Lost
Lost: Shopping Bags in San Antonio, TX
Market Square near the Alamo
Lost
listing
Posted
10 days
ago
Description
Just this afternoon, around 3:15 p.m., I left behind a couple of shopping bags near Market Square by the Alamo, San Antonio. I stepped into a café on Alamo Plaza for a quick coffee and some shade, and when I came back the bags were gone. They held groceries, a few gifts, and a small memento from the River Walk trip. I retraced my steps along Commerce Street toward the Alamo, then toward the River Walk, hoping a passerby picked them up or someone saw them tucked behind a bench. They aren’t just bags; they held plans and memories, and I’m hoping they’re returned.
Approximate last-seen location
Market Square near the Alamo
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