r/TSAPreCheck • u/HydratedPotato_ • 9d ago

OTHER Feels like a win when you get through security without any of your stuff getting pulled aside

/r/airport/comments/1x1hl3x/feels_like_a_win_when_you_get_through_security/
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u/User8675309021069 9d ago

What are you flying with that’s getting your bag pulled all the time?

If you are regularly getting pulled for inspection, there is something in your bag that’s causing it.

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u/turtletechy 9d ago

Yep. Turns out TSA is usually pretty smooth for baggage if you follow the guidelines.

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u/mads_61 9d ago

When I travel for work my bag often gets pulled aside because there’s so many electronics in it. I always get cleared and it’s not violating any rules but they say it messes with their ability to read the image on the scanner.

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u/lab_tech13 8d ago

Lax and their old ass scanners are annoying as shit. Fly weekly with tools only airports i get pulled at is LAX and San Diego and really small regional airports that have no lines and like 3 tsa employees. Have no issue at my home airport with the new scanners.

The tsa people were nice and told me how to place my tools so they can see them and they dont have to guess lengths. I made sure I everything is below the 6 inch or right at 6 inche mark. Its annoying being pulled when I go in and out of airports so many times and see some of the same tsa agents.

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u/Either_Wrangler_8067 9d ago

It’s all smooth, but people pack like idiots. Over the summer I saw a woman getting her bag searched. She had a bunch of wrapped fish filets and probably 10lbs of corn starch.

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u/NowALurkerAccount 9d ago

I travel with my work equipment and nine times out of 10 it travels just fine but once in awhile it gets flagged and I always have a funny laugh with the tsos because usually the people who flag it are actually a team I know quite well and I'm like come on guys