OT: Whose shirt did I buy? Also, thanks for the shirt
This past spring break, we drove from Chicago to Atlanta to visit family. On the way, we decided to take a short detour and go to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, AL (northeast corner of the state). I don't know how my wife heard about it, but seemed like an interesting diversion.
We weren't really planning there to buy anything specific, more to just browse. I decided that if there was anything related to Michigan, I'd buy it. Best bet seemed to be the vast t-shirt section (which I rummaged through right after electronics). I focused on the blue and yellow shirts, which were grouped in various spots through the expansive t-shirt area. After about 10 minutes of looking through the many, many racks of shirts (did I mention how big it was?), I was about to give up when I decided to go through that one last section of blue shirts. I had had a few false alarms with blue shirts and yellow graphics, but finally hit paydirt with this beauty:
Brand new, with tags, and even the correct size. I had never heard of Valiant brand, but this article in the Detroit News tells me it was created by John, Jack, and Jared Wangler and Ian Bunting and is relatively recent.
So, to whomever lost their bag and this shirt, thanks from the bottom of my heart. One of the best $6 investments I've ever made.
April 21st, 2018 at 10:58 PM ^
April 21st, 2018 at 11:09 PM ^
I didn't know that selling the contents of unclaimed baggage is a thing.
April 21st, 2018 at 11:28 PM ^
April 22nd, 2018 at 12:10 AM ^
April 22nd, 2018 at 12:11 AM ^
Make sure you buy the new ones.
But I don't own a dildo....
April 22nd, 2018 at 11:13 AM ^
....nor a pump....
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April 21st, 2018 at 11:52 PM ^
that one is hilarious.
April 22nd, 2018 at 12:14 AM ^
April 22nd, 2018 at 12:22 AM ^
Alabama is lucky to have my poop.
Who doesn't claim their luggage and why? Do you check your bag, get off the plane and say "fuck it, I don't need my stuff".
that they can't find your luggage and it ends up in some godforsaken airport basement. The owner of it gives up looking and it's considered abandoned
I mean, I can see a scenario where you get on the plane and, in those few hours of flight, struggle philosophically with the feeling that your material possessions are inadequate and ultimately meaningless. Deciding that they are exactly that, you land at your destination and leave your possessions for some poor sod who hasn't reached your newfound level of enlightenment. The only drawback is that there is business meeting somewhere in the mix and you should at least brush your teeth, which you now cannot do without a stop at a pharmacy, thus beginning the cycle of possessing things all over again.
Probably, in most cases the airline lost it, and when it was found, the person wasn't notified in time or the pick-up place was not convenient.
April 22nd, 2018 at 11:18 PM ^