Miraz
Miraz

This may finally explain why I had to eventually give up trying to post faulty earbuds to Amazon — vapes confiscated from checked-in flight baggage:

Aviation Security said the charger case for … wireless earbuds was a form of power bank, which was among the restricted items.

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pratik
pratik

@Miraz They ought to let you…ship it.

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Miraz
Miraz

@pratik I gave it my best try but the PO wouldn’t accept them. I guess the parcel goes in an aircraft’s hold and they’re regarded as too dangerous… Dunno how Amazon got them to me in a week if not by plane, but perhaps they have different rules, or their own planes.

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pratik
pratik

@Miraz I meant by ship ☺️

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Miraz
Miraz

@pratik Oh, I see. That would take literally weeks or months…

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Miraz
Miraz

@pratik I don’t know if surface is even an option any more…

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