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Nomad wrote:

Cable ties only cost pennies. The worst part was the logistics of packing a tool
that could cut them. Nowadays, nail clippers are no longer forbidden items.

Nail clippers have never been forbidden in checked luggage -- Just place
your cutting tool (small knife, nail clippers, scissors, whatever) in an
exterior pocket of your suitcase.

Sure, someone could use it to open your bag, but honestly, the point is
more to avoid bags from being accidentally opened, and to know if a bag
was opened.