For many, nothing brings out the holiday cheer quite like a well placed snow globe. However, travelers may find it more difficult to spread the joy. The TSA has decided to ban snow globes from carry on luggage because they can’t tell how much liquid is in them. This is unfortunate for anyone wishing to bring one home, as liquid filled glass containers generally don’t fare too well against baggage handlers or cargo holds on planes. You have to wonder how this will effect the snow globe industry, as the globes from the airport are a great last minute gift idea for people you may have forgot about while on vacation.
While the specific origin of the snow globe is not entirely clear, they originated in France in the early 1800′s, and have been stuffing stockings of people ever since. Many snow globes now contain lights and music boxes. While they make great decor in the right setting, they also make an awful mess when they break in your luggage. While on vacation in Germany, or anywhere else for that matter, the best way to get the snow globes back home will be to ship them in lots of bubble wrap.
wow! Good to know.
What a shame…I mean come on now..really! I have one of the sweetest snow globes ever that I purchased on a trip to Amsterdam…makes me sad to think of what a costly endeavor it would have been to get it home had this policy been in effect then. It’s a sad sad world we live in these days.