r/plushies • u/ninjabrer • 17h ago
Trips with Plushies Warmie Opossum Craig tested positive for explosives going through TSA 🥺
On a business trip headed home and my bag got pulled. Asked if I had "cake" in my bag and suddenly thought about my plush.
I've had to have my stuff swabbed before but it's never tested positive for anything, ive also flown with him multiple times.
They swab him and he tests positive for explosives???
So now all my stuffs getting taken out. Shoes off. Questions asked. Patted down.
They bring out the bomb guy and he's like "so I have to test what's inside of him"... Thankfully he was very nice about it, he opened on seam on his butt, and tested. And now all good.
Of course everyone had to get involved bc something was "happening". But y'all, lol. 40 min later because a 30 year old with a plushie is just trying to get home. I feel so bad if this had happened to someone younger who might not have understood what was happening.
No pic of Craigs new butt tuck, but he's already all sewn up bc I always carry a little mending kit with me.
Anyone else had this issue with a Warmie or weighted plush? I checked online and they aren't not allowed to fly, and the agents said they will have to test him again and to keep him pulled out of my bag for future travel.
Tdlr: Craig and me are on a watchlist now.