HELLO FRIENDS!! hope you guys enjoy our investigation into the Unclaimed Baggage store! what did you guys think of our Lost Looks (tm)? what's one treasure we should have picked up? make sure you check out our collab on HopeScope's channel after this one!! :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/qGmVqsWuYZzdmdI.html - xoxo, saf

@KitKatLag

Жыл бұрын

Definitely would have taken the chocolate frog cards!

@isabellaevens8334

Жыл бұрын

Heyy! How are you and Tyler?

@bree3867

Жыл бұрын

this vid is so exciting to see! i work in ubc’s ~secret warehouse~ and have been waiting for a vid like this for years i’m so glad you enjoyed it at the store!!!!!

@zara-7104

Жыл бұрын

Finally

@debrasouza4342

Жыл бұрын

I know it wasn't for sale but don't we all need a life size Hoggle?!

its such a strange ethical position for a place to resell other people's missing (stolen?) luggage but destroy counterfeit branded goods to prevent people selling them.

@freydobaggins6252

9 ай бұрын

And not return property eg the Henson family’s when they know who is the rightful owner. Like wow owner lady so proud of you for smashing up counterfeit watches, what a good moral compass 🙄

@catetanenbaum2418

5 ай бұрын

Also the huge quantity of crap is depressing. There's so much useless, non valued, poor quality stuff that ends up in landfills. Love how they don't talk about throwing anything away, they just donate or recycle it- cus you can recycle a used toothbrush. Riiiight.

@pluutonius

27 күн бұрын

Let's be real, they're not destroying those fake items, they're selling them on the side.

@mayevie

3 күн бұрын

Is it though? It's not like they're stealing the luggage, it's unclaimed. It can't just sit in limbo forever

I think Saf was right about the bags they gave her to unbag being staged. There's no way someone would put Gucci sunglasses at the front of a soft shell checked bag....

@danadomino

Жыл бұрын

Completely agree! My favorite sunglasses are my Gucci ones and there is no way that I would even put them in a checked bag. And definitely not the front pocket of a checked bag!

@Ghali662

Жыл бұрын

I think its a security risk (drugs or contraband ) if they work with feds I doubt they would give her a unvetted bag and they probably did "add" some things to make it more interesting for a video obviously.

@maevediaries

Жыл бұрын

plus she knew exactly where things were- what things were (piggy bank, the harry potter thing)

@MaraMara89

Жыл бұрын

1. unless somone put glasses there for "a minute" to have hands free and then forgot about them 2. Those bags probably was checked for illegal things, but probably also for some contact info to owners... I am assuming that food that could go bad was also throw out

@_Piers_

Жыл бұрын

16:26 - She forgets for a second that she's not supposed to have seen these things before. "What is that?" "It's a piggy bank...is it a piggy bank?"

Something about the behavior of this store feels unnatural, like they are hiding something

@Urmom-jv9ec

Жыл бұрын

It’s just Southern fake politeness, I live like 20 minutes away from this place

@buttermepancake3613

Жыл бұрын

Where are the bodies Southwest?!

@ragmamale4783

Жыл бұрын

I mean already from the staged stuff bro

@valgal5863

Жыл бұрын

I just want to add my thoughts and about why they don't allow guests in the warehouse. I used to be a warehouse supervisor for a salvation army and though they are not the same I can guarantee it's probably similar. The warehouse could possibly be extremely over stocked and that could be a safety hazard for people who are not an employee because it's possible they could get injured somehow tripping or something falling on them and the store might not have insurance to cover non employees. It could also probably be a freaking mess back there and possibly embarrassing for the company to show how much stock and possible disorganization happens. Possibly there's a chance that the guest may see something back there and want to purchase it without it being processed to go on the sales floor and that can cause some awkward interaction. There is also employees that are working back there and having guests and camera crew can cause disruptions and they might not be able to do the job at hand because the disruptions of a social media person in cameras can be distracting those are just some thoughts and why I think they don't want people back in the warehouse could be totally wrong or maybe that's somewhat true but we we don't like people going in the warehouse when I used to work at salvation army because there was a huge chance that hurt that was my main concern

@lavenderd3003

10 ай бұрын

​@@valgal5863well that could be it but if you look in the comments it shows how shady the buisness really is. They even lied saying the suit case was brand new for safiya to go through but it was stadged and someone had the exact same thing happen to them when they went there.

Saf: "what is this item??" Chasity immediately without inspection "it's a piggy bank!....oh wait what is it is it a piggy bank?" Saf you're right these bags were sooooo staged 🤣

@anapalacios4046

Жыл бұрын

also her reaction to the two left shoes 😂

@milenarancic9949

Жыл бұрын

Came looking for this comment 😂

@micheal2458

5 ай бұрын

HopeScope said "It's a piggy bank," then Chastity asked "Is it a piggy bank?" They do have kinda similar voices though!

I went to Unclaimed Baggage in late May. I was chosen to open one of the bags, and I got the same items that Safiya opened first. Down to the two fake Gucci and Versace shirts and funky slides. AND the yacht mop bag with chargers. These bags are completely staged

@FreakyBo0o

Жыл бұрын

😲

@leeblock9573

Жыл бұрын

yeah that doesn't really surprise me because those are the example bags

@AmberRooster

Жыл бұрын

The fact that they lied about this is not a good look.

@jjwsvtk9987

Жыл бұрын

Wow

@leeblock9573

Жыл бұрын

@@AmberRooster Did they lie?

That place has awfully BOLD pricing considering they’re all secondhand items. Like most of that stuff was overpriced in my opinion.

@norasmith2474

Жыл бұрын

I feel like that's just how it is for secondhand, thrift stores nowadays. I think the only place you can find anything for a really good deal is garage sales because they want that shit out of their house or storage.

@cynamin922

Жыл бұрын

They shouldn't be selling it to begin with.

@TheSwauzz

Жыл бұрын

@@norasmith2474 Not really, no. Goodwill is still great in America. Not sure where you live though.

@mistyinltown79

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSwauzz Goodwill here sucks, their prices are outrageous. Here in Florida, Salvation Army isn't much better, but we have lots of small privately owned or charity shops here that have great prices on stuff.

@TheSwauzz

Жыл бұрын

@@mistyinltown79 I live in south Texas. I'm sure there's big differences between states.

"lost" is used very freely here. people DO NOT deliberately "loose" their luggage to this extent. Everyone knows how it is dealing with airlines with lost (by the airline) luggage. This shop feel super shady.

No hate to you Saf, but a good chunk of these items are not "lost" they are stolen. Airlines frequently intentionally "lose" luggage they want to sell and often do NOT wait the 90 day period. This store is soooo unethical and people should not spend their money there. They cannot do this anymore if the public refuses to endorse it. No consumers = no profit

@gabbstarm5212

Жыл бұрын

Exactly and to think that they don't sell at a reduced price for how much they have is ridiculous. They don't even donate the nice stuff

@ArrowBast

Жыл бұрын

Dont you think an ethically minded person would think twice about buying 'lost luggage' at an auction - this is buying stolen goods and will come with free dose of (for lack of a better word) - BAD KARMA.

@aarishowton8037

Жыл бұрын

Why tf do y’all people think airlines are desperate to make extra money? They’re one of the most profitable industries in America, and if this was a whole deliberate scam they would have to hire employees to decide which bags to steal, which would DEFINITELY get out to the public.

@doggyspeak

Жыл бұрын

Its not desperation, its capitalizing on as many profitable systems as they can. Airports have excess luggage around when its not picked up immediately, limited storage for it, and limited workers to keep track of lost and found followup. Of course if they are legally allowed to sell it, that is what they are going to do. And, say, if more luggage is held back, less initiative is taken to return it, and less workers are hired to maintain lost and found, they can squeeze even more money out.

@packrat2004

Жыл бұрын

@@doggyspeak exactly. It's not desperation, it's greed

Let's normalize specifying that the *AIRLINE* LOST your luggage. You didn't lose your luggage. Don't let large companies weasel out of responsibility and then profit from their own incompetence

@blueismylove3128

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!?! Language is important! Most of the time these bags aren't being abandoned by people, the airlines are losing their stuff and many never even make an effort to give them back.

@Crazycool90

Жыл бұрын

Wow, so right, I didn’t even notice that subtle language change they’re making. And then the part where they’re talking about some people maybe not wanting the stuff anymore anyway - we’re sure doing a lot of work to soften the reality that these people entrusted the airline with they’re belongings and then the airline “lost” their bags and sold them for a profit. I get they have to do something with unclaimed luggage but we should live in the reality that they airline took this stuff, it’s not mostly stuff people didn’t want or were careless with. I don’t know what to do with that but it would make the experience seem rather less fun to me.

@Dr_KW

Жыл бұрын

I mean I left my umbrella in the overhead him once, so I kind of lost it

@Call_Upon_YAH

Жыл бұрын

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@Call_Upon_YAH

Жыл бұрын

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These prices were all outrageous for what is basically selling “questionably acquired” goods.

@jklroxmysox111

Жыл бұрын

Wait till you learn about the slave labor that goes into producing fast fashion clothing

@frozerus

Жыл бұрын

@@jklroxmysox111 wait till they hear about prison labor too

@ashleybright3727

Жыл бұрын

I came here to say the same thing!!! The prices are ridiculously high.

@katherinesong29

Жыл бұрын

U have to remember that people work here for a living

@imagery

Жыл бұрын

@@katherinesong29 but the profit margin they make on the items more than makes up for it

A woman from Toronto who recently returned home with Air Canada didn't have her luggage for 4 months... they said it was lost, but she had an Air Tag in it and was tracking it... turns out Air Canada had "donated" her lost luggage!

very happy to see everyone calling the ethics on this store without dragging queen safiya!!

This store is the epitome of nasty. First off, the prices are ridiculous. $60+ for used jeans that were basically stolen from someone's luggage??? Only donating the raggedy stuff that the charities will have to pay to dispose of?? They have stuff on display that they KNOW who the owners are but they are refusing to return them?? (Hoggle suit, what they thought was legit Basquait art, Donny Osmond clothes) The owner lady trying to make excuses, coming up with stories like "Oh this wedding dress/ ring probably was owned by someone who was cheating. Oh, this person probably didn't really need this laptop for school or work or anything, etc." It's disgusting. ALL of that stuff should be donated. Airlines should not be allowed to profit off of "losing" items in any way. They claim this reduces waste, but donating everything would produce even less waste. This is all just to profit off of misfortune. Disgusting.

@accioyoongi

Жыл бұрын

damn. anyways.

@sofiaverdeja8757

Жыл бұрын

I completely agree

@ninaa3347

Жыл бұрын

Seriously it's such a red flag

@katymcdonald5481

Жыл бұрын

They just need to ship it back to the address on the credit card info of the ticket holder who checked the bag. The only time it’s the passengers fault is if they leave bags in the cabin of the plane but I would imagine most people would be trying to get in touch to get that back because it’s usually what contains your electronics and important documents.

@harmoniamahira9670

Жыл бұрын

exactly my thoughts, they're just disgusting

Just wanted to say I am really appreciating the discussion in the comments about the major ethical issues with this store. Thanks everyone for sharing your thoughts and experiences!

@ArrowBast

Жыл бұрын

And you forgot the ethics of selling fake goods as lost originals - since the store has no accountability for authenticity , nor will a buyer every get in touch with the real owner ( if there was ever one) . The deeper you look the more red flags it raises.

@breeze3402

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t see anything wrong with it I just saw it as a thrift store but I looked into the comments and realized they are selling stuff so high it’s not beneficial they are stealing items and selling them fir higher profit then they are worth they all should be donated!

Lost literally everything I had because of a storage unit and covid, everything. After being left homeless, this was a serious hit. I'm still trying to recoup losses. Point being please remember some things weren't abandoned & certainly not forgotten..... Some of us had no choice or lacked the funds to keep our own belongings. You never know the sentiment behind some of these things, if there is any.

@EllaBonbon

Жыл бұрын

Hope you’re doing well.

Video felt very shady. What really threw me over the edge was the Hoggle puppet from Labyrinth. That movie is my all time favorite childhood movie, and to see it in this random luggage store infuriates me. There is no way that the person that's responsible for keeping him safe, just lost it. The airline specifically took it to be put as a display piece for this store

@breeze3402

Жыл бұрын

What’s hoghle

@dannychipman7396

3 ай бұрын

I actually don't think they stole the puppet because the suitcase it was in was missing for 20 YEARS and when it was it was eventually recovered hoggle was in horrible condition. The latex was rotting and it was almost unrecognizable. If the airlines "lost" it with the intention of showing it off as a display they would've taken much better care of it instead of letting it rot away almost to the point of being unreparable. If you look up images of hoggle pre restoration it would become clear that he was in no state to be presented. That would be like if you were presenting a cow at the county fair and you didn't bathe or brush it for years beforehand.

As someone who has airline traveled for a couple marching band trips over the years, those “unclaimed” instruments make me so sad and angry. The most of the owners of those instruments probably were traveling to or from some sort of concert or performance so I cannot even imagine how heartbroken they were to “loose” something so valuable to them.

@jaskierdraven9191

Жыл бұрын

I'd be so pissed if any of my instruments got "lost" by an airline... Just another thing to worry about if I fly with one of mine... An expensive piece of equipment gone...

@thewitchstarot6975

Жыл бұрын

I have a violin which cost $350 and I would be so mad if it was "lost"

@MadMisStep7401

Жыл бұрын

Right? Not to mention how expensive instruments can be! Or the attachments you make to the instrument you've been using for however long.

@CactusKitty42

Жыл бұрын

I relate to this so much lol. Instruments are expensive.

@depsuke8335

Жыл бұрын

as someone who's bass clarinet is literally worth over $14,000....ouch.

As someone who’s luggage was just lost by United just this past week, with almost no communication from United about where my bags were, I have to wonder how much of this stuff is actually just stolen. This is completely unethical.

@AnnA-jd4xm

Жыл бұрын

Make a big stink! start tagging on facebook, twitter, instagram...make a tiktok and tag them. Cant let these fuckers win

@mbalenhlendimande6176

Жыл бұрын

Daylight robbery. This is done on purpose. There's absolutely NO WAY there can be so much unclaimed baggage. They "lose" it on purpose

@SweetieYams

Жыл бұрын

I have a feeling majority of the items in this store are stolen. The whole thing feels shady. No one loses their luggage, the airlines lose it.

@SweetieYams

Жыл бұрын

@Video Games right. The airlines are responsible for luggage, 90% of the time they are the ones that "lose" the luggage. Besides the fact, If someone leaves an item in my car I'm not gonna turn around and sell it. I'm gonna try to get in contact with the person. The airlines need to stay true to their word and really hold those items until the owner contacts them. Because we all know that's a big fat lie.

@jesshasnofilter

Жыл бұрын

United and American are the worst.

On one hand, this place sounds really fun to explore. On the other hand, it really rubs me the wrong way; the owners are so cagey and secretive about their process. And I know there are instances where things are deliberately lost by the airline so they can resell them to stores like this

As someone into fashion that off-white rhinestone sweatshirt is 100% fake. I don't know if I'd trust this store and its "authentication" process.

@i.elpunkt8473

4 ай бұрын

What makes you think that?

@Stephen_Viele

4 ай бұрын

@@i.elpunkt8473 Virgil never made a rhinestone sweatshirt like that. It's what people would call a "fantasy replica". Essentially they took the off-white logo and put it on the sweatshirt in their own way. Off white has never released a product that looks like that.

@BestBecky78

3 ай бұрын

As another person in fashion, it looks real from the video.

@Stephen_Viele

3 ай бұрын

@@BestBecky78 I'm not saying I can tell if its a fake just by seeing it on the screen. I know it's fake because Off White has never produced that item before. It's what you would call a "fantasy piece" in the world of reps. If you can go look it up and tell me what season Virgil released it in. I'd love to be wrong because it is cute and I'd for sure buy it.

IMPORTANT TIP: when packing your luggage the last thing to do is right on top (so first thing u see when opening ) put a paper with ur flight info as well as contact info. Normally that’s the first place the luggage office checks if a tag is missing or something. This can prevent your luggage from ending up here. Happy travel and sending Much love, a former Airline employee

@leadayco

Жыл бұрын

🙏 Thanks so much. This is really effing smart

@JennaGetsCreative

Жыл бұрын

I always do this! My bags go with colourful straps and handle hangers with my surname all over those things and a note to check the top front pocket, where I will always write out the original flight(s) as booked and contact information for both ends of the journey. Even if I get bumped to another flight and take a different path than my bag, they'll have the intended destination, who to contact, and who can accept it for me if it ends up on the opposite side of travel than I did.

@nitsirkroy

Жыл бұрын

People also don’t realize how often the handles rip off so that’s another reason the backup inside is a great idea

@CorvusTheFeatherbrain

Жыл бұрын

That's really good advice, thank you!

@hieithefox

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I’m gonna probably do this

I'll never forget when I lost my luggage in Scotland. The sweetest old man who worked at the airport drove my bag from Glasgow to Edinburgh and I had no idea until he knocked on my door. But I lost a piece of luggage in the US and it was horrible trying to get it back.

@Nanis-World

Жыл бұрын

The United States is THE WORST! I remember flying WITH American Airlines from Florida to New York for a week-long, for a wedding. Was on the phone for days!!! They stated they would "mail my luggage if they found it." They lost my luggage in Atlanta where we stopped but the Airline swore they had no clue. I had to purchase brand new clothes, and shoes (an entirely new wedding outfit that took me months to find) before, and I was rushed. When I say I lost EVERYTHING and would have been SOL had I not owned a credit card to charge all these purchases. My fiance and I decided to drive back instead of fly because the experience was horrible and made a surprise stop at ATL airport where I demanded to go to LOST & FOUND. Long & behold, there stood my luggage that had been scrimmaged through and had several expensive items missing. Including my Jimmy Choo wedding shoes. Coincidence? I THINK NOT!! American Airlines only reimbursed me for like $1k worth of my purchases and it was a lengthy process that required purchase receipts etc. The shoes that were stolen from my luggage were $3k alone. I don't usually purchase allot of shoes nor expensive shoes at that, I save and then buy something I really like and it was devastating for me because they were brand new that I purchased for the wedding with an Oscar De La Renta dress that was also taken, smh.

@jax5125

Жыл бұрын

what an angel!

@bethp1831

Жыл бұрын

@@Nanis-World That honestly sucks so much ;( Atlanta is one of the largest airports hubs in the US/world. I hate flying out of Hartsfield Jackson too

@yesplatinum7956

Жыл бұрын

@@Nanis-World wow now I’m scared to fly to usa

@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812

Жыл бұрын

Flying in Canada is so much better and I'm an American.

I was a travel professional for years and this is the exact reason I always advised my clients to NEVER check anything in their luggage that they were not willing to lose. You need to travel with wedding clothes? Ship them separately and have them insured. I don't even begin to understand the mindset of someone who packs expensive items of jewelry into a bag they then let out of their sight.

@samaraisnt

11 ай бұрын

It's not their fault for being trusting. That's what the whole theater of security at airports is ensuring people do. You're putting a weird blame on people when it's the skeevy stealing airlines stealing dresses that are to blame!

@danmakes2497

8 ай бұрын

Maybe because it's not their fault and the AIRPORT that lost THEIR luggage and made no attempts at all to help?

@micheal2458

5 ай бұрын

Most people can't afford and generally aren't even aware of other options, don't get it twisted.

@gwendolynrobinson3900

5 ай бұрын

If I ever need to carry something important with me, usually just electronics, it goes in my personal item so I ALWAYS have it on my person. I've never had anything lost, but I don't trust human error with my valuables, let alone human greed 💀

@BestBecky78

3 ай бұрын

People also leave their carry-on bags on the plane. Or they take the wrong one. Happens mote then people think.

The fact that Hoggle is there and not home back with the other Jim Henson puppets honestly breaks my heart

The only reason I can think that they wouldnt give you real suitcases and wouldnt let you in the back is that the suitcases likely often come with obvious information that would have led to someone being reunited with their lost things. What a shady store.

@tesscrelli783

Жыл бұрын

I mean, from a business standpoint that seems 100% logical. The store most likely bought the stuff from the airlines, they don't want to lose money by risking someone recognizing the stuff and coming to claim it (and the person would probably want to claim it for free). Also the allure of these kinds of stores is they may contain things that other people might want. If the original owners show up to claim their things, it becomes likelier for the remaining things in the store to be worthless. My point is, it's just a business trying to make money, there's nothing shady about that.

@kmarine8852

Жыл бұрын

Just a business trying to profit off goods that were essentially stolen from other people, yeah nothing shady about that, wouldn't want anyone coming to reclaim their own personal items for FREE how messed up would that be???

@guttermouthgirl5135

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I’m thinking about like… luggage is clearly labeled with owner information

@hawktalon7890

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I didn't consider that. But now that I think about it...yeah, that's VERY strange from the standpoint of your average person.

@SweetieYams

Жыл бұрын

@@tesscrelli783 u don't find ANYTHING shady about a woman purchasing stolen luggage and then pricing the used items 2x the actual price? No one forced then to open this shady ass establishment. They get no sympathy from me. It's morally fucjed up and shady af

Tip for getting your lost bag back? Tell the airline there’s medication in it and request an “escalation.” At least in the EU, escalated searches mean they will literally track your bag with security cameras through the baggage chain in the airport. Worked for me 👍🏽

@sepiajoy2871

Жыл бұрын

Good tip! Signal boost

@plusminusfem

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that’s nice to know. Although I haven’t flown in 10 years or so, I do take about 10 medications daily 😂 Although now I got nervous even having medication in a checked in bag. That would be quite the bad trip to lose it…

@sydandtaytum

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip. it is so unethical for the airline to 'lose' the bag and then turn around and make a profit on it!! everyone has to enter credit card info to buy a plane ticket. it would be so easy for them to just send the bag to the address of the credit card. if it isn't their home, it's likely a home of someone the person knows. i'm guessing telling them you have medication you need probably makes it a priority because they don't want to be sued if you have health issues.

@MartaMorta

Жыл бұрын

As somebody that has worked with lost luggage in Europe, this didn't happen in the airline I worked for.

@stoneheart_raven

Жыл бұрын

Or tell them something is dangerous like radioactive, or smuggling drugs. Bet they will track that down real quick. 😂 (please don't do that, just in case some idiot takes me seriously )

I imagine that a vast majority of the items that are “recycled” are actually incinerated or put into a landfill (same with a lot of the donated stuff). I work at a landfill and if it really was economically feasible to recycle those items then the landfill would fill up MUCH slower. Clothes especially are very rarely recycled, as it is difficult to repurpose the fibers from so many different types of materials with different chemical processes and colorants added.

@cryptidless9590

Жыл бұрын

im even skeptical on their “donating”. they said right at the beginning that they smash knockoff rolex’ cuz it’s “ethical”. instead of donating them 🤷

Hello. As a 15 yr thriftshop worker (not American so maybe things differ there) here are my adds. 1. Don't go into any retail place ever in sandals. Glass breaks all the time. This may be why they didn't want you in the back rooms. I would have thrown you out without steel toed boots. 2. When a thrift shop says they are going to donate something, they are either going to abandon it somewhere in the middle of the night or trash it. If you can't sell it, probably no one else can. 3. Same for recycle. You can recycle pure metal, or paper or maybe glass. A used toothbrush? Don't kid yourself. Really. 4. Kudos to that company for laundering their finds. This does not happen in Canada. 5. If you can't sell your fakes, they will go into landfill. Putting it into an orange tray marked recycle is such a lot of sugar coating. They might as well say they are sending it to a farm in the country where it can run free and play with other Versace knockoffs.

First, I love Safiya so the negativity isn't about her. But this whole process feels so scummy. I don't believe for a SECOND that this many big-ticket items just get abandoned by airline users. The airlines have a side-hustle going on and it's at the expense of travelers. Also, that Hoggle puppet made me FURIOUS. There's NO WAY that they tried contacting someone in the Jim Henson Company because I can't see such a beloved piece of Henson history being intentionally left in some Alabama thrift store. Even if it's a replica, someone spent a lot of time and money on it and they deserve to get their collector's item back.

@midnightcassiopeia5735

Жыл бұрын

Look up the story of Hoggle. That's actually him 😓😓 he was rotted when they found him 😭

@lululovestoplan5401

Жыл бұрын

There is no way that someone would not try to reclaim the suitcase carrying her wedding dress!!!

@johnmartinez7440

Жыл бұрын

@viiont eooiy Yeah, 2/3rds off for stolen second hand clothes isn't good value in my book.

@Ali-mv3jc

Жыл бұрын

My uncle works in the baggage department of a huge airline. The sheer amount of "lost" luggage that is stolen rather than lost would shock most people. Airlines intentionally lose or hide luggage and do not wait 90 days at all.

@johntronzon6798

Жыл бұрын

So messed up

I wouldn’t mind this if I knew airlines did their due diligence to return luggage, but they definitely don’t. Also donating primarily trash items and not items that charities actually need is a scummy move, especially since companies usually do this just so they don’t have to pay to dispose of the items themselves and get a tidy little tax write off.

@morgangonnelly5683

Жыл бұрын

Everybody’s gotta make their money! The store and all it’s employees run off of this process. They’re not required to donate anything at all. It’s nice that they do.

@LostApotheosis

Жыл бұрын

@@morgangonnelly5683 no, it’s not nice. I understand why you think that way and I think your hearts in the right place, but when the companies don’t pay to dispose of trash items and donate them instead then the charity has to pay to dispose of them out of their pocket which wastes donator money and limits the good they can actually do. If they’re not going to donate items that are actually being requested they should pay to dispose of them themselves. They’re only donating what they can’t sell which are often, as someone who has sorted through “donations” from stores like this, things that charities can’t actually give away. Even the items companies recycle, they get a kickback for that. All of these actions are to maximize profit. Beyond that, this store is not struggling to make a profit. It’s a tourist attraction that profits off the misfortune of others by selling used items for much more than they should be reasonably priced for. They could afford to donate a portion of the goods that are in sellable condition and actually do some good. Or better yet, donate a portion of profits. What they’re doing is good for their bottom line and good for their pr, but it’s not actually good for charities or the needy. Everyone has to make their money, yes, but if they’re profitable than they are making their money and the only reason they aren’t doing more for their community is greed.

@simonopps

Жыл бұрын

@@LostApotheosis thank you for clarifying! I'm fed up with people running around and praising companies for donating trash because "at least they donate something!!"

@LostApotheosis

Жыл бұрын

@@simonopps of course. I think many people just don't understand the reality of it. Its not something most people are confronted with very often.

@bridgetrose9407

Жыл бұрын

Yep, they pretty much confirmed it when Safiya mentioned that Hope purposefully left her luggage on a flight to see if it's legit and it ended up in the store a few weeks later. A few weeks is not 90 days.

This is not lost or abandoned luggage, it’s basically stolen property that airlines get away with. People call and claim for their possessions and they give a run around during the claiming processes

Watching this before and after experiencing having my luggage lost is very different, I think a lot of people that haven’t had to handle airlines giving them the go around about their luggage may not understand, it’s so unnecessarily complicated and aggravating. I honestly think that most of the luggage that is there is probably because people gave up trying to get their luggage back or the airlines just straight up never ‘found’ it. The sentimental things that the airlines lost lost makes me so sad, like I was missing mainly clothes and toiletries and some stuffed animals and I was an anxious wreak until I got it back I can’t imagine the feeling of actually never getting those things that mean so much to you back.

As someone who's on their 15th day of not having received my bag, this is terrifying. Also I didn't lose my bag, THE AIRLINE did. And i dont give a shit that they reimburse me if it's gone for good, there are very personal and sentimental items in my suitcase that cannot be replaced. EDIT: I GOT MY BACK BAG!!! 5 days before I had to turn around and go back to Amsterdam and about 5 1/2 weeks after I'd arrived in San Diego, they finally delivered it to my door. I was SHOCKED but mainly just really happy!

@Madeeha_shinkoko

Жыл бұрын

i really hope you get it back 😣

@annatrombetta

Жыл бұрын

@@Madeeha_shinkoko aw thank you!!! 😭

@nancybrennan4930

Жыл бұрын

I say keep an eye out on the sites these companies run if you lost it in America cause it could get put up on there! I really hope you get your bag back

@orangeants

Жыл бұрын

Did you get it back?

@annatrombetta

Жыл бұрын

@@orangeants not yet...😭

At first when you said that the store donates a percentage of the goods I was like "oh, they're so sweet", then I realized they give to charity the trash they will have to pay to get rid of.

@mr.icecream7880

Жыл бұрын

Sad:/

@kavyachawla3789

Жыл бұрын

That’s what I noticed too that was really shitty

@emmao6578

Жыл бұрын

Same, I was hoping it was one of the rare situations where they worked more closely with the charities and picked out specific things that matched lists of items the charities most needed but my cynical mind didn't really have much hope for that

@jackieibarra9612

Жыл бұрын

And hearing how much they’re selling some of these things 😳😳

@mluna1

Жыл бұрын

Somebody's "trash" is someone else's treasure

99.5%, my ass. There's a HUGE problem these days with luggage getting "lost". The powers that should not be are doing their best to make people not want to leave their houses, much less travel.

I always, *always* put valuable/sentimental items in my carry-on, and I try not to check a bag if I can help it. I will definitely continue to do so after seeing this store lmaoo

FYI: Henson was traveling with Hoggle from the UK when he got “lost”. Evidently they refuse to give him back to the Henson family. It’s pretty gross honestly. These are someone’s items purposely lost and then sold. The incompetency.

@lesliebohn627

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking that it's pretty obvious that the Jim Henson company owns that Hoggle.

@hypocrite4318

Жыл бұрын

i completely forgot where hoggle ended up and it surprised me when I saw it I wish someone would just break in and return it to the family these scummy people should have this piece of art and film history

@TheDevilChrno

Жыл бұрын

That's absolutely reprehensible.

@ConorNoakes

Жыл бұрын

At the point compensation was paid for the loss they would no longer have any claim to ownership if it was found later, they’ve effectively sold the claim to ownership in exchange for the compensation. Very shitty and highly suspicious in the case of Hoggle but most people faced with the reality of trying to find *their* needle in a stack of lost needles are going to take the compensation instead of the gamble that their belongings eventually resurface

@onyourleft4194

Жыл бұрын

@@ConorNoakes i get what you’re saying, but it’s still absolutely unethical (even if it’s legal) and disgusting that they can basically *force* someone into selling their personal belongings after “90 days”

literally DYING over you calling out the bags being staged LMAO you were so pleasant and sweet ab it too haha

@mikegarcia597

Жыл бұрын

Chastity was Sus AF tho 👀 with all her fakeness haha

@baileymclaughlin2817

Жыл бұрын

I worked at unclaimed baggage in high school and it’s someone’s job to go through the luggage and remove any dangerous/illegal/embarrassing contents before guest are allowed to process them. It’s not staged but it’s also not untouched

@amysnelgrove

Жыл бұрын

No one on their right mind puts their sunglasses in the outside pocket of a checked bag lol

@are2k

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think you are “literally” dying but I get your point.

@blinkandrhcp

Жыл бұрын

@@are2k we're dying every single day

How are they able to sell the Apple products? There's no way to wipe an iPad without the user passcode. Super shady.

@samaraisnt

11 ай бұрын

Whoa I didn't even think of that. Honestly it must be the shady people who procure their "lost" stock. I had an iPad stolen before so it definitely happens.

@CyberDyke

4 ай бұрын

Very late reply, but there is a way to factory reset any apple device without a password. All you need is a cord and a computer.

@atsushisakurai7849

4 ай бұрын

You just "delete" a whole system through the laptop and put another clean one. That's why I think they are stealing. It's easy to break a password and find info about owner and call them/e-mai. So for every elec. device they have they have to clean it before selling. Disgusting

@ohrats731

3 ай бұрын

Lol I’m currently rewatching and I just saw my comment from when this video was first posted 😂 Same thought! How can there be so many “lost” Apple products when Apple devices have ways to find your lost stuff. Unless they tried to contact the owner and the owner never responded? Hmmm…. 😑

you don't lose your luggage the air port refuses to help and don't find it for you. this whole thing is shady and wrong. the air lines and port need to be held responsbil for all this

@samaraisnt

11 ай бұрын

^

This video makes me want to volunteer at the airport to be a "customer baggage advocate" whose only job is to do a bunch of detective work to reunite people with their lost luggage.

@atreewrites146

Жыл бұрын

Where can I sign up? I'll be your overseas contact.

@TheSaneHatter

Жыл бұрын

That's a far more productive course of action than much of the kvetching going on here about "airlines stealing your luggage." Thank you.

@candy2325

Жыл бұрын

Omg yes 🙌🏽

@Sana-jb5zu

Жыл бұрын

You wouldn’t even need to do any detective work! luggage tags have the travellers full name and would link to addresses, numbers ect :,( I recently left my hand luggage on the plane and they never contacted me!! The airport had no phone number or email so I had to go back in person to find it :/

@mikafizz1022

Жыл бұрын

let's start a movement.

They definitely staged those bags! They probably didn’t want you filming the sorting process, and gave you staged bags, because they didn’t want to show any personal identifications of who might have previously owned the bags, or contraband, and they probably wanted to ensure that the bags they gave you to ‘sort’ were safe to film in advance.

@lelnel6242

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, can you imagine how much actual contraband there is in left bags?

@sarahheim8072

Жыл бұрын

Probably also dirty contaminated clothing. If you're coming home from vacation you probably did not wash your clothes before shoving them in a bag.

@disneygirl8694

Жыл бұрын

I worked at goodwill for a summer and there were some…ahem…not for kids items or used condoms occasionally in the stuff. I would hope luggages would be better

@Samzillah

Жыл бұрын

@@disneygirl8694 luggage would probably be worse

@avianastrunk5585

Жыл бұрын

P

Kudos Saf for making comments in the video (and keeping them through the editing process) that were honest about how you felt about the overall experience and questioning some of the things that seemed sus about what was going on behind the scenes. I think the jacket you found made you look sort of like a detective, which I thought was an interesting coincidence given the situation... While I enjoyed the outfit reveal fashion show and seeing the interesting items, it is definitely incredibly sad how those items ended up in the shop in the first place. The high prices of most of the items surprised me as well.

Getting my luggage stolen was one of the worst things which happened to me, I had my pc and all my USB keys/SD cards with all my pictures/videos/music/etc from the last ten years, and a lot of my favorite clothes... Even if those are just "objects", it made completely depressed. So it makes me mad seeing people profiting from lost/stolen luggages. I'm sure all these people tried to get their luggage back. This is really fucked up.

next collab: Tyler and Tyler wear matching velvet overalls for a day 👯‍♂️

@JazzyUrquoise

Жыл бұрын

IT’S LEISURE SUIT *drink wine like Jenna Marbles*

@dennguia

Жыл бұрын

I just now realize that Safiya and Hope has the same type of content as well as husbands names.

@tylerscope

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂!

@FlagCutie

Жыл бұрын

YES.

@inisarahibrahim

Жыл бұрын

I am down to see this

The "experiment" of intentionally leaving a bag on a flight and having it show up in the store "weeks later" kinda proves the airlines don't actually wait 90 days ...

@kinga6606

Жыл бұрын

90 days is 13 weeks, sooo. What's the problem?

@kellymhanson

Жыл бұрын

@@kinga6606 a normal person would have described that length of time as "months" later

@kinga6606

Жыл бұрын

@@kellymhanson Probably. That doesn't mean that months can not be expressed as weeks.

@srtatropicalia

Жыл бұрын

Maybe Safiya misspoke the dates

@chie261

Жыл бұрын

If you watch the video, it was six months before it showed up on their website.

This store should be shut down. This is legal robbery. Absolutely disgusting.

Watching this video just made me so sad and feel so scummy. Losing luggage is a big fear of mine and I imagine other people. To know that airlines will pawn off my personal sentimental belongings to a lady scamming people somewhere in Alabama with no hope of having it returned to me even if it's my WEDDING RING OR DRESS??? that's downright disgusting

I just wanted to say: with people being skeptical of the business model of this place, that that's not directed towards Safiya. I think she did a great job at showing what this place is and was honest in her concerns too. The video was super interesting and I think it's great that she went there as it's such a unique concept

@marwangemarpro5853

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqGqp7qzcrKeZbA.html

@vixxcelacea2778

Жыл бұрын

Oh I never blame Saf or Tyler or anything if they look into things like this and they aren't as wholesome as they seem at first. Both of them are simply making an entertaining video and when they reach out to a place to film and showcase it, the company/organization is going to put their best foot forward. Only time I'd be upset at Saf or Tyler is if they were promoting something that was actually a full on scam or had extremely shady practices/support. Like if a place was a known discriminatory company, or dangerous organization (like PETA for instance) Her videos aren't exposé's and I don't expect them to be.

@Emily_Linka

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes for sure! No hate at all for Saf and love her videos to the moon and back. She’s not to blame for a sussy business model!

@eliontheinternet3298

Жыл бұрын

this!

@courtxthexcutie

Жыл бұрын

+

I definitely think that the reason why they didn't let you film in the warehouse is because there's most likely obvious contact information on the suitcases and didn't want their shady business to be uncovered. Not sure I can say that I'm a fan of this store...I find it really sad because 90% of the time, it's airlines that lose people's luggage and actively choose not to contact the owners regardless if there is contact information on the suitcases or not. The wedding dress and rings broke my heart.

@Haildawn

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.... theres absolutely no way in hell this is done honestly.

@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Once profit becomes involved, ethics tend to go out of the window. My friend "lost" her suitcase on the way back from her destination wedding. The suitcase held her wedding dress and several expensive gifts. Her other checked suitcase was fine, and only had basic clothing and hygiene supplies. She stood in baggage claim for over thirty minutes waiting for her suitcase and had to get an airport employee to help her. She went through the whole rigmarole of declaring her luggage as lost and waited another forty minutes _just_ in case. Her husband had to push her to leave, in tears, and called corporate for her. They were never contacted. They called the airport, called lost luggage, called corporate, called anyone and everyone they could think of, but that suitcase remained "lost". There's almost no doubt it was lost on purpose and resold.

@cocoaicci_

Жыл бұрын

@@Haildawn 100%

@cocoaicci_

Жыл бұрын

@@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose omg I'm so sorry she had to go through that. It's genuinely so crappy that airlines do this, it's legit just daylight robbery. Like literally robbery.

@adorabell4253

Жыл бұрын

@@Mothman_In_a_T-Pose Probably not. It's incredibly rare for luggage to be actually lost. Most of the time if luggage isn't found right away (or had been left off for weight and balance reasons) it's because it was stuck somewhere in the workings of the belt system or fell off a cart and was put somewhere by ramp to deal with later and forgotten. With the exception of a few countries baggage theft is basically not heard of, especially by airlines.

Store Owner: “Look at all the lost things that could never possibly be returned yet I’m able to name drop the famous people they belonged to” Bishhhhhhh

And this is exactly why I carry on everything and try to avoid checked bags AT ALL COSTS!

The prices they're trying to charge for some of this stuff is WILD.

@chloeeng6811

Жыл бұрын

Yeah

@emmaevans888

Жыл бұрын

Yeah! I thought it would be discounted prices but most things are up charged

@thitam5003

Жыл бұрын

ok

@johnmartinez7440

Жыл бұрын

Right? I was expecting them to be selling mystery bags for $50 or something, but they're actually sorting through people's property and selling it for $1000s. Sickening.

@LikaLaruku

Жыл бұрын

ROSS For More.

I think most of the time, *you* didn't lose the luggage, *the airline* did. Some airlines are notorious for losing people's luggage especially when there are layovers. To the point where it's best to just bring hand luggage when there's a layover.

@JamieLikesBatman

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Some many stories about airlines on TikTok are horrible. I'd ONLY have in my suitcase, clothes and toiletries. Everything else would be in my carry-on

@SaberFangs

Жыл бұрын

Look into the story around the Hoggle Puppet. They are 100% not just "loosing" people's luggage.

@sub4cookie-

Жыл бұрын

read my name!!!!

@ishathakor

Жыл бұрын

i've found a good way to deal with this is to actually ask at the gate as soon as it opens for the next layover for them to check for your checked in bags. started doing it when my dad told me to (he travels a lot for work) and i've never had an issue with baggage. more impressively, he hasn't either pretty much ever and he basically travelled internationally once or twice a month every year for about 20 years

@Kekepaniash

Жыл бұрын

@@ishathakor can you elaborate more? do you go to the claim bags to check your luggage?

I'm pretty sure they weren't allowed in the back because then they would film all the "lost" bags with the name tags containing the owner's contact information still on them.

I live about 30 minutes from this store. It's a fun store to go look at, especially around here where there's not much like it. But I rarely buy anything because they price their stuff high. However, if you want to buy luggage/backpacks its a good place to look. It doesn't look like they showed the Annex. Where there's 4 floors of just random junk. And as you go down (the top floor is ground level) the worst it gets. I'm talking ziplock bags full of questionable medicines and toiletries.

How the store can charge that much when they didn’t even pay for the clothes is…. Alarming…

@mmiimi

8 ай бұрын

I'm just now watching the video and that's something that caught my attention. Regardless of the ethical stance, this is basically a thrift store, but their prices seem outrageous. $60 for second-hand jeans or $30 for a tube top??? none of the prices make sense, considering they are just stealing things from people's lost suitcases.

@he4rt5

7 ай бұрын

think saf said they literally sell the luggage to this store, so they didn't pay nothing for the clothes (not justifying the prices, they're definitely ridiculous, but just eanted to point that out😅)

@Charmeliciouslife

4 ай бұрын

Yes they said they have contracts with all major airlines. They definitely staged the bags. And items show up there only weeks later? That's the airlines not trying to help the customers get their stuff back 😢

This entire concept infuriates me to be honest lol. I've had my luggage lost by an airline, they never found it, the amount I got reimbursed was nowhere near the amount of goods I had in the suitcase, and to think my stuff is probably in a store in Alabama? Thanks, I hate it.

@sarahvda

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I cant image how frustrating this would be to watch, I personally have never lost my luggage (I rarely take something more than hand luggage because i am afraid of losing my stuff) but I can imagine how stressful and infuriating an experience like yours would be.

@blueismylove3128

Жыл бұрын

Right. They are probably selling your stuff for more than what they paid you.

@EmmaDuncan8740

Жыл бұрын

Yea I feel like it should have been said how much you get reimbursed because it a lot of times is like 60-120$, that is what I have seen affered when standing in line for my own lost luggage. Which is ridiculous because you can hardly even buy a suitcase for that much these days

@ivoryandgold88

Жыл бұрын

I agree and seeing the ruby ring made me irrationally angry.

@juicygoblin9073

Жыл бұрын

@@ivoryandgold88 I’m curious if you could prove ownership for something that expensive what they would do

seeing that vampire book, which i was VERY obsessed with for a hot minute in middle school, show up in a safiya nygaard video was like falling down a flight of stairs.

Anyone who’s lost luggage knows that the airline doesn’t try at all to contact the owners of the lost luggage.

Chasity is like a mom watching her kid open Christmas presents and pretending to be surprised even tho she knows what everything is

@BeeZeeArt

Жыл бұрын

She could have at least tried not announcing the brand name items before they were even picked up

@addi5416

Жыл бұрын

ahahahaha

@kinga6606

Жыл бұрын

This woman gave me weird vibes. Ughhh

@noooonoooaanoooo

Жыл бұрын

my exact thought omg

@danielled8665

Жыл бұрын

@@kinga6606 agreed, she made me so uncomfortable.

Delta lost my luggage in 2018, and I never got it back. We even called Delta in Amsterdam, the airport in Norway, both airports in the US, both Delta and KLM headquarters, and nobody could tell me where my suitcase was. I knew what was in my suitcase, but only got half of the money it was worth back 🙃 They tried to say “Oh, so you lost your luggage”, and I think it is absolutely ridiculous, because I did not loose the suitcase, the airline did 😭

@itzlydia2925

Жыл бұрын

i would have cried lmaoo

This has me thinking about the time that I found my luggage locked up (along with luggage of around ten other passengers) inside a Delta office near the luggage claim, and we only got our stuff back after bugging employees for around two hours. Also had to show my tag and ID to get it back, even though it should have just been on the belt with everyone else’s.

as soon as I see a bunch of 15-16 year olds are in charge of stuff and they can’t disclose their process, that was the cherry on top for “we are doing shady shit and we know it”

That violin they showed really hurt me 😭 as a musician I know how important instruments are to people and that was probably one of their most prized possessions. I’d highly doubt they just never tried to get it back-string instruments used by serious players are thousands of dollars. I recently was thinking about flying with my cello but decided not to because airlines are so irresponsible with instruments and there are a lot of horror stories of them being destroyed. I can’t imagine losing my cello and then it being sold to a random person to profit the airline that would hurt so bad

@adorabell4253

Жыл бұрын

Oh, you don't need to worry about the airline loosing your cello because it has to travel in the cabin and you need to buy a seat for it. It's cheaper to just rent one at your destination. I'm also surprised that a person checked their violin because those are approved carry on items and should be kept in the cabin. Unless they were flying with Spirit, maybe?

@sweetsnejinka9411

Жыл бұрын

Do you remember the song "United Breaks Guitars"? Guy caused a whole scandal with that story. Made me so sad too. I'd never want to check an instrument after hearing it.

@MySqui

Жыл бұрын

I'm not so sure about that. I'm a professional violinist, and I don't know anyone who would check their violin. Everyone brings it on as a carry-on if it has any value, either personal or monetary. Any violin left behind in checked baggage is probably either worthless or stolen and dumped by the thief.

@annalivingtv

Жыл бұрын

@@adorabell4253 I’ve heard a lot of stories about airlines throwing a fuss about someone buying a seat for their cello or trying to move them and stuff. It just didn’t seem worth it

@annalivingtv

Жыл бұрын

@@MySqui I know that violins are approved for carry on but I’m not going to assume that it definitely had no value. Life happens and I’m not gonna paint broad strokes. For all I know it was flown by a third party rather than the musician and they chose to check it or maybe some other situation got in the way of them checking it. Honestly we can’t assume

My mom lost her bag 2 times and we definitely went through all trouble filling out paper work for them to find it and send it back to us. The fact it never did and was possibly sold here illegally kinda pisses me off.

@EW-uw7dg

Жыл бұрын

I heard from an employee that worked at an airport that if we want them to find our luggage we have to give them money. I understand exactly how you feel.

@carlymattern6657

Жыл бұрын

this entire video just rubs me the wrong way

@EW-uw7dg

Жыл бұрын

@@carlymattern6657 I certainly understand

@elisam4228

Жыл бұрын

you are right. I think they don't do their job properly.

@DramaAndPages

Жыл бұрын

@@EW-uw7dg Actually, many times my dad used to pay them to "guard" his suitcases (to make sure they won't open and steal things). And it always worked.

Before travelling overseas familiarise yourself with the Montreal Convention. Most countries are signatories and it protects your rights, many airlines try to lie about their liability for reimbursement but most people are covered by this for international travel and it supersedes any contract or signage the airline might have in place. Also report your bag delayed an hour after you arrive as this triggers the Montreal Convention in your case. Safe travels 😊

4:40 how is the owner of the bag reimbursed if you cant find the owner????????

@nelumboandrews6762

11 күн бұрын

What happens is that most people are aware they lost their luggage and reach out to the airport. The mistep is that the airline cant/wont match the lugage with the person so they give the customer up to 3800$ based on what the bag was worth. So they are reimbursed but the luggage wherabouts are unknown

honestly, this feels like scavengers and vultures taking advantage of other people's misfortune. makes me sick to think of people like these going through my things, sorting and selling, while i desperately search and wonder and never get over the loss. the whole '90 days' waiting seems completely false, there's no way a towel stayed wet that long, no mould, nothing. anyone who travels knows a wet towel (or socks or anything) makes EVERYTHING completely rank in a day or two. that luggage was lost a few days AT MOST.

@jonahandthewolf

Жыл бұрын

It does

@brendaguadalupe8220

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing about the towel ! That was such a lie .

@Ira__L

Жыл бұрын

I also 'loved' how they made fun of bad fashion or armpit stains. Do all of them simply throw away their clothes if they were on vacation and had no time or nowhere to wash their clothes before return flight? And another thing that points to this being staged is that any sane person would put a dirty T-shirt in a separate bag before throwing it into the suitcase. Anyway, they are going through private stuff that wasn't intended for them to see, and there's no semblance of respect even on camera.

@tiyaku

Жыл бұрын

@@Ira__L did you not listen to what she said at all? She said herself she thought they were very much staged bags and how sketchy they were being. Maybe get some better listening skills.

@brittneyyyann

Жыл бұрын

@@tiyaku Did you not read what they wrote at all? They’re agreeing with her assumption of it being staged and adding to the conversation about it. Maybe get some better reading comprehension skills.

The fact that these airlines are profiting from peoples lost items (that THEY, the AIRLINE lost)... is just so horrible 💔😢

@sunnybunnysky

Жыл бұрын

they said they compensate the flyer for their lost bag

@rosieglows

Жыл бұрын

They payout the people who make lost claims. If you don't claim it...

@tinleygraceee

Жыл бұрын

it’s for luggage that isn’t claimed for a LONG time that the airlines had reported. they don’t just sell it off here the day after a flight, they wait for somebody to claim it and if they don’t overtime then it’s sold

@karenhale670

Жыл бұрын

We’ve been missing our bags for a month now. We call almost every day and have been trying to find any info we can to get in touch with anyone who may be able to tell us where they are. All 4 of our bags have tags with our personal contact info, as well as the tags they scan, yet no one can give us any update on where they are. It’s super frustrating to think all of our stuff may be sold off, and we so desperately want it back! No one just leaves all their stuff. Every bag that’s sold off has an owner somewhere trying to claim it. In our case, it’s not just 1. It’s all 4 of our bags!!!

@prissylovejoy702

Жыл бұрын

@@karenhale670 call this store.

I still think about the 3 suit cases of my families that the airline lost. Took us months to confirm they were truly lost. Pretty shocking knowing that only 90 days goes buy until they sell it when we had to fight the airline for much longer

@jerricaleonard2123

Ай бұрын

And a lot of airlines don't even wait 90 days to give their plunder to these shady stores.

This is why I printout a bunch of papers with my name, number, address, email, and backup contact, put them in as many places as possible (including my jacket) and keep at least two full trips worth of medication split between my carry-on and checked luggage. I can't survive without my medication, and I don't ever trust an airline with my health. It definitely shouldn't be like this.

I have a feeling that loads of the incoming suitcases have clearly visible identification and if they allowed y'all back there it would show they were more concerned with profit from the start than giving these item a new life or even getting them back to their true owners.

@roanc3709

Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Or it’s obvious when something hasn’t been sitting closed for three months. That damp towel was real suspicious. I bet some of those cases have perishable items that are suspiciously not out of date or other things like that because they don’t actually wait three months to sell it on.

@Maob08

Жыл бұрын

Hope did this experience and she got notified about her lost luggage. Also she did all of this and she actually bought back her stuff.

@bboops23

Жыл бұрын

@@Maob08 it also took almost 4 months after her bag was lost to appear online. She didn't upload the 1st video till she saw her bag online.

Something feels really shady about this business. I'm not sure whether it's legally shady or just morally. It just leaves a sour taste in my mouth thinking that airlines lost peoples' (often sentimental) valuables and they end up being riffled through by someone looking to make a quick buck.

@TheHypnosBunny

Жыл бұрын

And the crushing of fake designer watches- like people could still use them??

@ellamay3816

Жыл бұрын

snowflake

@bethnoirable

Жыл бұрын

yeah but if you think about it, what else could they do with all the stuff? That shop is the size of a city block, and that's with the items being sold. If all the lost items just accumulated, it'd eventually be a like a city of lost things. And at least they said a third of it is given to charity shops.

@toe9145

Жыл бұрын

@@TheHypnosBunny its illegal to even have fake desinger watches in the first place

@Hannah.Edwards

Жыл бұрын

@@ellamay3816 grow up.

"space exploration thing going on" LOL that's the Huntsville space center, there's so much cool shit there. Definitely recommend a visit, they have Apollo11 VR simulation, an underwater SCUBA training experience that you can pay to do, a multi-axis trainer, g-force accelerator, and $10 flight simulators (one of which takes you into a black hole??? it's so dope, idk) Would love to see a video of y'all doing that (:

Airlines don’t do s*** to get people their luggage, they just say they do. My classmate’s luggage was “misplaced” on his flight from Edinburgh back to the US. They kept insisting that they had no record of his luggage. He complained on his private Facebook, then I publicly tweeted at them, also tagging the airport. The Edinburgh airport immediately responded, throwing the airline under the bus. Suddenly, the airline “miraculously” found his luggage and had it delivered to his home in Tennessee.

This feels really suspicious

@Maxarts7

Жыл бұрын

Nice good

@jmdallas2004

Жыл бұрын

The fact that she kept mispronouncing Basquiat is quite unnerving, atop the outrageous prices they've seemed to settle upon.

@PaintMeInSunshine

Жыл бұрын

@@jmdallas2004 that was throwing me too. like you worked with the FBI on returning these priceless works of art but no one ever pronounced his name to you?

@abraanlincol4498

Жыл бұрын

too much

@dimahashem6880

Жыл бұрын

I mean It’s Alabama I didn’t expect much

16:27 - When she said "It's a piggy bank!" she looked at the camera right after. Then proceeded to backtrack and say "Is it a piggy bank?" Pretty positive they packed and staged these cases for you, lol. Dang! It would have been nice to see actual cases. They must have something shifty going on.

@Jasmin-zy4gq

Жыл бұрын

it sounds like safiya said “it’s a piggy bank!”

@blandsalsa8796

Жыл бұрын

It was Hope who said "It's a piggy bank!" Not Saf nor Chassity

@matiekae0414

Жыл бұрын

Boy, you are really digging deep for some stuff that doesn't exist

@elksin_9341

Жыл бұрын

@@matiekae0414 If you think so. Even Saf mentioned thinking it was staged. Plus, I'm really not the only one who thinks this, lol. The only people who will really know are the people running the store though

@elksin_9341

Жыл бұрын

@@blandsalsa8796 Oh! Really? I'm sure it was her, since the voice sounded exactly the same to me. Who knows I guess. Lol

7,000 items added into the 50 sqr foot store but yet 99% of suitcases are returned to their owners....👀😂

This is so triggering for anyone who had their luggage listed as “lost” by an airline. And to those who desperately contacted the airports/airlines to conveniently Only get a response after the “90-day” period was over … it’s all super obvious unfortunately

My mum has lost her suit case while traveling twice in the last 20 years. A lot of those items are still sorely missed, even though she did everything possible to recover it. It makes me a bit sad to see a whole store of lost luggage :(

@Alertse

Жыл бұрын

yeah it adds to my stress of travelling, they lost my luggage twice I luckily had multiple address spots all over so they got it back to me but every time i make sure anything sentimental goes with me on the plane as much as possible.

@Kats4Brekkie

Жыл бұрын

People don't realise how easy it can be to lose luggage during travels. The tip about putting a piece of paper with your contact details, or even an email address in a pocket inside. But ultimately pack appropriately. If it's expensive, or sentimental, pack it with you for hand luggage rather than hold luggage. Most of those cases will be hold luggage. And if you're prone to being forgetful with items ie leaving them on places, post it notes on your plane window saying what you brought on to the plane makes sure you walk off with it as well. Especially in times where it's stressful, and flying can be stressful with no delays or plane changes too.

@MissieK

Жыл бұрын

@@Alertse papers, important things and sentimental should be places on your handbag. It it mentioned in your ticket that nothing of importance should be places in the suitcase for such reasons. Even if it just ends up in a different airport no one can promise you that you will get it on time

@JoannaSelvan

Жыл бұрын

@@Alertse invest in AirTags to ease your anxiety.

@yankis.

Жыл бұрын

@@JoannaSelvan Airtags are useless for international travels. The world outside US barely uses Apple products, therefore the location will be either wrong or inaccurate.

I lost luggage and never got it back. Cried the entire day while I was at the passenger services office because I lost stuff that was given to me by my late grandmother. I'm tearing up that it probably ended up in stores like this....

@Chances126

Жыл бұрын

🥺

@cheryl-lynnmehring8606

Жыл бұрын

So sorry to hear. This is a sad video in some ways. 😭 A good thing, maybe some people who recently lost luggage can see this video, go to the store in person/online and get back their lost belongings.

@lyle_marie_ceniza

Жыл бұрын

:(

@branypoo

Жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry. My grandparents are all passed, so my heart hurts for you. Then you have the gross lady at this store saying that being at her store is like MiNIn’ fOR TreAsuRe 😭

@purr4829

Жыл бұрын

Did they give you money like in the video ?

reminder that it’s not you who lose your luggage, but the airline

Considering that a lot of lost luggage is the airline's fault and not the travelers' faults, kinda fucked up of them to be selling it at all I know not everything can be donated but much of the clothing can definitely be donated. Instead they keep the best quality items to sell...? And at such high prices...? Everything that CAN be donated should be, just from an ethical standpoint. Seriously, doesn't it seem like the opportunity to profit might encourage the "losing" of luggage? Its already not a terribly uncommon occurrence idk :/ Personally, I'd also feel better knowing my lost luggage potentially helped those in need than think about it being sold for someone else's profit

A lot of this makes me angry as they could have done so much more to find the owner of these products. The Apple products (and other similar electronics) could EASILY be returned to the owners as you register them with Apple. In college I found an iPad and called Apple gave them the serial number and they contacted the owner who gave them permission to provide me with their contact info. I was able to meet them at the local PD and give them back their iPad. The airline could easily do this and identify the owner of the entire suitcase/bag the electronics were left in. Instead they sell them to these people and they wipe all of the content on the devices in order to resell them. A lot of people don’t store everything on the cloud and are loosing sentimental photos, texts, etc. because of this. So sad.

@bloomy27

Жыл бұрын

I feel like they only care about money that’s why they don’t bother looking for the owner which is messed up

@kornilious

Жыл бұрын

Yeah my uncle’s a photographer and lost his MacBook on a plane and with it so many photos from his clients that he was working on. Including photos from a family friend’s wedding. Just thinking it could’ve ended up at a store like that to be wiped and resold is just horrible.

the fact that she was deciding within seconds which things were deemed what like rapid fire i had a solid indication that it was heavily staged. ive worked retail, and even then we take time to bare minimum inspect things when unpacking for issues before deciding they can go onto the floor. and Chasity was a terrible actress.

@vegawrld5791

Жыл бұрын

Yeah chastity was fake asf. “What’s that” Right away she says “It’s a piggy bank” Staged af

@thewitchstarot6975

Жыл бұрын

ikr

@throneisbed7833

3 ай бұрын

Yep, way too fast. I volunteer at an op shop, and any sorter who's even halfway decent will at least give items a proper once-over to check for anything. So staged.

“It’s a piggybank! … is it a piggybank?” Good save, Chastity

@user-fq8pz8ue9p

Жыл бұрын

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funny enough this store was like 15 minutes away from where i lived as a teenager, and i had always heard of it, but kinda side-eyed it’s whole existence. glad i never visited because it seems like i wasn’t that far off :/ i’ve been lucky enough to only lose my luggage once in the ~200 or so flights i’ve been on in my life, but those couple of days where i had nothing to wear or clean myself with were incredibly stressful. i’m just glad i wasn’t traveling for anything important and that my parents had the money to replace all of my hygiene products until i got my bag back. i just can’t help but feel bad for all the people who had their luggage lost by an airline, only to have it picked through and resold

As much as I would love to trawl through this store, the whole thing makes me feel a sense of sadness. I know I've travelled with items that hold sentmental value. Imagining them on a shelf is 🥺

@dirtworm979

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same. I’m too emotional. 😭

@strawberrymelly

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's some thing off and scummy profiting on items that people have lost. Especially clearly sentimental items like jewelry.

@camilapinilla3955

Жыл бұрын

I think I'd rather having someone else enjoying my meaningful Items than kwoning they'll end up in the trash

The thing that made me question the business was that they said if the airline couldn't find the owner of the luggage, the luggage was sent to the store in Alabama. They also said at one point that the owner was reimbursed for the lost luggage. If the owner couldn't be found, how could they be reimbursed?

@MillenialED

Жыл бұрын

Good point 👏🏻 maybe they’re playing on the 90 days rule . So if they don’t “find” your luggage within 90 days they pay you and then keep the luggage … 🤷🏻‍♀️

@katyastepanova4783

Жыл бұрын

I think what they mean is if the owner contacted the airport about their lost luggage and the airport couldn't find it they reinbusrt them and then the luggage that was left behind and never claimed just gets sold off to these guys and the owner in that case would not get reimbursed unless it happens to be the luggage that some owner somewhere got reimbursed for. Hope that makes sense

@earth2ellie

Жыл бұрын

Right? Like, I know y’all don’t really try to find people cause I know tons of people who cry so hard and fight to have their suitcases found.

@kinga6606

Жыл бұрын

@Age of Empires Multiplayer Gameplay Why didn't you get some additional luggage insurance if you knew you're taking a 5000$ luggage with you?

@kinga6606

Жыл бұрын

@Age of Empires Multiplayer Gameplay Oh I see. Sorry this happened to you :(

Huntsville, AL "seems to have some sort of space exploration thing going on". THAT IS NASA SAFIYA

Bucket list! Great video. And loved meeting Hope! Y’all are a dynamic duo!

Honestly this seemed innocent enough at the start but as I continued watching I felt more and more disgusted. Humans can be really evil sometimes

This store was MADE for you lol I’m so glad we got to visit together 🙌🏼🧳

@rabbitfester

Жыл бұрын

@hopescope 2 of my favorites together! Loved it!

@Hi_ImMirna

Жыл бұрын

Hello Hopefuls! Happy good evening 🙂

@shannonbrown3188

Жыл бұрын

Amazing collab!! I’m so happy for both of you

@WYIN98

Жыл бұрын

This is the best crossover ever

@isabellaevens8334

Жыл бұрын

Heyyyy

It’s so weird seeing random KZreadrs visiting your hometown and a store that you’ve seen all your life!!! My friend showed me this video and I was beyond shocked that our little hometown got into a big video! It’s fun to see it from a visitor’s perspective!

I appreciate this KZread video recommendation! 🤣👍👍

@user-fq8pz8ue9p

Жыл бұрын

Congratulations 🎈 direct 👆👆 message for your prize 🎁😚..

I did get some sketchy vibes from a few bits and I’m glad that you also called them out 😅 I also get they probably say recycle instead of toss but there was some stuff I hope they weren’t actually donating. It’s kinda gross for them being not clean enough to sell so they donate it.. specifically the socks and underwear

@elizabethjonathan9539

Жыл бұрын

+

@ness576

Жыл бұрын

it totally gave the vibes of a carefully curated experience, like they want to come of as trustworthy as possible

@noosiemasiema

Жыл бұрын

Totally, the suitcases were so staged it hurts 😅 They at least could TRY to make it look realistic

@meeples7599

Жыл бұрын

As far as the recycling goes, I volunteered at a place that gives free clothes to people in need and we were going through weeding out a ton of stuff to make room for new inventory. They said the stuff gets shredded and made into other items (not clothing).

@vaderladyl

Жыл бұрын

No second hand store takes used socks or underwear nor any charity. They toss those.

How absolutely scummy is it when they overcharge for a plane ticket, require loads of personal information just to get on the airplane, and then they sell your lost luggage for more profit instead of connecting the dots -- dots that we KNOW they have -- to get that luggage back to you. This should not be legal. They're crooks.

@smk6736

Жыл бұрын

If they know which flight the bags were meant to be in, they know everyone that was traveling on that flight. They have access to every passenger's information especially contact details, they can send mass emails/text messages everyday till they have gotten a response. Now if they accidentally send the bags to the wrong flight, that could be trickier because there are many options as to which flight they were originally meant to be on. There should be a dedicated team to track these things however, hire a couple of data analysts to do just THAT, because judging by the amount of stuff in here, it happens more often than you would think!

@evn1293

Жыл бұрын

@@smk6736 Even if they’re luggage was sent on the wrong flight or stayed behind, the luggage tags would still be on the bags with the identification number

@orionstardust2060

Жыл бұрын

I get it's not Saf's fault but making a video like this just promotes this even more

@justanotherjessica

Жыл бұрын

@@evn1293 Luggage tags sometimes get ripped off in handling. Luggage gets tossed around, goes up and down conveyor belts, gets stacked several suitcases high, etc.

@vixxcelacea2778

Жыл бұрын

@@justanotherjessica That's why you put redundant information on the inside as well. It's understandable that a tag might get torn or something. There are plenty of stories in this comment section of suspicious lost baggage because it had valuable goods and had tags in and outside the bag, but normal boring luggage getting returned to the same person.

i always love some Safiya content, but i just cant believe this store is actually legal cause this is just shady

@chickennoodlesoup3301

Жыл бұрын

eh I mean it think the only shady thing about this is why someone wouldn't want their luggage back 💀