Question: I seem to be the only one in my house capable of putting the remote in the same spot. 

How can I solve the "I can't find the remote problem"?

Answer: 
I'd say the best answer to this problem is to buy another, identical remote for your use.

Keep it locked, or hidden away. If the rest of the household loses their remote, it's their problem. They will soon miss you finding it for them, and maybe they will then learn amongst themselves to place the remote in a designated spot when not in use.
I use self-sealing Velcro touch fasteners bands that I put on the back of the remote control and on the element it is related to (pedestal of the TV, body of the iPod docking station, table, etc).

Then, this system only needs discipline to work : you take the remote control, you use it. Once you are finished, you put it back on the Velcro band.