The Transportation Security Administration is clear about its regulations on wrapped presents: They're not allowed.
But that doesn't mean everyone follows the rules.
If you had a carefully wrapped present in your checked baggage this holiday, consider yourself lucky if it made it through the trip without being mauled. TSA agents may receive a lot of training, but gift wrapping is apparently not in their skill set.
Well, at least the TSA made an attempt to re-wrap the present they opened (it was halapeno mustard) #holidaytravel pic.twitter.com/X6sjibpv9e— Jordan Wirfs-Brock (@jordanwb) December 26, 2014
Lol I packed a present in my suitcase and I'm pretty sure the TSA "secretly" opened it and tried to rewrap it omg pic.twitter.com/XjeLQdbuRX— Katie Rowe (@itskatie171) December 23, 2014
Oh wow @TSA clearly hates xmas, tore open 20 beautifully wrapped gifts rather than scanning them! #fail pic.twitter.com/ybP9afYG89— Marcus Greinke (@marcusgreinke) December 8, 2014
@BarackObama Can you think of a good reason the #TSA needed to open a gift that was clearly two paperback books? pic.twitter.com/ewEkVFEBLA— Michael A. Lowry (@mlowry) December 24, 2013
Several of the re-wrapped presents got some extra decoration: TSA security tape! So festive.
It's not a bomb! TSA approved gifts make christmas morning even more special, thanks Obama. Merry Christmas !! #TSA #xmas #gift A photo posted by D I E G O (@projectdiego) on Dec 12, 2014 at 10:02am PST
My brothers in town and he brought us a present and TSA was nice enough to wrap it up for us! #TSA #merrychristmas @uberjam479 A photo posted by (@evie_mc) on Dec 12, 2014 at 3:21pm PST
Thank you #TSA for unwrapping my families Christmas parents and rewrapping them like this. #yousuck #scrooge A photo posted by Megan Thompson (@meg_thompson9) on Dec 12, 2014 at 4:43pm PST
@TSA thanks for breaking my stepmother's Christmas gift— Alyssa Alsheimer (@alyssaalsh) December 25, 2014
Next time you're traveling with presents, the TSA has a reminder for you:
#TSA #ChristmasEve holiday travel tip: use gift bags instead of bringing wrapped gifts to the checkpoint. pic.twitter.com/h9TseDZ8ME— TSAmedia_LisaF (@TSAmedia_LisaF) December 24, 2014