Comments on: (Not) Home for the Holidays

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:19:52 +0000

FMF: with any other video game system I would agree with you. However, we successfully used the Wii to break the ice a little and keep everyone socializing since it’s got a lot of quick and active multiplayer games.

Also like nickel, we only had it on for a couple of hours over several days.

This works great with Wii Sports but probably wouldn’t with a more solo game like Mario Galaxy.

By: Me

Me — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:29:04 +0000

My mother in law did that with her IPOD. She has a sudoko game on it and ignored us while she visited.

This is the same woman who would lecture us not to turn on the TV because we were visiting. The “evil” TV as I call it.

You have kids though, you need all the help you can get. I would make sure it is packed in a nice bag and give yourself tons of extra time.

By: nickel

nickel — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:50:59 +0000

Well, our four kids will be playing with five cousins, and they want to “show off” the Wii. Don’t worry, it won’t be on all the time…

By: FMF

FMF — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:47:39 +0000

Hi, family, good to see you! Mind if we plug in our video game so we can now ignore you?

(FYI, I’d personally want to bring the game too, but there is NO WAY my wife would let me.)

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:52:36 +0000

What everyone else said about the Wii is the truth from our experience as well.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:03:53 +0000

You should be fine with the Wii. We recently made a round trip from Cleveland to Dallas and took it along without any problems. I didn’t even take it out of the box. I left it in the original box in a gym bag with soft things on the top and bottom.

I just put the whole bag through the machine (though taking it out sounds like a good idea).

Then, I gate checked it. We traveled with a baby so I had enough to worry about on the plane. When we landed, I picked it up right outside the plane.

Good luck!

By: mim

mim — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:40:10 +0000

we take the wii with us all the time:)
It’s no problem, although I guess now we have to take out game systems like they are laptops if you take them through the security line.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:38:46 +0000

I second Jason H. I recently brought an Xbox 360 home with me on a flight and it was fine. They ran it through a couple times because they said it looked weird in the Xray, but they said the xbox looked the weirdest of all the game systems, so you should be fine. I saw someone going through security with a Wii (and Guitar Hero III controller), too.

By: SingleGuyMoney

SingleGuyMoney — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:16:12 +0000

That sounds great. For me, the biggest part of the holiday season involves being with family. I’m sure your kids will like the surprise.

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:03:27 +0000

Visiting family is always worthwhile. It’s one of the main reasons that I moved to Maine, so that I would have more opportunities to do so.

So you don’t have your older boys reading the site for a good financial education, I assume? Heheh.

By: Jason H

Jason H — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:07:32 +0000

Your Wii should be fine. Just treat it like a laptop and run the main system through seperately from your other carry on bags. To be safe, carry a printed copy of the latest TSA restrictions and if anyone gives you trouble just ask to speak to a supervisor, but I doubt you’ll have an issue.