Originally Posted by
kipper
I'm simply offering another solution to the "problem." Other solutions, if they don't want to be "scolded for" their solutions, include buying a box the next time they're in the US, or asking someone in the US to ship them a box.
I'm not saying the rule isn't flawed, or that they shouldn't continue to use their methods. However, I'm making other suggestions, rather than just whining about the problem and the rule.
TSA needs to realise that the US is not the only country in the world, that the US relies on overseas visitors, and that the vast majority of the world with a handful of exceptions utilizes the metric system.
There are still reports of TSA documentation reflecting 3.0 oz instead of 3.4 oz even though the sizing was standardized to the more common worldwide measurement of 100ml.
Unfortunately we have seen many times from TSA as well as from some of their representatives here that what is done outside the US is not being considered as a viable option (not just referring to plastic bag size).
That sort of ignorance and arrogance is just another reason why people here are frustrated.