Ban on snoglobes
 

Has anyone gotten a snoglobe through screening in their carry-on? Why is there a specific ban on snoglobes anyway? I can take a lighter on a plane, but not a flippin' snoglobe?!?! :confused: I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse. :mad:

Snow globes contain more than 3 oz of liquid - and won't fit in a 1 qt. baggie. Go figure.

You should be able to check one through in checked baggage.

Those little ones that aren't any bigger than a golf ball certainly contain less than 3oz. If I'm only traveling for a couple of days I'm not going to have a bag to check that I could put it in. And anyways, I wouldn't want to because it could break with rough baggage handling, even if buffered in styrofoam (this happened to a friend of mine).

Dihydrogen oxide. One hell of a solvent on some things (but gentle on hands!).

Water... a few ounces of that stuff is way more dangerous than a screwdriver and almost as dangerous as a pair of flip flops.

OMG! Not the dreaded flip-flops!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

(funny flip-flop-related clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJknioxIrHc)

Which dangerous liquid is contained in a snow globe?

I'm curious if places such as DisneyWorld have signs on their Snoglobe displays stating CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY?

It's this kind of stuff that affects Kettles more than road warriors. ^

I'm curious if places such as DisneyWorld have signs on their Snoglobe displays stating CHECKED BAGGAGE ONLY?

It's this kind of stuff that affects Kettles more than road warriors (in the sense that they paid good (ripoff?) money for them, only to have them confiscated). ^

Even Kettles shouldn't have to put up with this BS. It's a couple ounces of water and plastic snow bits...big deal. Certainly not a threat to security.

TSA tries to confiscate my 7 year old daughter's snoglobe
 

Just returned from vacation in HNL with my wife and 2 young daughters, when they tried to confiscated a snoglobe with a little model of the pink colored Royal Hawaiian hotel, my 7 year old daughter had purchased with her allowance as a souvenir of our stay at the hotel.

I explained to the TSA agent that this was my last flight of the year and that I had already flown 162,000 miles and to please give me a break.

But no, I ended up having to go all the way back to the checkin desk with the snoglobe packed in my daughter's carryon. She was in tears as she thought it would be broken by the time we arrived back in CA. (Thankfully it wasn't!).

Great to see our tax dollars at work :rolleyes:

If it was me I would have told my daughter "Honey, study hard in school so you don't end up like this person." :)

Yes, they do. I noticed the sign near the display.

At least Disney notifies people they will have to check certain things.

I would argue that a road warrior's money means just as much to them as to the Kettles'. And furthermore, it's money (spent) that has no business being absconded for asinine security measures in the name of State safety. ^

My point was that road warriors are already (largely) sceptical, whereas this Snoglobe business would cause Kettles to re-think their "all-for security!" mindset.