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Old May 6, 2011 | 10:32 pm
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gojirasan
 
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Originally Posted by SATTSO
I know very well how expensive that type of sunscreen can be. Read my other post. And to answer your question, yes I have, the first time - it was a learning experience for me. Actually working in baggage for TSA taught me the solution.

People use strong tape, like duct tape or some such thing, and tape their bottles of lotion/sunscreen shut. Really wrap the stuff up. And then the place the item in plastic bags. They have sicossors in the checked bag, and when they get to where they are going, cut it open. Its now what I do, and since then haven't had a problem. And that includes trips with multiple flight changes going half way around the world.
That sounds like a good idea, although I'm sure there's a limit to how much pressure such a contraption can withstand. Wouldn't the TSA bag checkers want to unwrap the tape and open the container though? After all they don't know what's in there. Nevertheless I will definitely try it next time I travel. Even without the silly TSA limitations I typically carry too much sunscreen with me not to check it.
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