Rather than chance the vagaries of legal interpretation by ex-McDonald's workers (I'm exaggerating but you get the point), I've seen an excellent idea to ensure you get where you're going with everything or at least don't have to surrender your 'disputed' item(s). The recommendation is to carry a couple of mailing boxes (or FedEx or UPS, whichever) folded in your luggage. If you get questioned, politely ask for the supervisor. If the supervisor says the same, excuse yourself, box the item and either overnight it your destination or 'slow boat' ship it back to your house. One additional good idea is to allow lots of time (obviously) and figure out for which type of mailing container it's going to be easiest to find a dropoff. Just don't look like you're 'casing' the airport or they might put you on the 'watch list'! <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />