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Coming back from Costa Rica, I bought a 4 pack of Johnny Walker... 1 bottle black, one green, one gold, and one blue. This was at the duty free store. As the flight was departing, they brought out all the duty free items and allowed us to board the plane.
When I get back to the US for my connecting flight (after customs), I go through the security checkpoint. Of course, they stop my bag and ask what I have and if it's Alcohol. Of course I say yes and expect to go. NOPE!
The guy tells me I have 2 options: Check my bag or throw the scotch away. Being as the purchase set me back a few hundred, I say "I guess I'll check the bag in", meaning the bag the scotch came in.
I go back to the counter and my flight is 10 mins away from departure. I hand them the duty free bag and she says "No... You need to check it in with your carry on." My carry-on is a backpack with all of my stuff for the plane: PSP, Ipod, PSP games, convention notes, magazines, power adapters, etc. Reluctantly I pulled out my PSP and checked the bag.
Long story short, I get home and see my bag has been riffled through and my Ipod and Bose headphones are gone.
So much for duty free!
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