SHIP LUGGAGE

Old Apr 30th, 2017, 03:36 PM
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SHIP LUGGAGE

Has anyone shipped luggage from the USA to France and if so could you recommend a carrier.
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Old Apr 30th, 2017, 08:57 PM
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It´s generally very expensive but there are several companies that can handle it for you:

http://www.luggageforward.com/
http://www.luggagefree.com/
https://www.sendmybag.com/
http://www.bagagesrservices.com/
http://www.japtransports.com/
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Old Apr 30th, 2017, 09:02 PM
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How much luggage do you have?
If only a suitcase or two, it might be best to pay extra luggage fees and take it with you when you depart on the plane.
If a whole lot of furniture is involved, I've had good results with Grospiron International - but there is a lot of red tape involved.
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Old Apr 30th, 2017, 09:43 PM
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We need more info -- is this just luggage (and if so, for a vacation just how much luggage do you need?? ). If more like freight -- furniture, household goods, the answer would be different
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Old May 1st, 2017, 01:04 PM
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I want to send our 3 suitcases to our hotel in France rather than my having to deal with them at the airports.
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Old May 1st, 2017, 03:33 PM
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If you have too much luggage to get through an airport . . . you have too much luggage.
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Old May 1st, 2017, 04:24 PM
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Janis you are so helpful.
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Old May 1st, 2017, 07:45 PM
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The Janis speaks truth.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 12:35 AM
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It will be cheaper to just check your luggage and cope with it. There isn't that much you have to do with luggage at an airport really. Check it. Collect it at the other end, stick it on a trolley out to whatever your next form of transport is.
How many of you are travelling? If only two, then take less luggage, if more than two, then use wheeled luggage and share the towing of them.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 02:29 AM
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Janis was indeed helpful. She's right. Unless you're moving to Europe or visiting royalty you shouldn't need anything more than you can easily carry, store, and move about with.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 02:36 AM
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Another to say, Janis has it right.
Will you also ship it home? Is this easy to do from wherever you are?
Are you only going one place--how will you get it to your car or train to move on? Really?
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 02:48 AM
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I looked into this recently. Belgium to Sweden was 58 euro for a suitcase - 3/4 days. More expensive express. This was with sentmybag.com. Intercontinental is much more expensive, 350/bag easily.

3 to 4 days, you'd have to allow for 4 days if you want to be sure to have it in time. It'll probably get to your hotel before you - they have to take delivery and store it.

I'd think there is more chance of you suitcase going missing or arriving late this way, compared to just checking the luggage. For the difference in cost you can book a limo from the airport...

I haven't done it, though,
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 03:12 AM
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When I moved to Italy, I took as much as I could on the flight, because that was the cheapest, even with the excess baggage fees. My new husband was with me, and, forewarned to travel to the wedding with carry-on only, he also took the maximum number of checked bags back to Italy.

You can get a car service to take you to the hotel; they will also help with the luggage. If you can't even get the bags to the arrivals hall without help, you can get a porter to meet you at the baggage carousel. It will all be cheaper than shipping luggage.

I do agree with the others, though. I have traveled all over the world, for as much as a month at a time, and have never needed more than one small suitcase.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 04:03 AM
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I'd check all your bags, pay the excess baggage fees, and then you will be assured that they will be there where you want them.
You might get a hernia, but that probably can't be avoided, if you insist on taking so much luggage.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 05:05 AM
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It could be stache has a good reason for the inquiry - a bad back, bum knee, or even a disability of some kind - which makes handling luggage much more difficult. Even so, airports offer services to handle luggage for such people.

I would expect there to be a much lower chance of late or lost luggage using the airline than any shipping service.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 06:38 AM
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Your responses are all quite interesting.

All of you are telling me;
how much luggage I should bring
that I must carry it
that shipping is too expensive

But you don't know
my age
my physical condition
my financial circumstances

It seems that you are giving advice because you just want to post things... but you don't have any answers to my questions.

I'll ask elsewhere, thank you.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 06:45 AM
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You HAVE received answers -- that 1) it is more expensive to ship. 2) it takes longer. 3) If you can't handle your luggage there are services to handle luggage in airports, 4) a link to a shipping company (which should have been sendmybag.com )
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 06:54 AM
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In our defense, Sarastro did provide the names of 5 service providers as you requested. And since this is a travel advice forum, experienced travelers are going to give their advice.

The more you tell us about yourself, your trip, and your preferences, the better we can tailor our advice to you. We only saw that you wanted to ship 3 pieces of luggage to France. That's not much to go on. If you want to keep other details private, which is understandable, then you'll get more generic and perhaps less applicable advice.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 07:01 AM
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Uh, if any of that is relevant, then PUT IT IN THE FIRST POST. If not, then no one knows why you would want to have that amount of stuff with you.

You cannot blame the forum for its supposedly unhelpful advice if you fail to provide the information necessary to help. On its own, your request seems daft. In context, it could be completely reasonable.
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Old May 2nd, 2017, 07:10 AM
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I expect if you pose the identical question elsewhere you will get very similar answers.
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