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Just returned from the 10-day cruise on the Summit and since I was concerned
about not locking my luggage, I went into the Transportation Security Administration's website for whatever help they could give me. The T.S.A.-approved locks are available at Tilley's Endurables, about $5.00 Canadian. They come in different colours and are labelled with the T.S.A. symbol on them. On our return home, one of our bags was opened by the T.S.A. On the outside handle next to the lock was one of those blue plastic tags indicating "T.S.A. inspected" and on the inside was a flyer indicating that our bag was one of those selected for physical inspection. No damage done to the locks and the contents were minimally disturbed. I'm really glad now that I went to the trouble of getting the locks. It gave me added peace of mind. Their website is www.TSATravelTips.us. If anybody needs further info on Tilley's, let me know. -- Jacqui B. |
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We do not use any locks but just tie a knot in a shoelace, just enough to deter
anyone not really serious about opening the case. Out of four checked items on our recent return from New Orleans one of them was opened and the shoelace and a information card was inside. Unfortunately when they repacked it they put a cast iron lawn frog next to a glass bird feeder and the glass cracked. Perhaps next time we will be a little proactive and distribute these things to all the suitcases. Cal Ford Lido Deck Cruises In article able.rogers.com, Jacqui B. says... Just returned from the 10-day cruise on the Summit and since I was concerned about not locking my luggage, I went into the Transportation Security Administration's website for whatever help they could give me. The T.S.A.-approved locks are available at Tilley's Endurables, about $5.00 Canadian. They come in different colours and are labelled with the T.S.A. symbol on them. On our return home, one of our bags was opened by the T.S.A. On the outside handle next to the lock was one of those blue plastic tags indicating "T.S.A. inspected" and on the inside was a flyer indicating that our bag was one of those selected for physical inspection. No damage done to the locks and the contents were minimally disturbed. I'm really glad now that I went to the trouble of getting the locks. It gave me added peace of mind. Their website is www.TSATravelTips.us. If anybody needs further info on Tilley's, let me know. -- Jacqui B. |
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"Jacqui B." wrote:
Just returned from the 10-day cruise on the Summit and since I was concerned about not locking my luggage, I went into the Transportation Security Administration's website for whatever help they could give me. The T.S.A.-approved locks are available at Tilley's Endurables, about $5.00 Canadian. They come in different colours and are labelled with the T.S.A. symbol on them. On our return home, one of our bags was opened by the T.S.A. On the outside handle next to the lock was one of those blue plastic tags indicating "T.S.A. inspected" and on the inside was a flyer indicating that our bag was one of those selected for physical inspection. No damage done to the locks and the contents were minimally disturbed. I'm really glad now that I went to the trouble of getting the locks. It gave me added peace of mind. Their website is www.TSATravelTips.us. If anybody needs further info on Tilley's, let me know. -- Jacqui B. Interesting web site. Went to their Travel Tips, then to the Important Notice Concerning Checked Baggage. On that page they had a brief mention about locks, to wit: "TSA suggests that you help prevent the need to break your locks by using a TSA recognized locking mechanism. These "special" locks can be opened by TSA using tools provided to us by the luggage industry members." But, they had no other detail those "special" locks. No description of what makes them "special" or anything else. Used their Search box, with "locks" as the argument, and it brought me back to the same page. Typical government obfuscation! Fortunately, Google is my friend, and a search for "TSA approved locks" turned up a bunch of sources. Never found a 4-dial combo lock under $10 ea. About the lowest price for the 3-dial locks was $7.50. Finally settled on a pack of 4 key locks for $10 from E-Bags. I'm not willing to pay $7.50 ea for 4 locks, especially to keep the TSA happy. Now, I'll see if they work. Stranger |
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May I ask which airports you traveled through? I wonder if the smaller
airports (such as Savannah) will have the capability of opening these locks. Candy -- locks cut off, camera stolen Jacqui B. wrote: Just returned from the 10-day cruise on the Summit and since I was concerned about not locking my luggage, I went into the Transportation Security Administration's website for whatever help they could give me. The T.S.A.-approved locks are available at Tilley's Endurables, about $5.00 Canadian. They come in different colours and are labelled with the T.S.A. symbol on them. On our return home, one of our bags was opened by the T.S.A. On the outside handle next to the lock was one of those blue plastic tags indicating "T.S.A. inspected" and on the inside was a flyer indicating that our bag was one of those selected for physical inspection. No damage done to the locks and the contents were minimally disturbed. I'm really glad now that I went to the trouble of getting the locks. It gave me added peace of mind. Their website is www.TSATravelTips.us. If anybody needs further info on Tilley's, let me know. |
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Interesting web site. Went to their Travel Tips, then to the Important
Notice Concerning Checked Baggage. On that page they had a brief mention about locks, to wit: "TSA suggests that you help prevent the need to break your locks by using a TSA recognized locking mechanism. These "special" locks can be opened by TSA using tools provided to us by the luggage industry members." But, they had no other detail those "special" locks. No description of what makes them "special" or anything else. Used their Search box, with "locks" as the argument, and it brought me back to the same page. Typical government obfuscation! Fortunately, Google is my friend, and a search for "TSA approved locks" turned up a bunch of sources. Never found a 4-dial combo lock under $10 ea. About the lowest price for the 3-dial locks was $7.50. Finally settled on a pack of 4 key locks for $10 from E-Bags. I'm not willing to pay $7.50 ea for 4 locks, especially to keep the TSA happy. Now, I'll see if they work. Stranger ======= Sounds like more financial terrorism to me. 'You buy the lock to make it easier on us to root through your stuff'. And it's "TSA approved"( OH I am very sorry RECOGNIZED)!!! The tools are "provided" by the luggage industry but how do you know that the person "rooting" through your things will have the tool when your bag needs to be "opened". The person using the tool has to be certified and there are only 2 people certified in the country, and they are out of the country on vacation. :):):) I'm surprised they haven't had them on an infomercial. JR |
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We purchased TSA locks prior to our Serenade cruise in late March. No
problems with airport security but my husband's lock was cut off by Customs when we boarded the ship in San Juan. He was not a happy camper. He complained to customer relations at RC and they gave him a new lock before we left the cruise. |
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These "special" locks can be opened by TSA using tools provided to us by the luggage industry members." An article I read shortly after these types of locks were introduced noted that the "tools" that the TSA uses are master keys that ARE available to the general public, if you know what to ask for. Sale of the master key is not illegal to the public, but their existence isn't widely advertised. x-- 100 Proof News - http://www.100ProofNews.com x-- 3,500+ Binary NewsGroups, and over 90,000 other groups x-- Access to over 1 Terabyte per Day - $8.95/Month x-- UNLIMITED DOWNLOAD |
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"Jacqui B." wrote:
Just returned from the 10-day cruise on the Summit and since I was concerned about not locking my luggage, I went into the Transportation Security Administration's website for whatever help they could give me. The T.S.A.-approved locks are available at Tilley's Endurables, about $5.00 Canadian. They come in different colours and are labelled with the T.S.A. symbol on them. On our return home, one of our bags was opened by the T.S.A. On the outside handle next to the lock was one of those blue plastic tags indicating "T.S.A. inspected" and on the inside was a flyer indicating that our bag was one of those selected for physical inspection. No damage done to the locks and the contents were minimally disturbed. I'm really glad now that I went to the trouble of getting the locks. It gave me added peace of mind. Their website is www.TSATravelTips.us. If anybody needs further info on Tilley's, let me know. -- Jacqui B. Well, I'm not even sure why I bother to lock my suitcases--I NEVER put anything of value in them. Plus, my clothes are all so old fashioned, no young punk would want to steal them! But, I guess I just don't like the idea that someone can very easily go through them if they are unlocked. Though I have avoided air travel like the plague since retiring in '97, before that I was constantly on the go for 20+ years. I only had one instance of anything being pilfered from an unlocked bag, and NEVER had any lock cut off or bag ripped open. Guess times have changed, huh? I read that some folks just use plastic ties on their luggage--why bother? Most bags are zippered these days, and aren't likely to just pop open like the bags of old would. And, anybody with a pair of scissors can cut a tie. One guy posted in a BB that he simply tied his with a shoe lace! They had a great system in place in Europe the last time I traveled there--before you boarded the plane, you had to personally identify your luggage and open it for security inspection. Then, you could lock it before it was placed on the plane. If you didn't show, or otherwise identify your luggage, it didn't go on the plane. So, guess I'll use my TSA approved locks on the forthcoming flight and cruise, and see what happens. Stranger |
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