Something interesting happened on the flight home from our trip to Cancun that is worth sharing.

Our flight was delayed and, with the extra time, one of our group members kept going back to the duty free store to get more perfume as gifts. That was fine for getting on the flight, but she only had a carry-on bag and had to transfer once we landed in Dallas. Unfortunately, she could carry the bottles on the flight from Mexico, but not onto the next domestic flight because they contained more than 3 ounces of liquid. All her perfume would have been confiscated. Luckily someone else who lives in Dallas plans to be in her part of the country next week and offered to take her purchases. They will bring them when they come. Unfortunately, though, her mother will have to wait for her Mother’s Day present.

Despite the fact that we are travel agents, none of us had considered this because the airline regulations keep changing. Also, the merchants at the duty-free shop lied to people about how many bottles of liquor can be brought in without paying duty when you get to the States. If you go out of the country, you can only bring back one liter of alcohol without paying additional duty. To make sure you know what the regulations are, you can go to http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/