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The Transportation Security Administration issued a timely reminder against wearing sparkly clothes while traveling this holiday season. “ TSA PSA: The body scanners don’t love sparkles. We don’t want to dull your holiday shine but we don’t recommend wearing your sparkly holiday sweater to the airport,”“ TSA PSA: The body scanners don’t love sparkles.
We don’t want to dull your holiday shine but we don’t recommend wearing your sparkly holiday sweater to the airport,” the post read. Items commonly featured on holiday sweaters, such as glitter, metallic threads, sequins, and rhinestones, can trigger the scanner and lead to extra screening from the TSA. “Sparkles or sequins? Cause those are two different things, darling,” one person jokingly asked — before the TSA clarified that they indeed meant both.Dear Abby: My son makes $100K a year and still can't find a wifeMany travelers wrote in the comment section about times their festive garb caused a stir at airport security. “Sadly, this is true,” one person said, sharing that they have a shirt with “sparkly yarn pieces” sporadically running through it. “They ended up having to have me be completely patted down because they couldn’t determine anything on the scanner.” “I learned this lesson years ago when the pockets on my jeans had embellishments and I had micro bead extensions in,” someone commented.Lady Kitty Spencer is seen arriving at the 76th Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2019, wearing a pink, sparkly outfit.“I got asked to never wear my metallic pineapple pants to the airport again,” another admitted. “I accidentally wore a short that had a metal studs around the neckline. I was at a work convention and pretty much had to run from venue to airport and just totally forgot what I was wearing. I got the extra special pat down lol,” one shared. “NEVER WEAR SEQUINS I was topless and wiped for bomb residue twice thanks to a bedazzled star wars shirt! ,” someone wrote.“No sparkles, no sequins! Trust me! You’re in for the pat down of your life with the back of that ladies hand,” a user quipped. Jeffrey Epstein’s macabre jailhouse letter to USA Gymnastics pedophile among latest files released by DOJFormer senator announces Stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis, says he is 'gonna die' Kimora Lee Simmons shows off collection of rare Chanel bags, 5-figure Birkins: ‘I’m a luxury hoarder’"TSA PSA: The body scanners don’t love sparkles. We don’t want to dull your holiday shine but we don’t recommend wearing your sparkly holiday sweater to the airport," the post read.Lady Kitty Spencer is seen arriving at the 76th Venice Film Festival on August 28, 2019, wearing a pink, sparkly outfit.
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