In Reply to: Cable Ties posted by cyberbirth on Saturday, 11. June 2005 at 04:58 Bali Time:
you don't need to cut the ties. Just slide a pin up the ratchet and open it then use the tie again. You then don't have to take spares. You would never know someone has been in your case if it was opened by baggage handlers. Try it. Cant take a pin. What about these cheap broach type pins. Wear one over or tape a pin in the groove of a key in your pocket. Put a pin alongside the battery on your mobile phone. put nail polish over the ratchet on the cable tie. you may see if it has been tampered with. Rough airport handlers, polish may fall off. Airport security????. In other words Cable ties are useless. A roll of gladwrap would be better. Appearently there is a lot going over at the moment with gladwrap arounf the cases.