MojaveFlyer

Flying back north from RSW later this week. Was thinking of bringing home a frozen Key Lime pie (my family is quite fond of the ones from Publix). I know there's some chance it will get confiscated / eaten by the TSA employees at the airport. It's cheap enough that its probably worth it I have a halfway decent chance of getting through.

So.... I'm looking for anecdotes / wisdom about the odds of getting through security with a (frozen) key lime pie. Thanks!

FlyingUnderTheRadar

In September I was afraid those in BOS were going to take my cannoli from Mike's but
they made it through untouched.

If frozen you are fine - remember the discussion about ice vs water. If the TSA demands you abandon it I would suggest that you put in garbage - Bad TSO no Key Line Pie.

3Greyhounds

I can't predict how a Key Lime pie will fare, but last time through the checkpoint at RSW the TSO and I had a good laugh about the six pounds of frozen scrapple I had in a mini-cooler. No problem getting it through.

scraidin

im sure the ts clerks would just love to confiscate a chocolate exlax silk pie

eyecue

You should have no problems with it. BTW we are not allowed to consume anything that is surrendered at the checkpoint. There are two reasons. One is that would be tantamount to stealing. The other is we cannot be sure what is in it.

InkUnderNails

Now that, is funny. Thanks eyecue. It is only stealing if you make use of it. Not if you just take it.

scraidin

so its only cash , jewelry, electronics and meds that get stolen?

JennyElf

Fortunately, that incident in Cleveland Thanksgiving 2006* was just an isolated event. But events like that do make people worry that they won't be able to transport tasty items.

* Where pies confiscated from passengers were sent to the USO lounge for soldiers to eat while connecting between flights.

cordelli

If it's frozen it should be no problem.

If it's not frozen, they will take it and if you swing by one of the food places later you will probably see a circle of people having a key lime pie.

Coincidence? Maybe. Maybe not.

eyecue

If you look at the laws regarding stealing there is an element to it that says" With intent to permanently deprive the lawful owner." I have said before that TSA does not steal anything in regards to items like the pie that we are talking about. You as the passenger have choices.
1. Take it back to your car
2. Give it to someone that is not traveling with you.
3. Send it somewhere by mail ETC.
4. Surrender it at the checkpoint. IE voluntarily abandon it. In which case TSA disposes of it.

Granted all of these cannot apply in all the cases. In most cases the passenger has severly limited their own options because of time or the item that they have is not able to be handled in the prescribed methods because of the consistency of it ( as in the pie.)

harpodamann

And WE ALL know that the TSA would NOT do anything that they are not supposed to do. NOW thats FUNNY

khurley

And we all know the TSO's are trained in the correct classification of pie consistencies.
At any rate it doesn't matter. We must be vigilant to prevent another incident like the Soupy Sales pie bombing of '56.

SATTSO

And when that doesn't happen what do you do...eat it yourself?

oldjonesy

They would have to be complete morons if they ate anything confiscated from passengers.

LAX

It would make an interesting experiment, wouldn't it??

LAX