Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security

Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security by koolba on Monday May 02, 2016 @10:38AM (#11611697)

> Bonus: My business partner was given the same one and the same thing happened at BUR. TSA asked if she wanted to mail it home, she said "toss it" and never heard another word!

Free business idea!

UPS/FedEx/USPS packaging site at the end of the TSA line. When they say you can't take your cologne, knife, or toothbrush because it's too dangerous, you can immediately give it one of our helpful agents and they'll instead mail it your home!

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Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security by nostrademons on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:43PM (#11614231)

They have this at many airports, but the prices are exorbitant. It was something like $10 to mail a swiss army knife home (vs. $15 to just replace it). They have a captive monopoly - there is one place you can mail it from, you can't step out of the terminal, and you have to decide immediately if you want to toss or mail - so they can charge whatever they want.

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Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security by tehwebguy on Monday May 02, 2016 @10:46AM (#11611764)

TSA already have a deal with USPS in some airports.

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Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security by seanp2k2 on Monday May 02, 2016 @02:53PM (#11614340)

Yep, and IIRC getting out of line to mail something (plus you have to track down postage stamps elsewhere again IIRC) means you have to then go through the whole thing again.

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Re:Catching a Flight? Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security by SystemOut on Monday May 02, 2016 @01:37PM (#11613596)

They have this option in Seattle already

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