Originally Posted by
raikje
Slightly OT, but what do people use to remove their cable ties at the other end? I've always been worried that anything capable of cutting a cable tie runs the risk of being over-zealously confiscated from hand luggage. Nail clippers, maybe?
Learned this the hard way, the first time I did this. Ended up in my hotel room with a sealed suitcase and looking like an idiot. Found a chamber maid in the corridor who found a pair of scissors and did the necessary.
Having learned my lesson, I now leave a miniature swiss knife in an outer (unlocked) pocket of the case and use that to open my case. My stock of cable ties is also in there.