"Ken Blake" wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:45:27 -0600, "singlemalt"
wrote:

My wife put a TSA approved luggage lock on her suitcase and it got caught
on
something and ripped off the zippers. The airlines take no responsibility
for such damage and the cost of repair is worth more than the bag,
therefore, new bag. There was nothing in the bag that valuable to start
with. Think twice about putting a lock on your bag.


I agree entirely. Beside the point you make, luggage locks are
useless. They are toys. Any thief who has access to your bag can get
through one of those tiny locks with ease in a couple of seconds.

And if you use a bigger lock and make it harder for the thief, he'll
just cut the bag open, doing even more damage.

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Ken Blake
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I don't use the luggage locks to keep the thieves out but to keep the
clothes in. Any lock is only a temporary deterrent to keep an honest person
honest. I have seen many pieces of luggage with the zippers down and
clothes viewable to God and country because the zippers unzipped in transit.
I have also seen hardsided luggage wide open since the latches weren't
locked (pre 9-11.).

My last trip back (last week from FLL to BWI) I had checked 3 bags for two
people. One was a backpack type bag. It had a lock on it but apparently
TSA or a thief with a TSA key wanted to look inside. Only one thing was not
inside the bag when I got it back and that was a small Christmas stocking
that was given to all guests aboard the Emerald Princess on Christmas
morning. All the candy was there but the stocking wasn't. They also opened
all the shampoo and lotion that was inside the ziplock bags in the luggage
and threw away the ziplock bags. Since I packed and locked the bag I know
what was there, nothing of real value but...