Originally Posted by HeelLaw
tsadude, you seem pretty reasonable. Any idea why I was forced to remove flip-flops (not closed two sandals, just regular classic flip-flops) so that the agent could wand my bare feet?
(BTW, the flip-flops were never wanded, nor did they go through the machine.)
I would like to know as well; I have also been "forced" to remove sandals (Teva's) only to have my feet wanded. Completely idiotic, IMHO & a waste of time after going through the metal detector and not beeping.
FYI: I only took them off after a secondary screening which occured as a direct result of me not taking their suggestion to remove the sandals.
As some of you may have read, I also encountered a problem with the sandal's at EWR last year. I was about to walk through, screener asks, "What about your shoes?", I reply "I'm wearing sandal's..." and lift my foot to show.. and continue to say "there is no metal in them". In return, I get yelled at
"It's not metal we're looking for". I almost responded "Well, this is a metal detector", but kept my mouth shut and later made my complaint known to a supervisor. Great attitude, eh? Berate the passenger paying your wages.
Best,
SDF_Traveler