Video Store Sells Items From Travelers' Left Luggage: Tips to Prevent Baggage Loss
Sonny Hood, senior public relations manager for Unclaimed Baggage in Alabama, shares helpful tips to help travelers avoid losing their luggage.
A store in Scottsboro, Alabama, is giving new life to lost luggage by reselling items left behind by passengers.
Unclaimed Baggage has released a “Lost Objects Report” that highlights unusual and valuable abandoned items and notes trends that have emerged.
Sonny Hood, senior manager of public affairs and communications, told Fox News Digital that the report “gives us an opportunity to share information about the cultural changes we're seeing year over year.”
Among the bizarre items left behind by passengers were a frozen chicken foot, a toilet seat, an entire sheet of uncut $2 bills, a jar of rattlesnake preserved in whiskey, and silicone buttock pads.
According to the organization, the retailer begins collecting unclaimed bags only after a “thorough” 90-day search for the owners, and then prepares the abandoned items for sale.
Unclaimed Baggage has published a “Findings Report” detailing the unique and sometimes valuable items left behind by travelers. Pictured is a frozen chicken foot. (Unclaimed Baggage)
The store also received a number of historical items.
A script for the 1985 film The Goonies, a 1941 newspaper clipping about the attack on Pearl Harbor and a letter signed by former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt dated 1944 were discovered.
The company has 50,000 square feet of retail space that attracts more than 1 million visitors annually. It also has a website.
Typically the store offers items at a discount of up to 80% off the recommended retail price .
A 1941 newspaper clipping about the attack on Pearl Harbor (left) and uncut $2 bills (right) left behind by airmen. (Unclaimed baggage)
“There are some core things American travelers need that will remain the same, but our findings each year reveal new insights about what is valuable in our culture,” Hood said.
“For example, last year we saw an increase in sales of pet products, which confirms the growing trend of ‘hobby parents,’” she added.
An 18-karat gold Rolex watch worth $20,000 was found in the store.
“We also found campaign buttons, posters and hats that reflect the strong political commitment being shown during the 2024 presidential campaign.”
An 18-karat gold Rolex watch worth $20,000 was also found.
Other valuable items include an 18-karat white gold solitaire ring, a Louis Vuitton handbag and suitcase, Chanel loafers and a variety of designer clothing.
Unclaimed Baggage has seen a significant increase in people choosing more casual clothing, reflecting a more relaxed lifestyle in society. (Unclaimed Baggage)
“In the five years since the pandemic began, unclaimed bags have become filled with comfortable and activewear, likely due to the rise of hybrid and remote work,” Hood said.
She also highlighted that there has been a noticeable increase in the amount of casual clothing in unclaimed luggage, reflecting a shift in society towards a more casual lifestyle.
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