Woman issues major TSA warning over the item you should NEVER leave out in the plastic bins

Daily Mail​

5 hours ago

An avid traveler has issued a stark TSA warning over the one item you should never leave out in the plastic bins.
The woman, known as Travel.By.The.Books on TikTok, often shares her travel tips and tricks on the video-sharing platform.
In a recent clip, the content creator - from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - said that she made a shocking revelation after speaking to a TSA agent at the airport.
'The thing I am absolutely never doing when I go through TSA... I am not putting my phone directly into one of the containers or bins.
'It's always going inside a zipped pocket in my bag,' the traveler explained.
'Why? I did this once, the TSA looked at me and said, 'You don't like your phone?'
'I looked at him like he was a little crazy and I said, 'Yes.'
'He said, 'This is the fastest way to get it stolen.''
The TikTok user added: 'The number one thing they see get stolen on a regular basis is phones and that's because they are left out and available.
'You know the lines can back up and somebody could just swipe it and you're not paying attention until you realize it's too late. And then try traveling without your phone.
'So always make sure that your valuables are zipped up into your bag when they go through the scanners.'
Dozens of users flooded the comments sharing their own stories and tips.
'Someone swiped my mom's laptop exactly like this!' one person said.
'Make sure your driver's license is put into a zipped pocket too. Lost mine after going through TSA and didn't realize it until I was on the plane,' another wrote.
'Yup. Also, I worry about leaving it in the bin (recently saw someone do it and had to chase them down),' someone shared.
'Might be gross but I shove my phone inside one of my shoes…' a user admitted.
Another suggested: 'I would include passport in this too. Or wallet. So many folks toss their personals right in a bin or on top of their bags.'
However, some people acknowledge that airports often require all electronics to be placed in the bins.
'Except when the airport requires all electronics and phones to be out in a bin,' a person wrote.
The poster responded: 'If that's the case, I'll comply, but be overly vigilant.
'That doesn't work. I travel all the time and they always make you take your electronics out of any bag. Just keep an eye on it,' someone recommended.
Many others also thanked the content creator for the advice.
Recently, TSA warned travelers about a common camping item they cannot take on board after one clueless passenger put it in his carry-on.
The security administration posted the stern note to Facebook after the team at Pensacola International Airport in Florida stopped a man from taking a stove - complete with propane tank - onto the plane.
'Listen, friends, we love watching cooking shows as much as you do, but any top chef has to know that you cannot bring a stove with a propane tank attached through airport security in your carry-on bag,' the post began.
'This one was hard to miss, but great job by our team at Pensacola International Airport (PNS) for discovering this during standard checkpoint screening on Monday, and educating the passenger on the regulations we have around prohibited items.
'The passenger said he was unaware that stoves and propane tanks couldn't be carried on a plane, so let this be a learning moment for everyone… propane tanks cannot and do not belong in either your carry-on or checked bags.
'Camp stoves can be carried on, but *only* if they're empty of all fuel and fully cleaned so no fuel vapors or residue remains.'