continuing with the toys theme

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Really, just a plea for reassurance.

I bought a toy while on vacation. It's wrapped up and buried in clothes in my bag.
I know we've all heard the horror stories about them going off with all the agitation checked luggage faces.
Someone please tell me this doesn't actually happen? I mean, people travel with vibrators all the time and they don't go off, right? No security issues at all?

Any horror stories? Any success stories?

Edit: Made it home without incident. Thanks folks!

Comments

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

Take the batteries out. Then you won't have to worry at all. :)

[voicesinherbody.livejournal.com]

This

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Things I should have thought of.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

I should have thought of that before I put the zippy ties on my zippers!

[abalone99.livejournal.com]

won't they just snip those off anyway when you get to the airport and put them through security? Why not undo them, take the batteries out and re-zip tie if you must? Sounds like a plan to me. Good luck!

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

They haven't snipped them off yet. A strap that compresses the backpack, however, they cut off. Only one of four, mind you, two weeks ago and I didn't notice till now. I'm not happy.

[atalanta0jess.livejournal.com]

If they search your bag, I think yeah, they'll just cut it.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Probably. I've been lucky enough to never have a bag inspected or lost while flying.
I, however, have been personally inspected and let me tell you - Canada Customs has zero sense of humor.
The answer to "do you have anything sharp on you?" is not "only my wit." Trust me. They will search and search until they find it.

[cuteapple.livejournal.com]

Yup.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Anyone got scissors? I've got to cut some zippy ties off my backpack.

[ayn-soph.livejournal.com]

I peddled a vibrator to an elder fellow once. The rule at the store was that we *HAD* to verify that the vibrators worked prior to letting them leave the store due to an obvious no return policy. Long story short, make sure to remove the batteries before packing your toy.

As for the old man, he walked out of the store with the vibrator vibrating and pointing forward....as if protecting himself with a sword. ;p

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

I wonder if I could get through security like that...

[cathubodva.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahaha.

[sutaseiu.livejournal.com]

COMPLETELY off topic here, but does that mean you like or hate Harper? >_> Yay election time? lol

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Seriously do not like him. Hence the "club" symbol, like the shirt I have that says "Baby Seals" in place of Stephen Harper.
(But I like baby seals. It was a cute shirt from a place that makes them locally on organic cotton, and also, it's a souvenir.)

[sutaseiu.livejournal.com]

I thought as much, but had to be sure there wasn't some other play on words happening. XD I greatly dislike him myself.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Excellent. Non-Harper fans unite!
I fluked in to seeing Layton talk yesterday and he said some things that made my Liberal heart happy.

[sutaseiu.livejournal.com]

Yeeeah, I really don't know what way to vote here. Supposedly Dion's carbon tax is nowhere near as bad as people are making it out to be, if you take time to read it.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

I'm not really voting for anyone as I am voting against Stephen Harper.

[sutaseiu.livejournal.com]

My main strategy too, honestly. Was seriously considering voting green.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

If there was a Green in my riding, I would.
Though, I admit in the last provincial, I voted NDP - but only because their campaign slogan was from the Simpsons.

[a-tiny-goat.livejournal.com]

My mom has had a toy removed from her bag, opened up and effectively broken by customs people coming back to the states through Miami. She wasn't embarrassed so much as she was angry.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

I think I'd be mighty angry too!

[violet-tigress1.livejournal.com]

I'd be pretty angry, too, those things are expensive.

[kuni-bob.livejournal.com]

My ex worked for customs, and they had rather frequent "bomb alerts" that turned out to be vibrating sex toys. The customs agents might chuckle a bit about it, but there was no issue with them aside from that.

PS: your icon is hilarious

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

This is looking more and more like I should get scissors and open my bag to take the batteries out.

Thanks! I'm getting a lot of use out of it these days.

[imnotyourstarx.livejournal.com]

on mine and my guys last vacation we brought with us several toys of all different kinds. while on vacation, we purchased several more.

i took the batteries out. but i didnt even bury them in clothes. i wrapped them in one bolt of cloth and that was that.

its never been an issue for me.

[mercury-ca.livejournal.com]

Next time, I will remember to take the batteries out. The thought never even struck me.