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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 5:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Shesells
We used TSA locks on a trip from Europe to the US this year and the TSA lock was cut off! The TSA said that they are not always recognised!

I've had deodorant and coins set off alarms. Never pack either at the top or bottom of your cases.
It's happened to me as well somewhere between HNL and BWI. I even told the TSA agent that they were TSA locks.

With the symbols on the locks and saying TSA on them, it shouldn't be too hard to recognize. I personally think TSA agents are lazy and just cut them instead of finding keys.
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