Travel to USA with a stuffed puppet
My wife and I are going to fly from Madrid to NY soon.
We have a stuffed puppet we like to carry with us every time we travel. It is a small puppet, maybe 20cm tall. You can laugh as much as you want, but we REALLY love that puppet. We are a bit worried because if immigration find her (the puppet) suspicious because, for example, they suspect that can be stuffed with drugs or something similar instead of, well, stuff, and they tore her apart to see her insides, we are going to very very sad the rest of the travel. And is our honeymoon travel.
We want to take Filomena (that's the name of the puppet) with us because she has come with us all around the world, but if there is a risk that she is going to be broken by immigration officers we maybe want to leave her at home.
What is your advice? Put her in the handbag? in the luggage? Leave her at home?
You can see something similar to Filomena here:
Best Answer
We are back from NYC to Madrid. We had no problem entering nor exiting in/from the USA, no one worried a little bit about Filomena, and not a single incident at customs.
We had a great time, and Filomena too...
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Can you bring a puppet on a plane?
You should take the puppet as a carry on (if there are detachable rods, pack them separately in a checked bag). If it won't fit in your carry-on then pack it carefully in a suitcase and make sure it's wrapped in a couple plastic bags or sheets to protect it.Can you bring a stuffed toy on a plane?
Teddy bears and other stuffed animals are cleared to fly, but be reasonable about it. Size matters, especially in the overhead bin. Really large stuffed animals should be checked with the airline as irregularly sized luggage if they don't fit in a suitcase.Can you bring a stuffed animal through TSA?
For items you wish to carry on, you should check with the airline to ensure that the item will fit in the overhead bin or underneath the seat of the airplane.How do you travel with plushies?
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