(Unless the CT scanners are working as intended by then)
Did he not just open the Marmite and down it in one rather than let them bin it?
Those fiends!!
This is such a scam as well.
Don’t blame them. I heard the GLA’s Dr Thrax was using Marmite bombs at some point.
😭😭😭
True story.. When I was pregnant I had massive cravings for Marmite (neat by the teaspoon). So I brought the biggest jar possible with me to Rome (by train from the UK).
My bag got searched by security at Waterloo. The poor security lady had a weird look on her face when encountering a toilet roll in a plastic bag, my marmite, and my pashmina also wrapped in a plastic bag. She asked me what my pashmina was and I replied “Pashmina” and she still looked confused. They were a newish trend at the time so perhaps she didn’t know what a Pashmina was.
Thankfully nothing got confiscated.
The horror.
My dad got his lemon curd confiscated at Birmingham airport 20+ years ago and to this day he hasn’t forgiven them
But marmite is 93ml. So why did they confiscate it?
I got pulled up at Manchester airport going to Venice because I had two Christmas puddings in my suitcase, in May.
I saved those little tiptree jam jars and decanted the marmite into them. Got asked what it was, but they let it through
The trick is to buy the small pots of marmite once you go through security. I speak from experience!
Can they confiscate it if it’s smeared all over your body?
Think of the marmite…! (Sniff)
I had the fuckers confiscate my tin of tuna once. Actual bastards
Love or it hate it, it had to be done…
I had brown sauce confiscated before, was trying to bring it to my brother in Norway. Didn’t think it would count as a liquid as it’s weighed in grams. The airport staff were lovely and said I could go to boots and buy pots to decant wanted. I didn’t but could have.
I also regularly bring cheese through the airport, I’m Irish and my family in the uk love Dubliner. I’ve been stopped with it a few times as it reads the same as plastic explosives on the scanners according to one security agent. Also get my crutches swabbed and they caused an issue last time I went through as there was sone substance, can’t remember the name. Security came and double checked. I asked what it was and they said it’s something that can be in hand creams or medications.
Is this an actual thing?
My MiL managed to get a jar of Vegemite through semi-recently. After a bit of a chat to explain what it is (pretty much ‘its like marmite but not’) security were fine with it.
I’ll have to let her know she’s managed the impossible.
xxxxxzx
Airport customs you either love it or hate it
Haha went to see england play at Wembley, years ago. One of my mates came straight from work. Why he had it in his work bag I dont know but security confiscated his jar of marmite. We were so far up in the gods he’d have to be a baseball pitcher or NFL quarterback to bean anyone in pitch with it.
Vegemite supremacy. Wouldn’t get confiscated
Good, one less jar out in the wild
Quick tip if you don’t want to have to be patted down. Wear very simple clothing, no pockets and if you have pockets make sure they are completely empty and flat. It can pick up a hairband or train ticket in them. They are NOT looking for metal in the scanner (just the walk-through metal detector) so empty you pockets completely. If your hair is long this is best left down or in a ponytail. If the scanner says it can’t find any point of excess material on you, you won’t have to be patted down.
Also, as annoying it is for you to be patted down, it’s much more annoying the officer who has asked you if have anything in your pockets only to be told no. Then they light up everywhere on the scanner and the person incredulously states “It’s not metal!” as they remove 25 tissues from every pocket in their combat trousers. They don’t want to search you anymore than you want to be searched. We would be so happy if it was a green screen with no search.
As they should!
Confiscating the Marmite is a declaration of war. That’s just cruel and unusual punishment.
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So they found the Marmite during a body search? He really loves that Marmite.
Reminded me of an old post here..
https://preview.redd.it/r8wl13ynrbmf1.jpeg?width=890&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ffaa7a77382fb416a8beca9166ed1b9580cc0c2
So the Marmite was on his person and not in his luggage…?
They confiscated my Branston Pickle once. I’m convinced that on other security lines they confiscate cheddar cheese and sliced bread
Should’ve taken the individual potion pots of marmite. Rookie error.
Much easier to fit up your arse as well
Do you have any liquids over 100ml sir?
Just Marmite
Sir, that’s a biological weapon
Next time: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165623631985
A few of those in the liquids bag
(Unless the CT scanners are working as intended by then)
Did he not just open the Marmite and down it in one rather than let them bin it?
Those fiends!!
This is such a scam as well.
Don’t blame them. I heard the GLA’s Dr Thrax was using Marmite bombs at some point.
😭😭😭
True story.. When I was pregnant I had massive cravings for Marmite (neat by the teaspoon). So I brought the biggest jar possible with me to Rome (by train from the UK).
My bag got searched by security at Waterloo. The poor security lady had a weird look on her face when encountering a toilet roll in a plastic bag, my marmite, and my pashmina also wrapped in a plastic bag. She asked me what my pashmina was and I replied “Pashmina” and she still looked confused. They were a newish trend at the time so perhaps she didn’t know what a Pashmina was.
Thankfully nothing got confiscated.
The horror.
My dad got his lemon curd confiscated at Birmingham airport 20+ years ago and to this day he hasn’t forgiven them
But marmite is 93ml. So why did they confiscate it?
I got pulled up at Manchester airport going to Venice because I had two Christmas puddings in my suitcase, in May.
I saved those little tiptree jam jars and decanted the marmite into them. Got asked what it was, but they let it through
The trick is to buy the small pots of marmite once you go through security. I speak from experience!
https://preview.redd.it/qwfvg83ovbmf1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac2717380a30ba618b2f6d143fc42f51feeed6a3
[Buy him these OP individual marmite portions](https://amzn.eu/d/2yFbDGa)
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Cant take chemical weapons on a plane mate
100ml of Marmite = 133g
Can they confiscate it if it’s smeared all over your body?
Think of the marmite…! (Sniff)
I had the fuckers confiscate my tin of tuna once. Actual bastards
Love or it hate it, it had to be done…
I had brown sauce confiscated before, was trying to bring it to my brother in Norway. Didn’t think it would count as a liquid as it’s weighed in grams. The airport staff were lovely and said I could go to boots and buy pots to decant wanted. I didn’t but could have.
I also regularly bring cheese through the airport, I’m Irish and my family in the uk love Dubliner. I’ve been stopped with it a few times as it reads the same as plastic explosives on the scanners according to one security agent. Also get my crutches swabbed and they caused an issue last time I went through as there was sone substance, can’t remember the name. Security came and double checked. I asked what it was and they said it’s something that can be in hand creams or medications.
Is this an actual thing?
My MiL managed to get a jar of Vegemite through semi-recently. After a bit of a chat to explain what it is (pretty much ‘its like marmite but not’) security were fine with it.
I’ll have to let her know she’s managed the impossible.
xxxxxzx
Airport customs you either love it or hate it
Haha went to see england play at Wembley, years ago. One of my mates came straight from work. Why he had it in his work bag I dont know but security confiscated his jar of marmite. We were so far up in the gods he’d have to be a baseball pitcher or NFL quarterback to bean anyone in pitch with it.
Vegemite supremacy. Wouldn’t get confiscated
Good, one less jar out in the wild
Quick tip if you don’t want to have to be patted down. Wear very simple clothing, no pockets and if you have pockets make sure they are completely empty and flat. It can pick up a hairband or train ticket in them. They are NOT looking for metal in the scanner (just the walk-through metal detector) so empty you pockets completely. If your hair is long this is best left down or in a ponytail. If the scanner says it can’t find any point of excess material on you, you won’t have to be patted down.
Also, as annoying it is for you to be patted down, it’s much more annoying the officer who has asked you if have anything in your pockets only to be told no. Then they light up everywhere on the scanner and the person incredulously states “It’s not metal!” as they remove 25 tissues from every pocket in their combat trousers. They don’t want to search you anymore than you want to be searched. We would be so happy if it was a green screen with no search.
As they should!
Confiscating the Marmite is a declaration of war. That’s just cruel and unusual punishment.
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