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TSA has pried the locks on both of my best Samsonite hard shell suitcases. They arrived wrapped in TSA security tape because the latches have been destroyed. Currently, I don't have any suitcases available to travel if my employer demands it. The closest repair facility is 170 miles south. Repairs are $25 per latch. Frame repairs will be extra and necessary. Shipping back to my house is $15 per suitcase.

The latest TSA vandalism happened because the Delta airlines ticket clerk pulled multiple baggage tags off from the "self serve" check-in. She called my name, I showed my ID and presented my bag. She put the WRONG tag on my bag. Instead of being routed to Pocatello via Salt Lake City, it was routed just to Salt Lake City with someone elses name on it. The bag passed the TSA electronic screening at Washington Dulles and was transported to Salt Lake City under the constant control of the airline. TSA decided they still had to destroy my latches. I'm really pissed. The replacement cost for the suitcases is about $500 each. I use them to transport electronics boards to the field when I'm traveling. I'm expecting TSA to deny any claims for damage because the latches don't have to approved TSA locks. It doesn't matter on iota that the bags were cleared with electronic screening before they were locked.