I Bought Lost Luggage *this feels illegal*

I appreciate resisting the urge to open that box for TWO years, that dedication is unmatched 🙌

I think my favorite thing about this company is repurposing the luggage for kids in foster care. We had so many foster children come to our house with just a grocery bag or trash bag and that’s all. It’s such a demoralizing experience. While a suitcase may not seem like a big deal to most people, it can be such a huge thing for a child in foster care!

4:00 What I don't love about this, is that I know airlines often DON'T try very hard to reunite people with their luggage. They say that they do, but they don't. My husband's was lost at one point, when he left town for work as a federal officer. He called for three days, with a description of the bag, with his name written on it in huge letters, and they said they couldn't find it. He said it contained sensitive contents, so he would have to launch and investigation, and they reiterated there was nothing they could do. So he sends one of his co-workers to pay a visit to the airport. He uses some of his contacts to get in there to look for the bag, and he found it immediately. As per usual, airlines are the worst, and all I could think of when you were reading that description was the people who no doubt tried very hard to get their suitcase back, and did not get any meaningful assistance at all.

As someone who lived in foster homes when they were younger, the fact that they give suitcases to kids in foster care is amazing. I used to carry all of my clothes in a book bag that had a big tear in it and the zipper wouldn't close properly so having a nice suitcase like that would have been a blessing. Also, I have those same earbuds. they are amazing! There is also an app that you download where you can customize your hearing experience, and if you cover up one earbud (or long press) on it, you can make them block out noise or hear ambient noises around you.

Former airline employee here- best advice is to always print our your flight itinerary (also helps to have hotel info) with your name and contact info and place it so it’s the FIrST thing that is seen when someone opens your suitcase. Yes all the trackers are good but this is an old school method my colleagues found the most helpful esp if straps broke off

In the US often kids are left using garbage bags when moving in and out of foster care, It was so sweet to hear about them giving back to the community

Seeing unclaimed baggage in videos still blows my mind because I grew up right behind it! I went to highschool with the woman who did the virtual baggage experience!! What is the world 😳 I live on the west coast now and somehow that little shop I used to go to all the time as a kid and teen is now showing up in my sub box from so many creators!

This comment is not about Mia, but these airlines…This lost luggage selling business made by airlines is giving me thief vibes. Maybe 20-30 years ago it was the only option, but now, when practically the whole world uses internet, they could have found a way for people to find their luggage. Maybe some app with photos of bags or something like that. Everybody I know, who ever lost their luggage, wanted them back. I know a girl, who cried for almost 2 weeks about her lost personal items. It may look nice, that some items are given as a charity, but really this was not approved by owner of the luggage. I would better give dollars for charity and not my bag

A minute of appreciation for Mia's hair please. Still not used to short hair and GOSH is that styled perfectly!

Not me hoping the whole time if someone who watches this video ends up recognizing something they lost. How amazing would that be?

girl the fact that it took TWO YEARS is crazy, but seeing your energy and honesty for every product made the wait completely worth everything <3

I look at it this way: Balenciaga did not receive any money from you, for this bag. So I feel like if you were to purchase something from them, this (or any second hand store) is the way to go!

I like this concept. Honestly if I ever lost my luggage I would prefer it to go to an organization like this than into a land fill.

Loved the part where she is impressed about how the ear buds stop working or pause when you touch them like how innocent and cute and excited she looks discovering it😭

I used to work in Huntsville, AL, which is just down the road from where Unclaimed Baggage is. Their e-commerce items are likely a selected fraction of what comes in. Good but visibly worn stuff goes into the main store, and the unsellable items (underwear, perscriptions, broken, very worn) have to be recycled or trashed. My roommate currently works for Goodwill, and they have similar process: e-commerce for the best, in-store for usable items, and recycle/trash for the rest. E-commerce takes extra work - photography, payment processing, packing and shipping. So it only makes sense for higher-value items.

All the flying I’ve done, (grew up a military kid with extended family at LEAST 1000 miles away, often in a whole other country), it’s amazing I’ve never had lost luggage, though the military shipping company did lose an entire crate of my family’s household goods once when we moved overseas. My mom only had lost luggage once, and it did arrive on a later flight so they called her and an airline employee even delivered it to her house, awesome service. Anyway, if I did lose luggage and it couldn’t find me for whatever reason, the thought of my items being enjoyed by someone else is much more palatable than thinking about my stuff in a landfill!

“Sometimes listening to music is a vulnerable moment!” I’ve never heard that feeling put into words and it’s perfect😂 I used to live 20 minutes away from Unclaimed Baggage so I went there several times. Such a cool place!!

Can I just say as a plus size fan it is really nice to see a giveaway that isn’t clothing or size based. I know you try your hardest to get a variety of sizes, but the giveaway being a bag really makes it more universal. Love it!!

It feels kinda weird that they’re using these unclaimed items to gain profits and most of the items are still very expensive compared to the original price. I think it would be better if the prices were significantly lower or if they just donated everything to shelters or foster homes

I loooove your energy lately Mia <3 You seem so happy!