It is absolutely unbelievable what some people leave on airplanes, or what the airlines lose. I read about this place in an RV magazine not long before we left on our trip. So we thought we would check it out on our way home from Arizona.
As the sign below says, it's the Unclaimed Baggage Center. This place has deals with the airlines to ship all found baggage/items to them after the airlines have made a 3-month attempt to find owners. A lot goes on sale here, some is given to "3rd world" countries, some is thrown out, and some is given to charity. And possibly some used to be yours! You can probably read all about it on their website. It's the only such place in the country, and it's right here in Scottsboro, Alabama.
This troll guy was in a movie. He's not for sale, but you encounter him when you walk into this place. He was left on a plane.
I didn't walk through this area, but it's the formal wear section, including wedding dresses. How do you leave your wedding dress on a plane? (Or maybe it was just lost? Or maybe it was on purpose?)
Well, the pizza was good. They had Chicago style deep dish as well, but we didn't want to wait that long (35-40 minutes) for the pizza, so we just got the thin crust. Beforehand, we had ordered a spinach dip. Probably the best spinach dip I have ever had, and the home made chips to go with it were so yummy. I think they were made from corn flour, and deep fried.
As the sign below says, it's the Unclaimed Baggage Center. This place has deals with the airlines to ship all found baggage/items to them after the airlines have made a 3-month attempt to find owners. A lot goes on sale here, some is given to "3rd world" countries, some is thrown out, and some is given to charity. And possibly some used to be yours! You can probably read all about it on their website. It's the only such place in the country, and it's right here in Scottsboro, Alabama.
This troll guy was in a movie. He's not for sale, but you encounter him when you walk into this place. He was left on a plane.
I didn't walk through this area, but it's the formal wear section, including wedding dresses. How do you leave your wedding dress on a plane? (Or maybe it was just lost? Or maybe it was on purpose?)
It is quite the place...like a huge department store. You can find anything from underwear to formal wear, electronics (bought an iPad 1 for $60), cameras galore, some sporting goods, jewellery (both costume and real), sunglasses, and on and on.
We were there so long (after buying a bunch of stuff), it was 1:30 when we left. We were starving. I got out my phone to check on TripAdvisor for a place to have lunch in Scottsboro. The #2 rated place was this one, called Sky Toppers. It was way out of town, but hey, we had nothing else to do. Supposed to have very good pizza. And the reason for the name is because it is on top of a big hill.
Well, the pizza was good. They had Chicago style deep dish as well, but we didn't want to wait that long (35-40 minutes) for the pizza, so we just got the thin crust. Beforehand, we had ordered a spinach dip. Probably the best spinach dip I have ever had, and the home made chips to go with it were so yummy. I think they were made from corn flour, and deep fried.
They had a special on Monday where an appetizer, pizza and dessert were $20 (and we shared it all). The dessert was this "piece" of cake. Even if for 2, it was humungous! That's a regular size take-out carton - 8x8 and maybe 4" deep. There's no way we could eat it - we couldn't even finish the pizza since we devoured the spinach dip and chips.
Tomorrow we head into Huntsville to check out the Space Center.
Wow, I had never heard of that Unclaimed Baggage spot. Looks like a real find! That dessert looks very good. It is making my stomach growl!
ReplyDeleteIt is a real find! Tops, pants (both mens and womens) were an average of $6. Some stuff was brand new, and everything was laundered and looked brand new. Crazy.
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