Alabama Is Home To America's Only Lost Luggage Retailer With An Immersive Shopping Experience

Alabama is known for offering the best of the gulf coast and delicious meals in a town considered an underrated seafood capital. However, there's another overlooked destination in the Heart of Dixie you may have never even heard of. If you've ever wondered what happened to your lost luggage after a flight, you might find it in this quirky Alabama shop. Unclaimed Baggage may be the country's most unique secondhand store, filled with merchandise from, well, unclaimed baggage.

Though bags are often reunited with owners, sometimes a piece of luggage is truly lost to the ether, and airlines will pay out those claims to passengers. But if a bag is recovered and seems "orphaned," Unclaimed Baggage will purchase it, sort through it, and put some of its items (and even the bag itself) up for sale in its Scottsboro, Alabama, store or online on its website. The business is America's only retail shop that sells lost luggage, and its store is over 50,000 square feet in total, packed with the most interesting inventory. And it is absolutely a bargain hunter's mecca. Every year, millions of shoppers try to snag the best bargains on these secondhand items, ranging from clothing to electronics and even designer pieces at incredible discounts.

Located about an hour away from Huntsville International Airport, Unclaimed Baggage's massive store is nestled in the Appalachian Mountain foothills about an hour from one of Georgia's biggest and best state parks. Home to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center as well as the world's largest freshwater aquarium, Scottsboro has much to offer, so anyone who's not a big shopper in your group can also go adventure elsewhere. But for keen retail adventurers, a massive shopping experience awaits. Open from Monday to Saturday, Unclaimed Baggage is divided into 10 different departments which include clothing for both men and women, books, luxury items, electronics, shoes, and, funny enough, luggage. Even some novelty items make their way onto the store's shelves, but the most unusual pieces go on display in the Unclaimed Baggage Museum. 

But how good are the sales? Discount hunters will love to see that the store's items, particularly luxury pieces, are priced to sell. Designer sunglasses like Celine and Saint Laurent are priced between 45% and 50% off regular retail prices, while luxury watches from labels like Salvatore Ferragamo and Movado are marked up to 68% off their original prices. Budget-conscious buyers will also love the prices of other more everyday pieces, such as activewear that's marked down by 82% or big shoe brands like Adidas selling at over 50% off. Electronics are a bargain as well, with everything from Kindles to headphones and even laptops and tablets selling at deep discounts. Whatever you're hunting for, Unclaimed Baggage will likely have it either online or in-store, and with a great price tag to boot.