Unclaimed Baggage Center

This article is about a retail store. For the generic, see unclaimed property.

The Unclaimed Baggage Center is a retail store located in Scottsboro in Jackson County, Alabama. The store's concept of reselling of lost or unclaimed airline luggage[1][2] has received national attention over the years,[3][4] including mentions on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Fox News and the Today show. Over a million customers visit the 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) store each year to browse through some of the 7,000 items added each day.[5] According to Thrillist, most items are sold for a discount of 20-80%.[6]

References

  1. RoadsideAmerica.com: Unclaimed Baggage Center, Scottsboro, Alabama
  2. Janet Shamlian (October 30, 2007). "The Afterlife for Lost Luggage". allDAY, the official TODAY Show blog. MSNBC.com.
  3. http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/Lost+luggage+capital+world/894774/story.html
  4. McManus, Terry (February 25, 1999). "Where Lost Bags End Up". The New York Times. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  5. Kim, Theodore (January 18, 2005). "Unclaimed bags provide stock for this store". USA Today. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  6. http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2016/09/case-study

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Coordinates: 34°40′25″N 86°2′39″W / 34.67361°N 86.04417°W / 34.67361; -86.04417


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