Black Samsonite 28-inch suitcase with red TSA lock
Description
I lost my black Samsonite 28-inch suitcase yesterday around 3pm near the Starbucks on Trade Street in downtown Winston-Salem. It's a hard-shell case in matte black with a bright red TSA-approved lock on the zipper. Inside are a few outfits, a travel journal, and a scarf from my grandmother—the suitcase also has a faded charity-run sticker on the back and a small blue phoenix sticker I added myself. It really matters to me because the scarf was a gift from grandma and the journal has family notes I don’t want to lose. If anyone picked it up, please reach out; I’d be so grateful to get it back!
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