Found
Navy Samsonite suitcase with red tag
Asheville
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I found a navy Samsonite hard-shell suitcase this afternoon around 3:45 pm outside the Grove Arcade on Pack Square in downtown Asheville. It's a 28-inch case with a matte finish and a few travel-scuff marks on the corner. A bright red luggage tag with the name 'Avery' handwritten is looped around the handle, and there's a small TSA lock still snapped shut. Inside, I spotted a folded scarf and a weathered boarding pass tucked in the zipper pocket. If you know who this belongs to, reach out—I'd really like to get it back to its owner.
Approximate found location
Asheville
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