Electric toothbrush lost/confiscated from checked bag
I was traveling yesterday (Southwest, MDW-DEN) with some scientific equipment in my checked bag -- nothing hazardous, but possibly "interesting" on the x-ray. As I sort of expected, there was a TSA inspection note in the bag when it arrived.
As far as I can tell, nothing is missing except for my Oral-B electric toothbrush. It does contain a battery, but it's NiMH rather than lithium, so I can't see how it would have been a prohibited item. Actually, from what I can read, even lithium batteries that are installed in equipment would be OK in checked bags. Am I missing something, or is it likely that the toothbrush was just misplaced (or stolen, I guess) rather than confiscated for safety reasons?
Is there any chance of filing a claim with the TSA or the airline for this? I bought it on eBay last year for $54.