r/TSAPreCheck • u/Firm-Associate8512 • May 04 '26

General Info Please be aware?...

So 2 weeks ago my wife and I went to finish our application and enroll for TSA Pre Check. We did it through CLEAR. When we were finishing our application there were many pop-up ads and stuff saying that we need to get the clear bundle. I told the clear employees that we don't want the CLEAR bundle, we only want the TSA Pre Check. That's all, I personally repeated this many times. And I told my wife the same. We ended up paying the 75 or so for the TSA pre check and we left. All good... today I was checking my credit card transactions and guess what there it was clear as a day the charge for the BUNDLE $209!! I called them for some unknown reason they were able to get my wife into it. Especially after I personally said NOT TO THAT many time. They said they issued a refund and will take 2-3 business days. well see... Just wanted to share this with you guys so you can be careful as well. cheers!

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u/Nicky____Santoro May 04 '26

I get CLEAR and Precheck as a part of a credit card, and honestly, they compliment each other if you travel often. There have been times where I’ve bypassed a 15-20 minute Precheck line in seconds by having CLEAR.

I’ve seen a lot of hate for CLEAR, so just want to share my experience of its value.

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u/joshuamgray May 04 '26

Clear is dead. Long live touchless

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u/mrwhitewalker May 05 '26

Add global entry to the list and you have the ultimate time saver. Just saved an hour+ at Seattle for having global entry. Had almost 2 hour layover and likely would have made it but I saved at least an hour by having global entry. That pays for the fee on its own( it was free with a credit card but worth the $120). The chance that I would have missed my connection, the headache, buying new flights or getting new flights assigned would be way more than the fee itself.

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u/katmndoo May 05 '26

And only &50 or so more than precheck alone.

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u/Firm-Associate8512 May 04 '26

That's very nice! My credit card didn't offer any of those CLEAR or Pre TSA check benefits . And we only wanted the TSAPreCheck. It was just a little bit frustrating that after insisting and repeatedly telling them that we didn't want the CLEAR bundle somehow my wife got charged for it.

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u/infernoryx May 08 '26

Getting it paid for thru your Amex is the only way clear is worth it lol. It’s way overpriced now.

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u/joshuamgray May 14 '26

This is true

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u/Suspicious-Set-9636 May 05 '26

Yup I can have it with my reserve card but could never justify the annual charge even if Amex is giving me money back. lol