Will TSA let me take my Mach3 on board?

[mb]

 

Why? Do you need to shave in the lavatory?

 

[ThisIsMatt]

They'll let you check it...carry-on, I don't know.

 

[iamwiz82]

I'd say don't chance it, unless you enjoy hairy, uneducated men with rubber gloves and a smile.

 

[mb]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'd say don't chance it, unless you enjoy hairy, uneducated men with rubber gloves and a smile.

lol that's what I was afraid of. Once they asked me if I wanted to take my shoes off and I said no, because I have these metal-looking things on them that are just chromed plastic so I knew they wouldn't set off the metal detector, and I thought that was the only reason they asked.. so after I step through the metal dector with no beeps, they ask me to step aside and violate me.
I don't really want to check my bag.. it only has 3 shirts, 3 boxers, 3 pairs of socks, and some food to eat while I am on the plane. Oh well I guess I'll just get a disposable when I land.

 

[KingNothing]

Call the airport you're leaving from and ask, they'll tell you. I'm pretty sure you can though since it doesn't have an exposed blade.

 

[mrrman]

Went I went to Hawaii, I had a carry on bag with about 5 Gilette razors in it, no problem, they just took my knife away. I forgot that was in there as I always have a knife for cutting open boxes, eating cheese,cutting sandwiches etc lol

 

[Slap]

I recently took a trip and carried on my M3 Power and didn't have any problems in Memphis or Denver.

 

[imported_moeru]

You can even be triple-safe by putting in your check-in luggage that you have 0 access to until after you land. They understand people need to shave

 

[Uppsala9496]

You will have no issues.
I fly all the time, and always keep my toiletries is my carry-on.
I've been on anything from large jumbo's to small regional turbo props where there is no door into the cockpit. Never had a problem. Never will have a problem.

Now if it was a straight razor.......well, that would get confiscated and you'd be facing a fine.

 

[Pantoot]

They will have no problem with it.

 

[myusername]

Hmm .. you might try to rush the cockpit and shave the pilot's chest, and that could sting and even cause itching for days - or even ingrown hairs! I don't know about you, but if was TSA, that possibility would wake me up with cold sweat in the middle of the night.

 

[Banana]

Do terrorists shave?

 

[91TTZ]

No way- with a razor that powerful you could bring down an entire fleet of airliners!

 

[nitsuj3580]

Originally posted by: supafly

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
I'd say don't chance it, unless you enjoy hairy, uneducated men with rubber gloves and a smile.

lol that's what I was afraid of. Once they asked me if I wanted to take my shoes off and I said no, because I have these metal-looking things on them that are just chromed plastic so I knew they wouldn't set off the metal detector, and I thought that was the only reason they asked.. so after I step through the metal dector with no beeps, they ask me to step aside and violate me.
I don't really want to check my bag.. it only has 3 shirts, 3 boxers, 3 pairs of socks, and some food to eat while I am on the plane. Oh well I guess I'll just get a disposable when I land.

This is common practice at the Washington National airport here in DC. If you don't take your shoes off, you WILL get picked for further scanning/searching.

 

[ravana]

Safety Razors on flights are fine.

 

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Banana
Do terrorists shave?

Where at?

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: nitsuj3580


This is common practice at the Washington National airport here in DC. If you don't take your shoes off, you WILL get picked for further scanning/searching.

Exactly, the TSA is no longer allowed to demand that you remove your shoes. They can strongly recommend it. If you decline, and your sole is > 1" thick, you will get secondary screening. If your shoe is < 1" thick and the guy is having a bad day, or he likes feet, you will get a second screening.
Edit: Don't worry about the razor, on my last flight we got one in our amenity kits, if they didn't want you to have a razor, they wouldn't hand them out on the flight. (the kit actually just had a coupon, you had to trade it in with the flight attendant to get the razor.)

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: Pantoot

Originally posted by: nitsuj3580


This is common practice at the Washington National airport here in DC. If you don't take your shoes off, you WILL get picked for further scanning/searching.

Exactly, the TSA is no longer allowed to demand that you remove your shoes. They can strongly recommend it. If you decline, and your sole is > 1" thick, you will get secondary screening. If your shoe is < 1" thick and the guy is having a bad day, or he likes feet, you will get a second screening.
Edit: Don't worry about the razor, on my last flight we got one in our amenity kits, if they didn't want you to have a razor, they wouldn't hand them out on the flight. (the kit actually just had a coupon, you had to trade it in with the flight attendant to get the razor.)

not true. EVERYONE flying into Charlotte Douglass Monday afternoon had to take off their shoes to clear security... even me even though I was connecting from an Intn'l flight...

 

[Pantoot]

Originally posted by: acemcmac
not true. EVERYONE flying into Charlotte Douglass Monday afternoon had to take off their shoes to clear security... even me even though I was connecting from an Intn'l flight...

TSA webpage

TSA Shoe Screening Policy
TSA Shoe Screening Policy

You are NOT REQUIRED to remove your shoes before you enter the walk-through metal detector. However, TSA screeners may encourage you to remove them before entering the metal detector as many types of footwear will require additional screening even if the metal detector DOES NOT alarm.

That said, a lot of the people working TSA checkpoints choose not to follow the rules, or simply don't. The screener that made you take off their shoes was not following TSA policy, they just like feet.
[edit: emphasis on not required was from the TSA webpage, not mine]