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In response to "I haven't flown in decades. Are they still making people take their shoes off when going through security? -- (edited)" by Krusty

I got TSA-precheck about a year ago (finally) and it is a real game changer -- nm

Posted by rollo Aug 2 '23, 05:58

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I've heard it's helpful but it feels like extortion. They have burdensome requirements to check in but if you give them some money it all goes away. - Krusty Aug 2, 06:01 11
- You're making a principles based argument, which I agree with. But at the end of the day I just want to get to my gate efficiently -- nm - rollo Aug 2, 06:18 1
  - And that's how they get you. They've made it so annoying and so much of a headache to get through security people are willing to pay them - Krusty Aug 2, 06:27
- And there are even more expensive services like Clear Plus which let you skip ahead further! -- nm - Bari Seldon Aug 2, 06:17 1
  - No one will convince me this isn't a money making scheme at this point. And people are happy to go along with it because they get to skip the line - Krusty Aug 2, 06:21
- I love my Nexus (Canadian equivalent of Global Entry), but if you only fly occasionally, not sure i would bother. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:16 1
  - I'd like to travel more but I don't see myself taking more than one or two flights a year. I'll just deal with the check-in lines. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:19
- They still do a background check. Our friend was denied (at first) because he owns a CBD store - which is 100% legal. - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:14 4
  - Still feels like a payoff to avoid a hassle of their creation. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:16 3
    - If you fly more than 2 or 3 times in a year, it's totally worth it. Best thing I've paid for in years. -- nm - JaxSean Aug 2, 06:22
    - well, it's security. this is just one deep security check to avoid one every time. -- nm - Andie Aug 2, 06:18 1
      - Overly burdensome security of their making which now allows them to make money off people looking to avoid it. -- nm - Krusty Aug 2, 06:22

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