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Razor blades in hand luggage?

SirMickTravisSirMickTravis Posts: 2,607
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I've avoided it before, but is it okay to take my gillette razor on board? I don't want the security people destroying it so I tend to the safe side but it's a nuisance not to travel with it.

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    QT 3.14QT 3.14 Posts: 1,771
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    You can take disposable razors in your hand luggage, but anything with a removable blade has to go in your hold luggage.
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    starry_runestarry_rune Posts: 9,006
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    You can buy disposable razors in every country for very cheap, unless your going to the North pole or sahara dessert. Same with most items people like to take with them. I swear some people have their kitchen sinks in their suitcases!
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    Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    Why would anybody really feel like they need a razor in their hand luggage?

    Laptop, phone, toothbrush and a spare pair of trolleys is all I ever pack as hand luggage.
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    SirMickTravisSirMickTravis Posts: 2,607
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    QT 3.14 wrote: »
    You can take disposable razors in your hand luggage, but anything with a removable blade has to go in your hold luggage.

    When you say removable blade, do you mean mach 3 etc?
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    GormagonGormagon Posts: 1,473
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    SirMickTravis wrote: »
    When you say removable blade, do you mean mach 3 etc?

    Nope, they are fixed. Removable blades a for old style straight and safety type razors, ie removable,
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    KapellmeisterKapellmeister Posts: 41,322
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    SirMickTravis wrote: »
    When you say removable blade, do you mean mach 3 etc?

    Mach 3's don't have removable blades. They're fixed within the cartridge, surely.
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    rupert_pupkinrupert_pupkin Posts: 3,975
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    Are you Mediterranean? Are you flying to Jupiter?

    Surely you can wait a few hours to shave
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    DinkyDoobieDinkyDoobie Posts: 17,786
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    Just keep the blades and things seperate, they will only confiscate the blades, if they find them. I've taken mine loads of times.
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    DinkyDoobieDinkyDoobie Posts: 17,786
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    Si_Crewe wrote: »
    Why would anybody really feel like they need a razor in their hand luggage?

    Laptop, phone, toothbrush and a spare pair of trolleys is all I ever pack as hand luggage.

    Sometimes i only travel with carry on.
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    GormagonGormagon Posts: 1,473
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    DinkyDoobie wrote: »
    Just keep the blades and things seperate, they will only confiscate the blades, if they find them. I've taken mine loads of times.

    It's also very easy to buy blades where ever you go. Its £2 for 10 in Asia, so cheap as falaffel everywhere else
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    DinkyDoobieDinkyDoobie Posts: 17,786
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    Gormagon wrote: »
    It's also very easy to buy blades where ever you go. Its £2 for 10 in Asia, so cheap as falaffel everywhere else

    Depends how long you are going for, a weekend? throw it in and hope for the best.
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    Si_CreweSi_Crewe Posts: 40,202
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    DinkyDoobie wrote: »
    Sometimes i only travel with carry on.

    Ah, yep. Fair comment.
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    nanscombenanscombe Posts: 16,588
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    One test would probably be could you hold the blade against someone's throat and threaten to do anything but give them a close shave with it.

    I suppose you could get two packs. Put handle plus cartridges in your hold luggage and put a handle and a single cartridge in your carry on.

    If the one in carry on gets confiscated you've still got the one in the hold.
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    The 12th DoctorThe 12th Doctor Posts: 4,338
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    Just don't get it out on board, in midair, and don't hold it to a stewardess' throat whilst shouting Allau Akhbar. That's one mistake I won't make again.
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    LostFoolLostFool Posts: 90,660
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    Si_Crewe wrote: »
    Why would anybody really feel like they need a razor in their hand luggage?

    Laptop, phone, toothbrush and a spare pair of trolleys is all I ever pack as hand luggage.

    I have no idea what a "spare pair of trolleys" are - is it slang for pants? I can't keep up with this language sometimes. However, you can easily pack for a few days trip with just hand luggage. In some airports it can save a lot of time waiting for baggage reclaim.

    In the ultra-paranoid days after 9/11 all razors were banned but the authorities soon relaxed the restriction. It was silly anyway as you could walk through security and buy a razor in Boots. In the wrong hands, a belt, box of matches or bottle of duty free are much more dangerous on a plane than a Bic razor.
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