Sun screen?

[Alesia]

Just mail it to yourself at the resort - you'll never be able to fit enough in your carry on unless it's a very short trip.

 

[gmeh1]

If one

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accepts that Airport Security Screeners are inconsistent, then it seems like each airport, shift and screener make up their own rules.

I don't accept it, it is the announcement, that is inconsistent.

 

[CPT Tripss]

Gift shop prices are about 40% higher than street, so I make it a point to buy ahead. Several mfrs are now selling sunscreen in 3 oz tubes; you can put several in 3-1-1 baggies for a family. If you use a stick product for your face, that does not count; you can carry sunscreen sticks anywhere. Cans are always too large for carryon.

You can put all the sunscreen you need in checked baggage, but if you are trying to avoid the cost of a checked bag, you might consider ordering some from somewhere like Drugstore.com or Amazon and having it shipped to your resort. Do the math and figure out what is most cost-effective and convenient for you.

BTW, if you have REALLY fair skin or are on meds that make sun exposure problematic, it is possible to get a scrip from a dermatologist for certain types of sunblock. TSA defines sunblock as a toiletry rather than a medication, so if you have a scrip for OTC sunblock, tape a copy of the scrip to the bottle, and send it through the checkpoint in a bag marked "Medication." (For liquid meds, any size bag is OK, and while technically you don't have to mark the bag, IME it makes your time with TSA go much more smoothly if you do.) Normally, meds of any sort do not require a scrip to be attached to get it though the checkpoint, but sunblock is a special case; if it is not small enough to go in a 3-1-1 baggie, it won't get through without proof of a scrip, because TSA rules do not consider it a "legitimate" medication unless you have a scrip for it.

Just really read, this post. Have you actually done this successfully?

ETA . . . This meaning the scrip for the sunblock.

 

[Dan Murphy]

To use only your carry on's, your trip will need to be quite short. Sunscreen gets used quite rapidly.

 

[gritzel4]

Sunscreen at Disney was about $15 in the resort shop. In February, I forgot to take it out of my backpack and TSA pitched it in the trash - it was painful to watch.

 

[dudspizza]

How about at the Hess stations near MK or DTD? Would Sunscreen be any cheaper there? Just curious. I know people talk to getting bottled water and snacks there much cheaper.

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Duds

 

[NotUrsula]

How about at the Hess stations near MK or DTD? Would Sunscreen be any cheaper there? Just curious. I know people talk to getting bottled water and snacks there much cheaper.

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Duds

I don't recall seeing any sunscreen sold at Hess, but that's just my recollection, I could be wrong.

The trick with ordering the spray to be mailed is that there are restrictions on mailing the stuff via any kind of air transport. (Ironically, it is allowed with no problem in checked baggage on passenger airlines, but not as air freight.) If you are ordering it to be shipped from an online store, allow extra time for it to arrive, because it travels solely by truck.

Drugstore.com is having a major sunscreen sale right now, with free shipping if you order at least $25 worth (and with sunscreen, that takes nothing at all.)