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Has the TSA Ever Locked Your Suitcase Before?

by Kevin Hanson
Last updated May 6, 2019

There’s a first time for everything. When my wife and I were unpacking after arriving in Cancun, Mexico, we noticed that her suitcase could not be unpacked… It was locked with a lock we had never seen before.

a lock on a zipper

Very odd… I tried the usual combinations… 0,0,0. 1,2,3. 1,1,1. Nothing. As I started fiddling with this lock, I noticed the bottom of it was marked by TSA.

a person holding a small black object with white text

I mean c’mon… what’s the point of that? Locking my suitcase without giving me the combination? What a bunch of pranksters! Anyhow… I had the last laugh… Hotel “engineering” had some bolt cutters that came in handy.

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About Kevin Hanson

Kevin Hanson lives in San Francisco, CA, and has been traveling for business and pleasure for the past ten years. He loves planning big family vacations with his wife and son.

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