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What are some of the best purchases of your life?
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TSA Pre-check.
Yes, it's fucking obnoxious that it exists at all, given the "security theater" of it all, but man... being able to breeze past the super long lines at the airport is such a better experience.
100% agree. Especially with a family. It’s so nice to not have to worry about missing a flight because of the absolutely gargantuan line at DEN.
I have a "NEXUS" pass. Joint prescreen/vetting between USA/Canada. Cost less than $100 and beyond the initial online application I had to take a trip to border/customs for an in person interview (essentially identity confirmation).
I travel between BC and Washington regularly enough and the wait in line for a NEXUS crossing is measured in minutes, not hours. It also gives you the security pass/upgrade for any Canadian or US airport.
The NEXUS is cheaper than PreCheck, and it gives you NEXUS, PreCheck, and GlobalEntry privileges. I have no idea why the deal is so good, but if you're in driving distance of Canada, it's totally worth it.
Global Entry is generally better, save for I believe driving privileges at the Canadian border, and since most people get any of the three for free you may as well get GE.
What's the path to getting Global Entry for free? As part of a credit card benefit or something?
Sorry, yeah that. I think one or two comes with it with no annual fee too, but if you travel enough to make use of GE, it’s prob worthwhile to get an annual fee one as well
I hate simping for the government, but damn if TSA pre-check ain't amazing. I can't fly without it now, makes everything so much less stressful.
I breeze past the 20-30 minute regular security line and walk right up to the pre-check. I haven't had to wait more than 5-7 minutes at most, even at huge busy airports like O'Hare or SeaTac.
Remember when this was the standard and not a service you had to pay for?
If TSA Pre-check only cost $1 and offered unlimited free massages and Dom Perignon I still wouldn't buy it.
I hate the TSA so much I will gladly suffer just to spite them. If the TSA were my face I'd cut off my nose. FUCK the TSA.