Earlier this month, I carried about 2 dozen in various shapes ranging from bars, gingerbread men, candy canes, and other fun shapes through security. My friend has a handmade soap business and I was taking some home to give as gifts.

Not only did a whole security line get shutdown before my bag was pulled but it took a whole bunch of screenwatchers almost 5 minutes to make the decision. Then in a very public show of force, the bag searcher tried to make me look like the next OBL. Too bad she couldn't work the zipper much to the amusement of travellers looking on. Each bar was treated like C4 and checked for explosive residue. It was almost comical as they went into SWAT team mode thinking they found the world's dumbest terrorist. They were very disappointed when nothing sinister was found. All in all, it was about 30 minutes of wasted time for everyone.