Avoid Travel Hassles by Shipping Luggage

Avoid Travel Hassles by Shipping Luggage © 2013 GPFC Due to recent airline safety measures, checking in your bag and then collecting it at the baggage claim after your flight can add anywhere from 60 minutes or more to your in-airport time. Avoid hassles, lost baggage, and travel delays by shipping your luggage from a reputable shipping center, such as Goin’ Postal.

Goin’ Postal is a national franchise chain, with over 192 locations since March 2004. Each location in the chain offers shipping via DHL, FedEx, UPS, the U.S. Postal Service, and even offers a variety of freight and regional carriers.

According to reporter Michelle Higgins’ Sunday, September 3, 2006 article in The New York Times, Joe Brancatelli, who is the publisher of www.joesentme.com, stated, “Now is the worst time to check a bag.” In a September 2, 2006 article, Mike Sullivan, a reporter for The Courier News Online (an online publication of Digital Chicago & Sun Times News Group) wrote, “Four-hour waits were not uncommon as security personnel looked through toilet articles for potential bomb-making substances.”

And travel delays aren’t the only problem…lost baggage has always been a concern for airline passengers. On February 16, 2006, USA Today reporter Marilyn Adams advised readers (long before the current safety measures were enacted) that in 2005 one airline lost an average of nearly 10,000 bags per day, and approximately 573,419 customers of another airline filed claims for lost bags in the same year. Goin’ Postal makes shipping your luggage a very attractive prospect with low prices that include tracking and $100 worth of “declared value coverage” for your bags*, which is something the airlines simply can’t provide. (*Higher insurance coverage is available for a nominal fee per $100 worth of added coverage.)

Goin’ Postal stores nationwide are teaming up with thoughtful hoteliers, limousine services, taxicab companies, travel agencies, tour groups, airlines, and even large corporations whose employees travel often. All of the entities participating in Goin’ Postal’s “Ship Your Luggage” program want to make traveling as hassle-free as possible for their clients and employees. The chain, which often develops special programs to address a particular societal need, is also known for its low prices, warm “mom & pop” brand of hospitality, wide variety of service options, and speedy, efficient service.

Co-Founder and Vice President of the chain, Dr. M.J. Price, states, “We are pleased to be able to assist the airlines and their personnel in reducing their workload a bit, and to provide their passengers with an inexpensive, reliable alternative to checking their bags.”

As a courtesy to both airline passengers and the airline counter personnel and baggage handlers (who are now experiencing a 10-30% increase in the amount of baggage they must handle), Goin’ Postal Franchise Corporation, the franchisor for the chain, has asked all of its locations to offer a 5% discount on shipments of luggage for any individual who can provide a valid travel ticket (e-ticket printout or old-fashioned airline ticket).

To find a Goin’ Postal location near you, please visit www.goinpostal.com. Click on “Locations”, type in your Zip Code, and the location will appear.