I remember about 2 years ago we lost the key for our car in winter.
The car got stuck in the snow, so I got out to dig it out, and took the ignition key with me so I could open the boot (trunk) to get the shovel out (it is one of those trunks that you need to put the key in to open), so I got the shovel out and dug the wheels out, then when I put my hand in my pocket to get the key, I couldn't find it!
Luckily we were just down the road from the house, so I walked back and got the spare, but the "master key" (the red one) was missing, which is worrying, because the master key is the only one you can use to get a duplicate, and I only had one black spare key.
Anyway, we put a note up in the local post office saying a red car key had been lost, and luckily the next day somebody found it and we got it back. Phew!
Anyway, the moral of my story is, if we hadn't got the original back, it would have cost about the same to get another key, and get the locks & ignition reprogrammed.
Thank goodness we both found our keys! :thumbsup: