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]

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.

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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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