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IS THIS YOUR LUGGAGE?

Written by Brit Kleinman: I always assumed that lost luggage ended up in the same place as my lost socks. A communal forgotten location where the realities of where or who actually has your belongings is unquestioned. Well recently we came across a website that ventures to this land of the unknown in order to return lost luggage to its rightful owner. Call it charity or a weird voyeuristic passion, this website collects lost luggage, photographs it, and then displays its contents on the web creating a virtual lost and found.

With discerning humor they claim, “It’s a little odd but not as odd as stamp collecting, just a little harder to find storage space. When a bag gets lost the airport or airline will store it for a while and try to find the owner. If they can’t identify the owner of the case they send it to be auctioned off with the profit going to charity. I go to these auctions and buy the cases so I can photograph them…The reason for the web site? I would really like to try to find the people who own my suitcases, so if you have any friends who have lost a case please get them to have a look.” Click Read More for additional information and photos.