Is a Carton of Cigarettes Allowed in Carry-on Luggage?
May 11, 2011, 10:46 am
#31
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Carry on will reduce the risk of damage. Checking will increase the risk of a TSO or baggage handler contracting lung cancer from your stolen cigarettes.
May 11, 2011, 2:13 pm
#32
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In any event, you are correct. The costs are significantly different between Ohio and Kentucky for booze. The Ohio Patrol used to stake out the Party Source stores during the holidays and radio to their troopers just across the bridge to stop cars w/Ohio tags headed back into the state. They did it during high-volume times and occasionally at other times through the year. They would then ticket/arrest/issue summons for bringing too much booze into the state.
Not sure they're still doing it.
May 12, 2011, 3:46 pm
#33
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I bring a couple of cartons with me to Hawaii two or three times a year in my carry on. No one has ever even batted an eyelash at me about this. There is no law that I know of about carrying ciggs from state to state.
The only thing the TSA ever asked me about it was if I planned on smoking a lot while away. I asked him if he had ever bought ciggs in Hawaii and told him how much they cost over there and that I was going to be there for three weeks. He laughed and I was on my way.
You will be fine.
The only thing the TSA ever asked me about it was if I planned on smoking a lot while away. I asked him if he had ever bought ciggs in Hawaii and told him how much they cost over there and that I was going to be there for three weeks. He laughed and I was on my way.
You will be fine.