SINCE the Transportation Security Administration began cracking down on liquids, gels and aerosols in carry-on luggage last summer, travelers determined not to check their bags have been haunting the trial-size aisles at Wal-Mart, trolling for samples at department store cosmetics counters and hoarding tiny shampoos and lotions from hotel rooms.
Suggested retail prices are $6.99 for five shaving gel tablets and $7.99 for 25 tooth gel tablets. The company also offers a clear plastic quart-size toiletry bag with a zipper at a suggested price of $6.99; www.travelonbags.com.
Some airlines are pleading with travelers to start carrying their bags aboard again. Others have begun to charge passengers for checking more than one bag. In February, Spirit Airlines imposed a $10 fee for checking a second bag. Ms. Anderson, who carries a Ziploc bag as backup, offered to transfer her toiletries into that. In an e-mail response, Carrie Harmon, a spokeswoman, said that while the Transportation Security Administration “doesn’t endorse any specific liquid/gel products, bottles or bags,” any kind of clear bottle is O.K. as long its capacity is three ounces or less. Clear plastic bags with zipper tops are also O.K. as long as they are the designated one-quart size. Tablets and wipes don’t count as liquids or gels, so they don’t have to be in the one-quart bag. Travelers can find toiletries and packing goods designed with the new carry-on rules in mind at www.minimus.biz, which specializes in travel-size and trial-size items.
Of course, if travel regulations change, instant shave gel and other newfangled goods could become outmoded.
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