The four weirdest items that will get you stopped at TSA this holiday season
IF you are travelling home for the holidays, you may want to double check what you put into your hand luggage.
There are a number of items that will get you stopped at airport security, many of which you may not realise.
Here are four items to make sure you put into your checked suitcase next time you fly this holiday season.
1. Snow globes
A snow globe might be a nice souvenir, but it could be taken off you at the airport.
Travel expert Cheryl Nelson told Best Life: "If your snow globe is bigger than a tennis ball, don't pack it in your carry-on luggage."
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The TSA website states: "Snow globes that appear to contain less than 3.4 ounces of liquid (approximately tennis ball size) can be packed in your carry-on bag ONLY if the entire snow globe, including the base, is able to fit into your one quart-sized, resealable plastic bag."
2. Christmas crackers
If you are trying to take Christmas crackers on holiday, you may want to pack them in your checked suitcase as well.
Ex-pilot Roger Broussard explained this is because they contain a small amount of gunpowder in them, which causes the cracking.
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He added: "As a result, most airlines are extremely cautious about letting passengers bring crackers on board."
A TSA spokesperson explains: "These items are prohibited from flying in checked or carry-on bags.
"They are flammable and should not be brought on airplanes. They fall in the same category as sparklers and fireworks."
3. Wrapped presents
Julia Ann Morris was travelling with a wrapped present she had received from her mother so she could open it when she got home on Christmas day.
However, she was stopped at airport security as they had to unwrap it to see what was inside it.
She said in a video: "Shout out to the TSA guy that stopped my bag, had to open a gift my mom gave me for Christmas to inspect it, and then wrapped it back up so it would still be a surprise."
Most agents won't have time to rewrap them though - so you will have wasted your time and efforts doing it.
4. Peanut butter
Some spreads may also get taken from you at airport security too as they are classed as liquids.
Traveler Eric Segalstad said: "Last summer, TSA confiscated a jar of peanut butter I was bringing to a family member who lives abroad.
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"I was traveling without checked luggage and didn't foresee that JIF Extra Crunchy was considered liquid. Now I know!"
One woman wrote on Twitter: "Today while going through airport security I learned that peanut butter counts as a liquid."
