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		LetMeInNowMate on Sept 1, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: YKK zippers: Why so many designers use them (2012) > I was also checked at customs, where they cut the suitcase open with a knife My first thought is to type "WTF!", however having experienced the bully-boy antics of the US police (and how the US population appears to take this for granted) this behaviour by your Customs does not surprise me.

mallomarmeasle on Sept 1, 2022 [–]

(Ignoring the editorialization)

I believe that the comment is referring to cutting off the cling-wrap to open the case, something that would likely be done by customs in any country.

kergonath on Sept 1, 2022 | [–]

Yes, indeed, that is poor phrasing on my part. They cut the shrink wrap, not the suitcase itself.

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