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Exciting question!!: How strict are airports on the liquid limit?

TalkaTalka Registered User regular
edited March 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
I'm leaving for the airport in 3 hours, and I want to bring this Burt's Bees set of cremes and lotions and things for my girlfriend as a present. The set says it's "3.17 fluid ounces + 2.47 fluid ounces." All the lotions and things are in one contained bag.

I'm pretty sure the rules for liquids on an airplane is 3 fluid ounces, or something. Do they check this thoroughly? Does my kit thing meet the rules? Should I care, or worry? Should I just not bring it?

Freaking airports.

Oh, and I'm not checking anything. I'm either carrying this on or not bringing it at all.

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  • WezoinWezoin Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    So I was gonna make some joke about them either squeezing the urine out of you or something along those lines... But Im too lazy to think up a witty way to put it...

    Anyway, I don't think they'll be too worried about it. I mean if thats the ONLY "iffy" thing, then they'll let it go, but I mean, naturally if you walk in there with a 6" dagger and explosives, they'll be a little less leniant towards you.

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  • The HeroThe Hero __BANNED USERS regular
    edited March 2007
    I accidently got through with a full bottle of hand lotion in my pocket once that was more than 3 ounces.


    Whoops. BOOM.

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  • supabeastsupabeast Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I once saw a guy come back from a hunting trip, reach into his pocket, and pull out a handful of shotgun reloads that had gone right through airport security. That was a little disconcerting.

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  • FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited March 2007
    If they're picky, you're going to have it confiscated and you'll never see it again

    If you aren't so picky about taking it on with you, you can definitely take it and have a 90% chance of seeing it again

    edit: nm too late. Followup required!

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  • MotherFireflyMotherFirefly Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    Yeah, as long as it's in a plastic bag they're not going to be nitpicky. It also depends on what major airport you're going through

    I'm an art major and I've gotten through airport security several times with boxcutter/xacto knives, just because they're in my bags for art projects and I forget to take them out.

    I definately now get stopped every time because for a sculpture project I needed wire cutters, so I totally had wire cutters, needlenose pliars, and two exacto knives in my bag....needless to say that was a really awkward moment.

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  • MidshipmanMidshipman Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    El Al let me bring a switch-blade on board. They told me just don't take it out of my bag. But then again, they have Mossad agents to regulate any would-be hijackers, and don't need to hide behind ridiculous rules and regulations to pretend that they have real security.

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  • Filler Inc.Filler Inc. Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    I thought that was only for carry on. Can you not keep liquid in a checked bag?

    I haven't flown in a year or two.

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  • TalkaTalka Registered User regular
    edited March 2007
    They didn't care.

    Hurray!

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