To want to wrap my suitcase in cling film

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I've noticed recently in airports that people wrap their suitcases in cling film. We are flying to Sweden over half term and I think I'd like to do this too. I'm not really sure why people do it but I guess I like the idea of my bag not being tampered with once it's checked in.

I mentioned to dh and we had a disagreement. He thinks you can't do it because they may want to check the bag when we go through security, and it will take ages to cling film it up again. He also thinks that it's not necessary.

Am I being unreasonable to think that it's a good idea to cling film up the suitcases like everyone else does?

I did a test run today and bought some cling film from the supermarket but it is non-PVC and doesn't stick very well. Anyone know which cling film best to use and how many times to wrap it?

I had my locked case broken into coming back from New York a number of years ago and it was clear someone had been rummaging through it all. I'd bought some cosmetic bits out there and they took them. Bastards.
Someone I used to work with had some jeans nicked also back from the US, she laughed as she said they were her old lady M&S ones.
I can't blame people for wrapping their luggage!

Some destinations warrant it (namely sub-Saharan Africa) and it's just about making your bag a bit trickier to break into than other people's bags.

I always thought Schapelle Corby was guilty - it was either her or one of her dodgy family members.

I've only see this done on Thai flights.

We did it for a return flight after our suitcase had been damaged on the flight out. It was a way of preventing further damage to our hard shell case.