Quote Originally Posted by Katys Grandad View Post
I agree about leaving a note but I suspect it's by no means always done. I stress that I'm only speculating about this but I do think it's a plausible explanation for what happened.

My overall impression about the security process is that they have an awful lot to do in a very limited time and that the requirements of safety are always paramount and it might not be practical to contact the owner of the bag. To be honest, I don't think they regard leaving notes as the most important part of their job, which might be fair enough although it must be very annoying for those affected.
I think you are correct and they are not overly bothered whether they leave a note in the bag or not. In the past we have certainly had cases we know have been looked through and no note left to say TSA have checked the bag however, we never put anything which might be of 'interest' to someone else in our cases.