I seriously doubt that they can make you miss your plane for nothing
A bit late to the party, but since I’m in Manila right now, believe me, there’s nothing to worry: Vaping is quite big here, it must be 100% legal since there are vape shops in the big malls and people vape everywhere. If you see a “The Vape Shop”, get some Toasted Marshmallow, it’s my favorite e-juice by far and I can’t find it elsewhere.Thanks, my other concern is customs coming in and going out.
Putting your mod in your check-in luggage is probably the best way to have it confiscated before it even gets loaded into the plane: It will shop up during the electronic screening, and the people doing the screening won’t be able to tell a mod without its battery from a mod with an integrated battery. And if you’re getting searched by Customs & Immigration, do you think they won’t search your check-in luggage?Put the mod in your check in luggage.. Carry the batteries in their protective box or silicone sleeves in your hand carry and you're golden!
Yup, that’s what I was talking about: your check-in luggage may go through different stages of screening before it gets loaded into the plane, it’s always safer to carry anything of value in your carry-on. I’ve met a number of travelers who have “lost” stuff the way you did.although i have had stuff "disappear" in my check in luggage
Which airline or airport was that?? Every airline I’ve checked so far, specifically states e-cigarettes have to be carried in your carry-on. These screening officers can’t make up their own rules on-the-go, I’m quite confident he would have let you go as well if you had asked to speak to his supervisor (I think that’s what I would do, there are written rules, it’s not like they can do and confiscate whatever they want...)You can't carry a vape on board yadah yadah yadah.."
There is a written rule, yes there is.. But the ...... in uniforms is a lottery in the Philippines. It won't cost anything to them, but will cost you a lot of hassle, if you're lucky, you have got to pick whether to lose what they desire from you or get left by your plane.
I don’t wanna change your mind about the whole thing, and since it has worked out for you in the past, that’s great. However, I wouldn’t call asking for a supervisor “a big hassle”, and I seriously doubt that they can make you miss your plane for nothing, unless you’re already running so late that you could have missed it anyway. I definitely think it’s much safer to play by their (written) rules. But again, if it works for you, that’s fineIt won't cost anything to them, but will cost you a lot of hassle, if you're lucky, you have got to pick whether to lose what they desire from you or get left by your plane.