It’s common for people to lose their suitcases at the airport.
With thousands of flights departing and arriving every day, it’s unsurprising that some baggage gets muddled up or left behind. So what do they do with all these bags?
Typically, they are placed into storage to give owners time to come forward and claim them. But after a while, they tend to be auctioned off or donated.
This allows members of the public to snap up the suitcases. The only snag? They typically won’t know what’s inside them until after they’ve made a purchase.
So to see if it’s actually worth it or not, a woman called Becky decided to snap one up. She paid £129.99 for unclaimed luggage – and ended up hitting the jackpot.
Becky, who got the item via a company called Undelivrd, revealed: “Apparently the airport does absolutely everything to track down the owner for months, but unfortunately sometimes the only option is to either burn it – which isn’t great for the environment or remove any personal info and sell it…
“I bought someone’s lost luggage from London Heathrow Airport and here’s how it went.” She also posted: “If anyone recognises this suitcase let me know – I’d love to reunite you with your belongings.”
Inside the eye-catching rose gold suitcase, Becky unearthed a treasure trove including black, glittery UGG boots, Juicy Couture sliders, an abundance of clothes, several Shein packages, hair straighteners, and a white iPad. She also found some Pokémon cards inside.
She labelled her haul as “absolutely crazy” – but warned others they may not get as lucky. It does all come down to chance, after all.
In response to her post, one person gushed: “This is great.” Meanwhile, another said: “Wow, well done.” However, some weren’t as happy about the initiative.
A commenter expressed: “It’s very sad to see this. Makes me think of the family looking for their luggage, the airline not helping it and then people buying my things like this and owning it/opening it like this and I can’t do anything except watch through my screen from other corner of this world.”