Originally Posted by
fpmurphy
That seems a somewhat strange request from a security point of view. Never happened to me in more than 30 years of international travel.
It's common to be asked when and where you packed the luggage. If you say you packed at your hotel, you will often be asked what hotel. From there, a couple times I was asked if I had any proof that I had stayed at that particular hotel. The question leading to the request to verify the hotel could also have come from a question about whether anyone has given you something, where I sometimes need to respond that I've received some gift from the hotel, such as a book or an unopened box of candy. YMMV.