While flying from Amsterdam to Berlin I had to get some new headphones because mine broke during the train ride from Bruges to Amsterdam. I stopped into one electronic shop before the security checkpoint to look for a suitable replacement. I know airports are overpriced but the cheapest sets of headphones here were earbuds, which I find unbearably uncomfortable, for 30 euro. I decided to try my luck on the other side of the security checkpoint.
On the other side I saw another electronic store which had a pair of simple headphones for 11.99 euros (or 17 dollars and change American) and I decided to get them so I could listen to my ipod on the plain. This is where the story gets a little interesting. As I walked up to pay the woman at the cashier counter asked for my boarding pass and my passport. After paying she wrote my passport number on the receipt. Why was this necessary? I had already passed through airport security, ostensibly much more detailed and important for national security than buying headphones from an electronic store. Are there a lot of international art thieves buying headphones inside the airport and they want to keep tabs on us? Maybe they were just messing with me because I am American.
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