Hello,
I will be traveling SFO-PHL-SFO shortly, and I will be bringing back a PS3 as a gift on the return.
I'd prefer not to have it opened as it will be a gift; will I be able to bring it through security? And will UA allow it as my carry on piece - I absolutely don't want to check it
Thanks!
Bruce
I will be traveling SFO-PHL-SFO shortly, and I will be bringing back a PS3 as a gift on the return.
I'd prefer not to have it opened as it will be a gift; will I be able to bring it through security? And will UA allow it as my carry on piece - I absolutely don't want to check it
Thanks!
Bruce
TSA requires that gaming consoles go through the X Ray machine like laptops. I'd say you have little chance of getting it through TSA without having to take it out of the box...but you also have little chance of it making it through as a checked bag.
You will almost certainly have to place the PS3 in the bin completely unwrapped, as you would with any computer.
Whatever you do, don't even think about checking your PS3. Either open the packaging and carry it on, or ship it via a carrier who will ensure (and insure) delivery.
Whatever you do, don't even think about checking your PS3. Either open the packaging and carry it on, or ship it via a carrier who will ensure (and insure) delivery.
The official TSA rules are here... they do indeed specify that consoles must be removed from their carrying case. I'm not entirely certain that a retail box counts as a carrying case... if it's still factory-sealed, they may allow it, but I have no experience with that.
UA should allow it as a carry-on, though I'm not sure if it would count as your carry-on or your personal item...
That said, I don't think the recipient would mind horribly if it were opened. The factory seal is only a clear sticker. If you want complete peace-of-mind, the previous suggestion of shipping is a good one. You can do FedEx Home Delivery with insurance for around $20.
UA should allow it as a carry-on, though I'm not sure if it would count as your carry-on or your personal item...
That said, I don't think the recipient would mind horribly if it were opened. The factory seal is only a clear sticker. If you want complete peace-of-mind, the previous suggestion of shipping is a good one. You can do FedEx Home Delivery with insurance for around $20.
no problem on UA's front. but TSA might ask you to open it, seeing how its a giant chunk of electronics which is a perfect place for a bomb. But i don't see what the problem is, the box it comes in is just taped up with a small piece of transparent tape, just tape it back up. Besides, if you bought it at a smaller store, you should also open it and check to make sure they gave you the right model and all the accessories.
I took a wii through as a carryon on DL in august and I don't even think I took it out of my carryon. TSA didn't even bat an eye. RDU-ATL-SFO. I think being required to take the box out seems reasonable. I wouldn't expect to have to take it out of the retail box unless you get a hardass TSA agent.
Did this a few weeks back when we closed down an office and I didn't want someone to walk away with the PS3. Took the PS3 on UA from LAX-SFO. Just put the box in the xray and didn't have to take it out. You should be good although as usual YMMV.
I carried a new laptop in box through security without having to unwrap it and take it out. I told the TSA agent what it was, and he said to put it through and they'd do some additional screening on the other side. They inspected it with some other tool after the xray machine and then sent me on my way.
Bought my PS3 in Las Vegas 2 years ago and brought it back sealed as a carry on--no one asked me to open it...
Full size video game consoles are listed on the TSA website:
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...xperience.shtm
BillJ
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtrav...xperience.shtm
BillJ
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TSA rules change station to station, day to day.Originally Posted by NYC2whereever
Bought my PS3 in Las Vegas 2 years ago and brought it back sealed as a carry on--no one asked me to open it...
Carryons got scrutinized after the liquid-bomb incident.
You should open it. It will make your life so much easier.
Carry on the unit itself, and put it through the x-ray.
Check the packaging (put it in your checked bag), and reassemble the package when you reach your destination. The "factory" seal is just a strip of clear tape, so your recipient probably won't know the difference. Even if they do...who's going to complain that the brand-new PS3 they received as a gift was missing a strip of tape on the box?
Carry on the unit itself, and put it through the x-ray.
Check the packaging (put it in your checked bag), and reassemble the package when you reach your destination. The "factory" seal is just a strip of clear tape, so your recipient probably won't know the difference. Even if they do...who's going to complain that the brand-new PS3 they received as a gift was missing a strip of tape on the box?
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Carryons got scrutinized after the liquid-bomb incident.
Except that there was no actual liquid-bomb incident. There was just a hypothetical incident, involving plans and allegations, etc., and TSA is doing everything in its power to make us think there really was a liquid bomb on a plane at some point...so that they can justify the liquids craziness. A few years from now, schoolchildren learning about 9/11 from government propaganda will think that the hijackers used lotion bombs.Originally Posted by Akulashark
TSA rules change station to station, day to day.Carryons got scrutinized after the liquid-bomb incident.