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Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2014-04-02 10:53
If you go on vacation in another country, how do you get the stuff home if you buy things that won't get past airport security? Do you have to mail them to yourself or something? Or will they let you take the stuff on the plane but only in the cargo area so you can't get to it during the flight? I've always wondered that, and I can't find an answer on Google so I'm asking you guys.
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2014-04-02 10:54
Typically you have to mail that stuff back.
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Compass wrote on 2014-04-02 11:05
Happy Birthday!
But what items are we talking about?
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Aubog007 wrote on 2014-04-02 12:07
Depends on what it is, usually luggage.
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TLCBonaparte wrote on 2014-04-02 13:19
It's obviously Cuban cigar rolling on the thighs of virgins.
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Juno wrote on 2014-04-03 04:40
Luggage is the usual way. Mail is an option for things that won't fit into luggage, but is quite costly.
I'm not sure why you would be bringing anything not allowed in luggage, though...only carry-ons are really policed much.
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Aubog007 wrote on 2014-04-03 05:12
Quote from Juno;1212401:
Luggage is the usual way. Mail is an option for things that won't fit into luggage, but is quite costly.
I'm not sure why you would be bringing anything not allowed in luggage, though...only carry-ons are really policed much.
Guns.
You need one hell of a special permit for guns. I know a few gun nuts
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Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2014-04-03 05:13
Or if you're going to japan you might be bringing a bag of swords back with you.
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Juno wrote on 2014-04-03 05:52
Swords can go into luggage.
Didn't think about guns, though, good point.
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Space Pirate Nithiel wrote on 2014-04-03 06:08
Quote from Juno;1212421:
Swords can go into luggage.
Didn't think about guns, though, good point.
See, I've only flown anywhere once and I was like 10, so I didn't know that. I thought things like that were banned from being taken on planes altogether, not just from the carry-on.
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Osayidan wrote on 2014-04-03 11:48
Depends what, and what country.
I don't know about the US, but over here a lot of people get busted by customs for bringing back food items, no matter what luggage it's in. There's a lot of food items that aren't allowed in for whatever reason. It really sucks especially since the culture here is so diverse, people want to visit their home country and be able to bring back traditional foods from their country to share with friends.
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Snowie Stormflower wrote on 2014-04-03 12:25
You can't bring any liquids either, they once took a canteen of mine and started shaking it, after which they proceeded to ask me
"...C'est vide?"
"What?"
"C'est vide? Ce bouteille?"
"I don't speak Fre---"
"IS THIS THING EMPTY?!"
"Y-yes..."
Everything goes through a scanner anyway, and if they notice container-like objects, they'll check them out.
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Bunny wrote on 2014-04-03 14:32
[FONT="Arial"]My parents and relatives usually mail all the weird stuff, so yeah, I'd definitely do that.
(Though the mailing fees might be a hassle for you if you have an abundance of items.)
Still, it's better than getting questioned at the airport.[/FONT]
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Kingofrunes wrote on 2014-04-03 15:40
Quote from Snowie Stormflower;1212507:
You can't bring any liquids either, they once took a canteen of mine and started shaking it, after which they proceeded to ask me
"...C'est vide?"
"What?"
"C'est vide? Ce bouteille?"
"I don't speak Fre---"
"IS THIS THING EMPTY?!"
"Y-yes..."
Everything goes through a scanner anyway, and if they notice container-like objects, they'll check them out.
One thing that I shall remember is vide means empty in french. bouteille must mean Canteen or container.
Of course I could have probably said je ne parle francais, je parle anglais
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Compass wrote on 2014-04-05 10:59
Quote from Snowie Stormflower;1212507:
"...C'est vide?"
"What?"
"C'est vide? Ce bouteille?"
"I don't speak Fre---"
"IS THIS THING EMPTY?!"
"Y-yes..."
But you're french.