Luggage theft: why you shouldn't check valuables in your luggage!
May 1st, 2009, 09:56 AM
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You would think that is where they need the security cameras the most behind the scence where TSA and other airline employees can rifle through your luggage without an extra set of eyes on you..from reports I have read through the years, it seems that every airport has major theft rings going on but don't remember if the security camera issue is axed by a union..
We lock our luggage but they ask you not to so in case they need to inspect..inspect to see what kind of valuables I have that are worth taking is what I suspect.
We lock our luggage but they ask you not to so in case they need to inspect..inspect to see what kind of valuables I have that are worth taking is what I suspect.
May 1st, 2009, 10:15 AM
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Andrew: I wasn't really worried about TSA as much as about someone else making off with my things as if they were their own. I've always been told to be sure to keep my eyes on my things in airports (or elsewhere for that matter) & suddenly that 'right' was gone!
May 1st, 2009, 11:04 AM
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ksucat: We lock our luggage but they ask you not to so in case they need to inspect..inspect to see what kind of valuables I have that are worth taking is what I suspect.
I believe TSA has the right to break the locks open to inspect your checked bags, which is why they ask you not to lock your bags. Locking your bags won't keep TSA out - those locks keep the "honest" people out but not anyone with a few tools - but locking your bags might slow TSA down enough so your bags miss your flight.
I believe TSA has the right to break the locks open to inspect your checked bags, which is why they ask you not to lock your bags. Locking your bags won't keep TSA out - those locks keep the "honest" people out but not anyone with a few tools - but locking your bags might slow TSA down enough so your bags miss your flight.
May 1st, 2009, 12:17 PM
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Hi Andrew..
We keep a lock but leave it open and never put the laptop, and other valuables in the checked luggage..they do have the right to break the lock..
We forgot one time leaving for a trip with it locked and it was bolt cut opened and things were all rifled through..
Wife loves her Vuitton orange graffiti bag for carry-on..bought her Vuitton luggage years ago but we just don't carry that anymore since its a red flag..we have the Skyway stuff from Costco (5 pieces for under $100) that we put a colored ribbon so we can determine from the sea of black bags at the luggage carousel..
We keep a lock but leave it open and never put the laptop, and other valuables in the checked luggage..they do have the right to break the lock..
We forgot one time leaving for a trip with it locked and it was bolt cut opened and things were all rifled through..
Wife loves her Vuitton orange graffiti bag for carry-on..bought her Vuitton luggage years ago but we just don't carry that anymore since its a red flag..we have the Skyway stuff from Costco (5 pieces for under $100) that we put a colored ribbon so we can determine from the sea of black bags at the luggage carousel..
May 1st, 2009, 12:34 PM
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This YouTube clip will show you how useless locks on luggage are! I think this guy must work for an airline.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5mvvZl6pLI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5mvvZl6pLI
