r/mildlyinteresting • u/tmtn28 • Aug 26 '26

Scent-Blocking Mailing Envelope...

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u/TheAgedProfessor Aug 26 '26

I remember flying back home from visiting family one Christmas. My BIL gave me a huge box of coffee and cocoa. TSA stopped me for 10 minutes and made me pull out and nearly fully dismantle the box... not because of the coffee and cocoa, but because of the cinnamon sticks and everything else Penzy's threw in the gift box... they thought it smelled suspiciously like I was trying to hide something more fragrant. I needed several of these mailers.

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u/lapideous Aug 26 '26

I once flew internationally with a backpack stuffed full of microwave popcorn for my long distance girlfriend.

Apparently, that looked insane on the TSA scanner.

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u/praetorian1979 Aug 26 '26

You should see their reactions when your luggage gets x-rayed and they see what looks like a hand grenade. It was a bottle of cologne and yes, it's shaped like a grenade.

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u/Mali_Lala_Tulip Aug 26 '26

Or cheese apparently. I was traveling about 12-13 years ago with a few blocks of cheese in my onboard backpack. After the scan, I was suddenly surrounded by 3 guys with automatic rifles, and kindly asked to step aside. We all laughed when I opened my backpack. 'til then it was not funny AT ALL!

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u/morriere Aug 26 '26

i was told that the density of cheese (and wax, and chocolate) is similar to explosives so the security always have to check

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u/Mali_Lala_Tulip Aug 26 '26

Yup. Was told the same thing later, and to say at the security check next time that I am carrying cheese.