What about toothpaste?

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

In the US, you can purchase drinks on the other side of security and bring those aboard. I guess Mexico is different.

One thing I saw the other day and I wish I had thought of it... A TSA employee had a bottle of water. He finished drinking out of it and then went through security with the empty bottle. It could then be filled at a water fountain on the other side. That could save a couple of bucks for those of us who are thrifty.

[acesneights Member Find all posts View Profile Close acesneights]

You can fill the bottle at a water fountain, but you still can't carry it on with the water in it.

You can drink it until you board, then you can empty it and ask for more water once you're seated.

It seems incredible that the bottled drinks and cups sold in the secure areas are too dangerous to be allowed on board.

BTW, it's the container itself that is not allowed.

You could take 16 2 oz bottles of nitroglycerin on board in your baggie but not an empty liter bottle for fear you might fill the liter bottle up.

So as long as the terrorists put the explosives in 2 oz bottles and bring pints of cough syrup on board they can dump out the cough syrup and make their bombs in the cough syrup bottles.

Ah, the illusion of security!

BTW, preventing shoe bombs has spread millions of cases of athlete's foot via the filthy carpets. Bring paper slippers if you want to protect your feet.

[eal Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close eal]

Carol, can't you just put your special toothpaste in your checked luggage?

[Dave M Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dave M]

You can fill the bottle at a water fountain, but you still can't carry it on with the water in it.

You can drink it until you board, then you can empty it and ask for more water once you're seated.

It seems incredible that the bottled drinks and cups sold in the secure areas are too dangerous to be allowed on board.

BTW, it's the container itself that is not allowed.

Some of that may be true in other countries, but none of it is true any longer at U.S. airports. I regularly purchase liquids inside of security - and did it again on two of my three flights today - and take them aboard planes with TSA's approval (underline emphasis added):

We have also taken steps to ensure the security of the boarding areas after you pass through our security checkpoints. Therefore, any liquid, gel or aerosol, such as coffee or soda, purchased in the secure area beyond the security checkpoint is allowed aboard your plane.

[falmouth3 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close falmouth3]

I agree with Dave. I've brought bottled drinks on board that I purchased after clearing security and I was sitting next to someone with a fountain drink the other day. I've also seen coffee coming on board.

Sue