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Old Jun 1, 2014 | 8:23 am
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Originally Posted by txtxyeha
Later this summer moving my son into his college dorm. Given that his school is very much a plane flight away and we're flying Southwest, we'll have a couple of 66 quart plastic storage bins we'll check as luggage. I'm presuming I'll pack these in cardboard boxes with some padding. Anyone done ths before?
Personally, I would ship them. Simply because TSA might decide to inspect them and do a half-azz job of retaping them. As said they can break and if the contents are not securely packaged you could lose stuff.
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