Originally Posted by
tandrsmom
Long shot ask: I flew out of MEX yesterday afternoon, on my way back home to PDX. I flew out of T2. As I went through security with my carry-on, I was told by security they needed to check my bag. I had a jar of honey in there - not trying to conceal it; just didn't think about the liquids rule. Totally on me. So I told them they could keep the honey - I didn't want to check my bag - and they closed my bag and I was on my way.
It wasn't until I got home and started to unpack, at 11 PM, that I realized that when they closed my suitcase they left out a packing cube they had removed in their search for the honey. Inside the cube were a cashmere sweater and a couple of tops and miscellaneous clothes. I'm kind of heartbroken. I went online immediately to look at the web site for information about the possibility of claiming the items and having them returned to me, but it looks like they only handle in-person lost and found retrieval. As I am home, this is not possible.
I emailed them anyway to inquire about the situation, but don't expect the response, if any, to go in favor of having them mail the items back to me.
Does anyone know if they will mail the items home?
Alternately, is anyone here on FT heading to MEX and would be willing to retrieve my items at lost and found (assuming I can get confirmation that they are located,) and mail them back to me (at my expense, of course?)
I know this is a small thing. It could have been so much worse - could have been my purse, iPad, passport, etc., but still...
Mail the items? You’d never receive them!
A letter with a notary stamp or impressive doodads naming a member who would retrieve them for you might work - but
mail? I’d
never trust that in Mexico and some other places I’ve been.
(Unfortunately, I’ve had two relatives cycle through MEX - before you posted - both departing for the USA.)