Have you ever wondered what happens to unclaimed luggage at airports? Most probably think it get’s tossed out after a certain amount of time, and in some cases it does, however one group seeks out unclaimed luggage and resells the items to the public.
Since 1970, Unclaimed Baggage in Alabama has been collecting luggage that never finds its way home from airports from around the world as a way to curb waste going into landfills. According to store officials, they spend a combined 32,000 hours a year sifting through luggage from all over the world and selling items in their store and online. In the past year, they recovered over two million items that, otherwise, would go unclaimed or thrown away.
Have they found some unusual items? You bet they have and they just released their second annual list of the strangest and most expensive items found in unclaimed luggage. Some of the most unusual items include:
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A freeze-dried chicken’s foot
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a 3-D printed fiddle
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Turkish ceremonial headdresses
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toilet seat
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a teeth bedazzling kit
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glass eye
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a Tibetan singing bowl
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silicone butt pads
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a silicone pregnancy belly
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preserved rattlesnake in a jar
They have also found some incredibly expensive items in the past year including:
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a $10,000 Louise Vuitton monogram suitcase
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$14,000 rangefinder camera
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$20,000 Rolex 18K gold watch
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$39,000 diamond ring.
You can see the entire list of the 40 most unusual items by
