Ban on snoglobes
Sep 29, 2007 | 11:38 pm
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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?!?! 
I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse. 
I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse.
Sep 30, 2007 | 12:13 am
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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).
Sep 30, 2007 | 12:32 am
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Sep 30, 2007 | 12:39 am
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(funny flip-flop-related clip: http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJknioxIrHc)
Sep 30, 2007 | 11:17 am
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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?!?! I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse.
I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse. It's this kind of stuff that affects Kettles more than road warriors. ^
Sep 30, 2007 | 11:18 am
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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?!?! I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse.
I like to get nice ones for souvenirs/gifts, so this ridiculous ban is a pain in the arse. 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). ^
Dec 6, 2007 | 3:19 pm
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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
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
Dec 6, 2007 | 3:25 pm
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At least Disney notifies people they will have to check certain things.
Dec 6, 2007 | 3:47 pm
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Dec 6, 2007 | 4:49 pm
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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.