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red light/green light - 4/22/2005 8:29:34 PM
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mexifam
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Please explain more about the red light green light system in the airport. Is it per person or per family??
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RE: red light/green light - 4/22/2005 8:45:50 PM
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Iguana Mama
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It's per family. You get up to the "stoplight," and one of you pushes the button. Green light means "go," red light means you get your bags inspected.
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RE: red light/green light - 4/22/2005 10:59:40 PM
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what about on the way back in to the US?
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RE: red light/green light - 4/23/2005 1:35:12 PM
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Iguana Mama
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No--it's just when you enter Mexico. U.S. customs just kind of randomly selects people to check. However, when leaving Mexico all luggage is searched by security before you get up to the ticket counter. So it can make for very long lines.
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RE: red light/green light - 4/23/2005 3:47:48 PM
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Iguana Mama
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You should have known better than to say that--you've probably jinxed yourself!
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RE: red light/green light - 4/23/2005 9:29:17 PM
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CoffeeGrounded
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We have been down 8 times and neither one of us has got the red light. Hope it continues in
Oct.
just a funny to pass along:
First trip to Mexico, (several years ago), and I got the red light. Agent opened my bags and my frilly girl things were on top. He must have been new at his job, he wasn't sure whether he should rifle through with abandon, or tread lightly. I noted his hesitation and thought I'd lend a hand. I dove into the bag and began to show him everything. He took a step backward and the other agents broke into wide-faced grins and chuckles.
I won't be so lucky this go-round. I've abandoned the frilly and pretty, and moved into the functional.
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RE: red light/green light - 4/24/2005 1:45:07 AM
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StarryEyedMel
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Oh, I hope we get the GREEN light!
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RE: red light/green light - 4/24/2005 5:36:51 AM
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Green Light does not guarantee you won't get searched.
We got the green in March, my wife's backpack got searched anyways. She blamed my long hair
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RE: red light/green light - 4/24/2005 11:10:57 AM
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travelmonkey
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Does it help the search go any faster to pack using ziplock bags? I usually use various sized bags to pack similar items in - t shirts in a bag, swim suits in a bag, etc. Will thgis help or will they just open all my bags?
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RE: red light/green light - 4/24/2005 2:38:31 PM
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Iguana Mama
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It probably depends on the customs agent.
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RE: red light/green light - 4/24/2005 3:11:33 PM
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Whitney
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If you see 7 8 or 9 people ahead of you get the green light, chances are you're gonna get the red. I predicted my man would get the red. He did..and got searched...lucky for both of us as he packs lighter than me. Next light was green and I was in. I've never seen two reds in a row.
US customs are eyeing you from the minute to step into the terminal back to the US...I have no idea what the criteria is, but once coming back from Cabo, I looked totally haggared and burned out. (mucho fiesta the night before) I knew I was headed for secondary. So now I brush my hair on the plane, put on make up and smile a lot in the terminal coming home. Nothing more demoralizing than someone going through your dirth clothing bag. UGH!
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We have been down 8 times and neither one of us has got the red light. Hope it continues in 
