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Vacuum-sealed clothing bags invite forced opening

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Thinking you outsmarted the suitcase capacity limit is a rookie mistake. Security agents love to randomly slice open dense, suspiciously shaped plastic blobs to inspect the contents, completely ruining your meticulously compressed wardrobe.

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