7 ms·
How did you explain the hundreds of pairs of glasses to TSA?
by iLoveOncall 3y ago
How did you explain the hundreds of pairs of glasses to TSA?
- mackman 3y agoI explained what they were for :-)
- hunter2_ 3y agoAny worry about counterfeit glasses? I recall during the last eclipse it was a bit tricky: product detail pages would often list some ISO numbers or whatever, but no reason to trust that, so instead you could find a short list of manufacturer names on some highly reputable website (maybe a government or health site?) but then don't use Amazon due to the commingling problem...
- smashed 3y agohttps://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters And buy direct, don't use Amazon because of the counterfeit risks.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoI got these that purport to be from the company's official store. Am I dead? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZPRB7L https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06ZZPRB7L
- DanAtC 3y agoCommingled inventory; maybe.
- wongarsu 3y agoBecause of commingling, anything shipped by amazon might be a fake, even if the seller is legit. Basically if two people (claim to) sell the same product, they get thrown in the same bin in Amazon's warehouse. When you order it you get whatever the worker happens to pick from that bin. Amazon can track it internally by the labels, but have little inclination to do so.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 3y agoAh hell. Good thing I have time to order different ones. These guys are legit, right? https://www.rainbowsymphony.com/ https://www.rainbowsymphony.com/
- mackman 3y agoYeah, I did worry. I told the flight crew people were at their own risk. I don't remember where I bought them from. Might have been B&H photo which sells their own branded ones in bags of 100 cheap. Maybe from aas.org. It's been a long time.
- bashinator 3y ago<3 B&H. Finding them was a breath of fresh air given how garbage Newegg has become.
- swozey 3y agoB&H absolutely has their own problems. About a decade+ ago I thought they were also my savior from newegg, whom I really dislike. They are often pulling stuff like this, tax evasion, LOTS of discrimination complaints, etc https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-owned-bh-photo-accused-of-cheating-ny-out-of-billions-in-sales-taxes/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-owned-bh-photo-accused-... Their return policy isn't great by any means. I buy a $2000 49" Monitor that arrives not working and I can't return it because I opened and tried to turn it on? Yeah, ok. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/ReturnExchange.jsp https://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/HelpCenter/ReturnExchange.... > Nonreturnable Items Opened TVs, combos and monitors 37" and larger — original packaging cannot be unsealed Opened computers and computer software — original packaging cannot be unsealed Electronic software downloads Opened consumable items (e.g., film, tapes, paper, bulbs, CD, DVDs, ink cartridges, etc.) Any computers built or modified by B&H to customer specifications Select special-order merchandise, or any item indicated on the website as nonreturnable Underwater equipment that has been submerged Opened or unwrapped educational tapes and books
- jen729w 3y ago> Their return policy isn't great by any means. I buy a $2000 49" Monitor that arrives not working and I can't return it because I opened and tried to turn it on? Yeah, ok. I know some consumer protection laws aren’t as strong as others – I’m blessed to live in Australia in this regard – but surely this just isn’t legal?
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- Cthulhu_ 3y agoDo you have to? They're legal products for a national flight, what would the TSA want with that?
- thfuran 3y agoYou might have to if they look sufficiently weird on the scan. But your end of the conversation is unlikely to be much more involved than "Yeah, that's my bag", "It's a bunch of eclipse viewing glasses".
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- flaminHotSpeedo 3y agoI once brought a carry on full of random electronics/cables, including a partially disassembled desktop power supply in a "custom made modular plastic enclosure" (read: box made out of Legos, complete with a Lego door for the cables to pass through). To make matters worse I was in a rush while packing so the cables were a huge tangled mess. They flagged it for further inspection, unsurprisingly, but the agent was pretty amicable, I didn't really get any grief
- stavros 3y agoI don't like how normalized it is to ask "how did you explain sunglasses in your luggage to the police?". Too totalitarian for me.
- wolverine876 3y agoIsn't it the reality that's too totalitarian? Should we deny the reality? That seems even more insidious.
- stavros 3y agoThat's my point, that the reality is too totalitarian.
- iLoveOncall 3y agoYou're misrepresenting the issue. Have one bottle of Sudafed in your luggage and nobody will care. Have 100 bottles of Sudafed and you're going to jail for drug manufacturing.
- stavros 3y agoOh sorry, you're right, I'm misrepresenting the issue. What's the LD50 for sunglasses again?
- eschneider 3y ago"I'm the sort of kid who brought enough chewing gum for everyone in the class."
- mackman 3y agoHah, well, yeah. I did learn in high school that if brought Starbucks to the front office staff and my first period teacher nobody ever marked me tardy :-P
- eschneider 3y agoThat was an important (and transferrable!) life lesson learned. :)
- bavent 3y agoThat having enough money lets you get away with things?
- reaperducer 3y agoThat being nice to people gets you farther than being a dickweed.
- renewiltord 3y agoYeah, you need the money, but you also have to do the thing. Useful lesson.
- nilamo 3y ago"Is it dangerous? Then mind your goddamn business."