Nope, any prescription in its bottle with the prescribing doctors name, put in those plastic bags, should not cause a problem.
Good to know. I didn't realize that. I had visions of going through security at an airport where security couldn't speak English and giving me a hard time.
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It's funny you mention my love of maple syrup because the story has a part 2.
After getting the bottle home I wanted to confirm if it was in fact the TSA and not just the bad luck of a tiny crack in transport. To do this I poured out the remaining syrup into a spare 1L water bottle and filled the syrup bottle with water. Guess what? No leaks, the TSA did it!
That is also the story of how I ended up drinking maple syrup out of a 1L bottle.
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Sorry, but this begs the question. Were your mother’s ashes not important enough to carry on the plane? It might just be me, but I wouldn’t put something like that in checked luggage where it could spill during normal transport.
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I never travel with anything valuable in checked luggage, I thought that was common knowledge. And I learned quickly after my first international trip to never put anything in the outside pockets, because it will likely break with how hard those bags are thrown around. Bathroom supplies and anything else mildly fragile go in the middle of the bag with clothes all around to shock absorb, anything of value goes in the carry-on backpack
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Nope, any prescription in its bottle with the prescribing doctors name, put in those plastic bags, should not cause a problem.
Can confirm - last two time we flew with my little guy's suitcase of medicine (liquid form, plus had to bring needles and alcohol swabs (some even marked flammable)), we just said to security "there's medicine and supplies in here". They took maybe 30 seconds to look and inspect it. The nature of the medicine meant there was no prescription label on any of it, so we had a note from the doctor just in case, but it was never asked for.
I'd file an insurance claim with the airline and any other kind of insurance you may have, including possibly your home insurance and your credit card company.
I assume it was the TSA because there was the inspection sticker / notice in the bag when I got home.
I did not notice the side pocket being open when I re-checked in Houston. It was half open when I got to Calgary.
Not much in there worth putting in a claim for. Just annoying is all.
Will definetly leave it empty in the future.
Personally, I'd still consider contacting the airline and insurance/credit card. Explain the articles were of negligible value, but you are very upset that the situation even happened. You might be surprised what they offer you. For relatively little effort, you might get something significant (travel credit, cash back etc.). Worst case scenario, you're merely out the time to send a few emails which isn't really significant.
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It's funny you mention my love of maple syrup because the story has a part 2.
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That is also the story of how I ended up drinking maple syrup out of a 1L bottle.
No, it doesn’t mean there were items that were an issue. I’ve had TSA inspection notices many times, everything was fine just the notice left behind.
As for the original post, it could be the TSA, but as others have said odds are it is baggage handlers, most likely in Mexico, though it could be anywhere. The likelihood of it being TSA is low, very high it was the baggage handlers. The notice is probably just a coincidence.
Submit a claim with the airline, track down receipts. I had travel partners lose 3 pairs of sunglasses during a trip. (not outside pockets, but in the case itself.)
Basically at airport baggage handlers in Mexico open the bag a few inches and fish around with their hands. In this case, hard cover sunglasses cases were easy to swipe.
Westjet did reimburse them when they provided receipts.
Everyone has concluded that it was the Mexican's who stole the items anyways. Excellent investigating CP. Build the wall!
In my case, it was the Greeks.
To be fair, I can't say 100% that it happened at the airport as I didn't notice until I got to my hotel. There were no stickers or notes saying my luggage was searched. My bags were brought up to our room and out of my possession for about an hour after we landed. It could have easily been hotel staff that did it.
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Useful consideration for those who "lock" their zippers closed.
I've always assumed using a lock on luggage is just a polite way to let the baggage handlers know there is something of value in there worth stealing.
As I can remove a bike U Lock in maybe 30 seconds flat with a cordless angle grinder I would assume the poor schmoes in baggage can take a mini lock off with a pair of nail clippers.
