OT: Whose shirt did I buy? Also, thanks for the shirt

Submitted by oriental andrew on

This past spring break, we drove from Chicago to Atlanta to visit family. On the way, we decided to take a short detour and go to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro, AL (northeast corner of the state). I don't know how my wife heard about it, but seemed like an interesting diversion. 

We weren't really planning there to buy anything specific, more to just browse. I decided that if there was anything related to Michigan, I'd buy it. Best bet seemed to be the vast t-shirt section (which I rummaged through right after electronics). I focused on the blue and yellow shirts, which were grouped in various spots through the expansive t-shirt area. After about 10 minutes of looking through the many, many racks of shirts (did I mention how big it was?), I was about to give up when I decided to go through that one last section of blue shirts. I had had a few false alarms with blue shirts and yellow graphics, but finally hit paydirt with this beauty:

Brand new, with tags, and even the correct size. I had never heard of Valiant brand, but this article in the Detroit News tells me it was created by John, Jack, and Jared Wangler and Ian Bunting and is relatively recent. 

So, to whomever lost their bag and this shirt, thanks from the bottom of my heart. One of the best $6 investments I've ever made. 

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JHendo

April 22nd, 2018 at 12:10 AM ^

There was a show on for a little bit about this...essentially an unclaimed luggage version of Storage Wars. Dumb show, but a very interesting concept. I know someone who goes down Atlanta once a year primarily to go to the unclaimed luggage store.

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WichitanWolverine

April 21st, 2018 at 11:11 PM ^

On a barely-related note, my Final Four t-shirt just arrived in the mail and I think Michigan/Nike did a really good job with this one. Such a fun reminder of an amazing season, especially since I was at the E8 game to help send them to San Antonio!

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Hold This L

April 21st, 2018 at 11:22 PM ^

Reminds me of the key and peele sketch on new hats. I’m gonna wear the person making the shirt

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LSAClassOf2000

April 22nd, 2018 at 8:19 AM ^

I mean, I can see a scenario where you get on the plane and, in those few hours of flight, struggle philosophically with the feeling that your material possessions are inadequate and ultimately meaningless. Deciding that they are exactly that, you land at your destination and leave your possessions for some poor sod who hasn't reached your newfound level of enlightenment. The only drawback is that there is business meeting somewhere in the mix and you should at least brush your teeth, which you now cannot do without a stop at a pharmacy, thus beginning the cycle of possessing things all over again. 

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Couzen Rick's

April 22nd, 2018 at 2:15 PM ^

Most of these bags are essentially bags that airline companies lost. When an airline "loses" or "delays" a bag they have a set amount of time to retrieve it. If they can't within that timeframe the airline declares it permanently lost and compensates the passenger. They're off the hook for finding the bag. After that the airline and/or airport is free to do whatever they want with the bag. Usually they junk it or sell it to the highest bidder. There are online luggage auctions as well. (airline temporarily lost our luggage once and we came dangerously close to losing it for good)

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