Courtesy Card?
Aug 26, 2007 | 11:00 pm
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Courtesy Card?
I have reason to believe that my bag was opened on a recent flight.
When retrieving my bag at my destination - I noticed that a ribbon belt attached to a pair of shorts was trailing from the bag.
I know that I would have noticed two 12' ribbons trailing from the bag when I packed it.
There was no card inside indicating that the bag had been searched.
Have they stopped including them?
When retrieving my bag at my destination - I noticed that a ribbon belt attached to a pair of shorts was trailing from the bag.
I know that I would have noticed two 12' ribbons trailing from the bag when I packed it.
There was no card inside indicating that the bag had been searched.
Have they stopped including them?
Aug 27, 2007 | 2:57 pm
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From my experiences, I have usually received the card in my luggage that it was opened, but I have had several incidents where it was obviously opened and have not seen a notice.
From reading the boards, that is pretty common. I think if you receive the card depends on the "screener" that inspects your bag. I imagine there is some reason these people don't include one, be it laziness or something else.
Dan
From reading the boards, that is pretty common. I think if you receive the card depends on the "screener" that inspects your bag. I imagine there is some reason these people don't include one, be it laziness or something else.
Dan
Aug 27, 2007 | 3:35 pm
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I put a purchased colored nylon band around any luggage I check. About half the time when the TSA inspects my bag it is replaced. The other half of the time they put it in one of the zippered compartments or place it inside. One must wonder about the IQ of about half of the TSA staff.
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Aug 27, 2007 | 5:25 pm
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I put a purchased colored nylon band around any luggage I check. About half the time when the TSA inspects my bag it is replaced. The other half of the time they put it in one of the zippered compartments or place it inside. One must wonder about the IQ of about half of the TSA staff.
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Aug 28, 2007 | 7:06 am
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Aug 29, 2007 | 8:19 am
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Aug 29, 2007 | 10:29 am
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