Size DOES matter
Oct 22, 2006 | 3:44 pm
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Originally Posted by tmorse6570
At SLC security, they took away a spray bottle containing sun block. It was larger than 3 oz, but it fit in the quart bag, so I poured most of the contents out before traveling so the liquid was obviously under 3 oz. I only need a little for the top of the head on sunny days. The TSA guy told me it wasn't the liquid contents, but the size of the container that mattered. See, I knew the whole size doesn't matter, it's how it's used thing was just made up and not true!
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Oct 23, 2006 | 5:57 pm
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Picture now if you will the amount of time it will take a screener to individually evaluate the internal contents of each toiletry over 3oz. Multiple that by the time it takes to get through the security checkpoints. Picture the lines growing and growing and growing. You knew the rules. It sucks you couldnt take it through but I have no sympathy. Blame those fellas in England. Not the TSA.
Oct 23, 2006 | 6:00 pm
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Same deal with me in CLE on the weekend. Took the toothpaste with obviously less than 3oz left, the original capacity was 6.8oz. The TSA in MKE on the outbound didn't even bat an eye at my tube.
Oct 23, 2006 | 7:05 pm
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Originally Posted by thegeneral
Picture now if you will the amount of time it will take a screener to individually evaluate the internal contents of each toiletry over 3oz. Multiple that by the time it takes to get through the security checkpoints. Picture the lines growing and growing and growing.
Originally Posted by thegeneral
You knew the rules. It sucks you couldnt take it through but I have no sympathy. Blame those fellas in England. Not the TSA.
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Oct 24, 2006 | 1:42 pm
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Originally Posted by Palal
While I don't agree with the rule to begin with, going by the number on the bottle is probably the best thing to do to speed up this idiocy.