unopened liquor? I want to take some in my carry on for a trip and couldn't find any info on the airlines website or rdu's

7/25/2006 10:29:04 AM

yes...done it many times

7/25/2006 10:30:30 AM

sweet

7/25/2006 10:31:52 AM

duty free is going to go out of business

7/25/2006 10:34:59 AM

yea its nice but i'm going to be taking some i bought with me to boston to hopefully cut back a little on money spent in bars

7/25/2006 11:24:59 AM

If you're ever on a return flight from Orlando, you'll see people with 6 to 8 bottles of liquor per person from the Carribean cruises

7/25/2006 11:35:50 AM

this is easily googleable

7/25/2006 11:36:33 AM

fyi...some places in boston won't accept ID from out of state if you are under 25.

7/25/2006 11:42:51 AM

is this guy going to boston or did you just add that in with no purpose at all?

much like my calling you out for it

7/25/2006 11:47:29 AM

Quote :

"yea its nice but i'm going to be taking some i bought with me to boston to hopefully cut back a little on money spent in bars "

7/25/2006 11:51:11 AM

ahh reading is hard

7/25/2006 11:52:03 AM

yea i'm leaving friday, whats the deal with out of state ids? if it is a valid id what difference does it make

7/25/2006 11:54:05 AM

beats me...i went in march and a few places my friend wanted to take me to she said she couldn't cause they don't accept out of state IDs if you're under 25...it was like that at The Garden as well, as well as other music venues. i even tried it at the Garden to see if they were real strict about it, no dice. just something to think about.

had no problems at the Pour House, restaurants, and this other bar we went to over by haaahhhhvahd...no problems at the ABC store either.

[Edited on July 25, 2006 at 11:57 AM. Reason : ]

[Edited on July 25, 2006 at 11:58 AM. Reason : it's not a law]

7/25/2006 11:56:36 AM

you know if that rule is in effect at fenway?

7/25/2006 11:58:26 AM

ok good about the law, i was gonna be pissed

7/25/2006 11:58:58 AM

i would definitely say yes...if it was like that at the garden i imagine it will be at fenway. there will be signs up at the concession stand if that's the case. but may want to know beforehand so you can pre-game if that's what ya wanna do.

7/25/2006 11:59:41 AM

yea i'll take some airplane bottles in if i can

7/25/2006 12:00:27 PM

that'll work! glad i could give ya a heads up on that

7/25/2006 12:01:12 PM

yea thats for the info, much appreciated

7/25/2006 12:02:03 PM

I've never had any problems drinking with my NC id at any of the bars around fenway or in the park itself. Only once have I seen someone being turned away for an out of state id and he was being a dick anyway

7/25/2006 12:43:07 PM

was it before you were

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"Age : 25 "

?

7/25/2006 12:55:14 PM

you can fly with alcohol under a certain proof

not sure what tho

7/25/2006 1:53:22 PM

mine is 90 i think

7/25/2006 2:30:25 PM

On delta, you can take your own liquor on the plane and drink, provided it is in plastic.

I did it on the way to Vegas and the attendant was like "you can bring your own liquor" and I was like "It said I could in your manual" and he went back and read the manual for 10 minutes and then said "drink up"

7/25/2006 2:30:36 PM

^the dude just wanted to get trashed and figured why not lets see if this guy'll fall for it.

7/26/2006 12:49:18 AM

IT'S LIKE RAIN ON YOUR WEDDING DAY

7/26/2006 12:55:23 AM

The man with a love for governmental minutiae comes with an answer

http://www.tsa.gov/summer/foodalcohol.htm

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"Alcoholic beverages. Because alcohol is flammable, it is subject to hazardous materials regulations. You are not allowed to transport – either in carry-on or checked luggage – alcoholic beverages with more than 70 percent alcohol content (140 proof). Some examples of prohibited items include 95 percent grain alcohol and 150 proof rum. Each passenger can have up to five liters of alcohol with an alcoholic content between 24 percent and 70 percent – as long as it is packaged in a sealable bottle or flask – in their carry-on or checked baggage. Alcoholic beverages with less than 24 percent alcoholic content are not subject to hazardous materials regulations. These are TSA and FAA regulations. Airlines may have additional regulations regarding the transport of alcoholic beverages; please check with your airline for any further restrictions. Enjoy your travels! "

7/26/2006 1:03:24 AM

I read that website carefully, and I find it funny that TSA lets you walk through the metal detector with a Styrofoam cup of vodka (assuming you're not too drunk to fly and won't be causing a disruption) in your hand, but if you were holding an apple with a bite in it in the other hand, you'd have to put it in something or toss it because fruit must go through the X-ray. I suppose this is one theoretical instance in which the government would prefer us to drink. . . .

[Edited on July 26, 2006 at 1:23 AM. Reason : ]

7/26/2006 1:18:41 AM

And one more parting thought on the topic since alcohol and travel are two of my favorite hobbies.

I suppose that the five liter limit per passenger transporting alcoholic beverages plays into much of what we can bring back from our trips rather than taxation issues, particularly domestically. I went to St. Croix, USVI, the home of the Cruzan Rum distillery, and it was common knowledge on the island that 6 bottle limit was all that you could bring back to the States. I realize that makes sense now because the rum comes in 750 mL bottles, and six of them would be under the limit at 4.5 liters. It would have been nice to know I could have stashed another 0.5 liters in my luggage although the price difference from moving the alcohol from the source production isn't as spectacular as one would expect. It's still a cheap thrill to feel you're cutting out the middleman in a rather conspicuous way.

7/26/2006 1:46:45 AM

on a related question:

What if I wanted to take some alcohol either carry-on or checked from Brazil where the drinking age is 18 to the US and I am under 21?

7/26/2006 4:51:32 PM

^ Legally, you have to declare it at customs. If they care, they can take it from you. They can't do much more than that. If you travel with someone "of age" you can just say that you're carrying it for them due to encumberance reasons.

7/26/2006 5:07:24 PM

This one I had to research customs.gov. . . .
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/paying_duty.xml

Looks like you have duties levied on alcohol carried exceeding one liter if you're over 21.
The good news is that it seems there's no problem bringing the alcohol into the states if you're over 18.
The bad news is if you're under 21 and over 18, you miss out on the one liter exemption and will have to pay taxes on all alcohol.

Quote :

"One liter (33.8 fl. oz.) of alcoholic beverages may be included in your exemption if: You are 21 years old. It is for your own use or as a gift. It does not violate the laws of the state in which you arrive. Federal regulations allow you to bring back more than one liter of alcoholic beverage for personal use, but, as with extra tobacco, you will have to pay duty and Internal Revenue Service tax. While Federal regulations do not specify a limit on the amount of alcohol you may bring back for personal use, unusual quantities are liable to raise suspicions that you are importing the alcohol for other purposes, such as for resale. CBP officers are authorized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to make on-the-spot determinations that an importation is for commercial purposes, and may require you to obtain a permit to import the alcohol before releasing it to you. "

Quote :

"For example, if your exemption is $800 and you bring back three liters of wine and nothing else, two of those liters will be dutiable. Federal law prohibits shipping alcoholic beverages by mail within the United States."

7/26/2006 5:30:26 PM

And just some anecdotal support to build your confidence in bringing back alcohol from Brazil when under 21....

The legal drinking age of the U.S. territory, St. Croix, is 18.

When I carried alcohol to the States, I was under 21, so the one liter exemption and duty declarations were not valid because it's a part of the U.S. Therefore I missed out on the import taxes and was limited by the transportation maximum by the FAA and TSA of five liters.

In international flights bringing alcohol, I suppose your biggest concern on putting a ceiling of what you could really carry at 18 would be up to the discretion of the Customs agents welcoming you home....if you'd be willing to pay the taxes on all of it and promise it's for personal use then you're pretty much golden.

What kind of stuff do they have in Brazil anyway?

7/26/2006 5:44:26 PM

cachaca- sugar cane alcohol, used in caparinhas.

[Edited on July 26, 2006 at 6:23 PM. Reason : the last c is pronounced like a "s", FYI]

7/26/2006 6:22:49 PM

Quote :

"If you're ever on a return flight from Orlando, you'll see people with 6 to 8 bottles of liquor per person from the Carribean cruises "

they have a 5 bottle limit...at least they did when we came back from our cruise about a month ago...otherwise people would buy it by the cases

cachaca is brazilian rum

[Edited on July 26, 2006 at 6:26 PM. Reason : asfd]

7/26/2006 6:25:00 PM

i think it varies by airline, perhaps? my group of 3 people had 10 bottles, and 3 in checked luggage we didn't tell them about, and i'm under 21. also, absinthe is not allowed, customs will pour it out, no matter what the vendors on an island tell you. fuckers. at least then the customs guy felt bad and didn't tax us for the other 8 bottles.. i guess.

7/26/2006 7:39:02 PM

customs wouldnt let anyone off the boat with more than 5 bottles...we werent even flyin but still couldnt bring it back to the US

7/26/2006 8:19:11 PM

speaking of alcohol and travel, anybody know of any good bars in boston that a 21 year old from out of state can get in without any problems

7/27/2006 8:29:07 AM