Anyone been to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, AL?

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Although over 99.5% of domestic airline’s checked backs are picked up at the baggage carousel, lost luggage is an unfortunate part of airline travel. The airlines conduct an extensive three-month tracing process with the remaining .5% of unclaimed bags in an effort to reunite them with their owners, resulting in an astonishingly small fraction of a percent of bags that are ultimately orphaned. Claims are paid on these remaining lost bags and only then do the airlines sell the remaining unclaimed baggage property to Unclaimed Baggage Center. These purchasing agreements provide an important service to the airlines by giving a second life to unclaimed items.

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The lost bags arrive by the tractor-trailer load at our processing facility to be sorted and priced. Our experienced staff sorts out only the best items for the retail floor. Clothes are dry-cleaned and laundered, fine jewelry is cleaned and appraised, and all electronic equipment is tested and cleared of personal data. Of the remaining items about half are thrown away and the other half are donated through our Reclaimed for Good program, helping people around the world. Our goal is to sell, donate, recycle and repurpose everything we can, finding a new home for what was once lost. 

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