Are all keys for TSA007 locks the same?
Dec 19, 2022 | 12:21 pm
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Are all keys for TSA007 locks the same?
My very cute (and mischievous) 5-year old niece decided to play with the keys in my key cup... sticking a different key into little TSA Masterlock
https://www.masterlock.com/products/product/4683Q
I, of course, locked it and when I went to open it, couldn't. And I'm on the other side of the ocean now.
Does any TSA007 key work to open this? I found this on Amazon
Or would I have to buy a new set of the same lock?
THANKS!
https://www.masterlock.com/products/product/4683Q
I, of course, locked it and when I went to open it, couldn't. And I'm on the other side of the ocean now.
Does any TSA007 key work to open this? I found this on Amazon
Or would I have to buy a new set of the same lock?
THANKS!
Dec 21, 2022 | 8:35 pm
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Thanks so much- excellent info!
Well, when I get back to Europe I guess they'll all be going into the trash then, after I remove the dead lock from my bag :-)
As for using them entering the US I learned the hard way a few years ago... twice.
US customs will cut your baggage pulls... and they say "we don't have access to TSA keys" (uh, ok.. I can buy them on Amazon and TSA is upstairs..)
Both times they destroyed my suitcases.
Anyway thanks. Much appreciated.
Well, when I get back to Europe I guess they'll all be going into the trash then, after I remove the dead lock from my bag :-)
As for using them entering the US I learned the hard way a few years ago... twice.
US customs will cut your baggage pulls... and they say "we don't have access to TSA keys" (uh, ok.. I can buy them on Amazon and TSA is upstairs..)
Both times they destroyed my suitcases.
Anyway thanks. Much appreciated.
Dec 22, 2022 | 6:00 am
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Thanks so much- excellent info!
Well, when I get back to Europe I guess they'll all be going into the trash then, after I remove the dead lock from my bag :-)
As for using them entering the US I learned the hard way a few years ago... twice.
US customs will cut your baggage pulls... and they say "we don't have access to TSA keys" (uh, ok.. I can buy them on Amazon and TSA is upstairs..)
Both times they destroyed my suitcases.
Anyway thanks. Much appreciated.
Well, when I get back to Europe I guess they'll all be going into the trash then, after I remove the dead lock from my bag :-)
As for using them entering the US I learned the hard way a few years ago... twice.
US customs will cut your baggage pulls... and they say "we don't have access to TSA keys" (uh, ok.. I can buy them on Amazon and TSA is upstairs..)
Both times they destroyed my suitcases.
Anyway thanks. Much appreciated.
- They make my bag tamper-evident. I can immediately see if someone has been in my bag if the tie is cut.
- They provide the same protection against a casual quick-grab thief as the TSA lock. But are equally easy to just cut off.
- I carry a set of nail clippers in my carry on that I can use to remove them at my destination.