
If so, I'm afraid all bets are off.

Make sure you check the lining of jacket and bag in case you have a hole somewhere.

If it's a keyless ignition and your doors are open, it's in the car somewhere.

When you do find them, buy a tile. It's saved me from killing DH as he loses his keys at least once a week. uk.tile.com/

Is it on the road, next to the kerb or under the car?
Mine have dropped out of my pocket and gone between car and kerb before.

Last time I lost mine it was on top of the freezer that lives in the room between the living room and the garage. Got distracted on the way back from the car Bloody keycard, won't fit on my key ring!

When my husband misplaced mine, we found it in the fridge. He'd come home from work hungry and went straight to the fridge to pick over the left over roast chicken from the night before. Dumped the key right next to it!

Did you go to the toilet? Check windowsill / shelves / kitchen surfaces / other dumping places.

Re trace your steps.

Scene re-enactment. You got out the car, opened front(?) door, put down a bag. Hung up a coat. Then what? Dash to the loo, put kettle on?
Try looking in shoes under the coat rack. Easy to drop a key in a trainer.

Back of the sofa cushions or actually under the sofa cushions? That's where mine sometimes ends up. Now I've taken to hanging it on my door handle so it's there when I unlock the door. Although mines a fire door and is just plain wood so it's not visible to anyone else. Plus given I only have one door out of my flat I like it there in case there's ever a fire

@JustSinginInTheRain

Did you go to the toilet? Check windowsill / shelves / kitchen surfaces / other dumping places.

Goodness, quite the range of 'dumping places'

Behind a mug on the kitchen counter

Dropped mine inside a boot! Check your shoes!