Pack and Send

Hello,

Today I will give an update on the post Problems about flight tickets, more specifically about sending our baggage from Sydney to Brisbane.

Just as a refresher

We have tickets from São Paulo to Sydney and we are taking a lot of stuff with us. As our final destination is Brisbane, we will need to get also a domestic flight. The problem is: domestic flights usually have more restrictive baggage policies than international flights. As a result, we need to find a way to take our stuff from Sydney to Brisbane.

An advice from a friend

Flávio Moreira, a friend of mine who has lived in Australia for a while, recommended me to look for companies able to provide baggage shipment services in a place called Kings Cross. That district is a inner-city locality in Sydney where backpackers usually stay. So finding the kind of service I need there seems to be natural, although I am not a backpacker.

An alternative way

I found a company called Pack and Send. They can pick your package and take to wherever you need it. They can provide door-to-door service or you can take your to one of their service centers.

It is possible to request a quote on their website.

https://online.packsend.com.au/PersonalisedQuote/Frt

I requested a quote considering the shipment of a 30 Kg suitcase from Sydney to Brisbane. They gave me a estimation of AUD 100.00.

The straightforward way

After a lot of consideration, it turns out that the easiest and cheapest way of sending our luggage was dropping them whilst doing the check-in for the flight. We booked tickets from Tigerair and added 30 Kg of prepaid baggage (AUD 30.00) to each of our tickets. As a result, we dispatched 90 Kg of luggage for AUD 90.00.

Conclusion

It is good to have options and to take all of them in account. In our specific case, the best choice for sending our stuff was dispatching them in the same flight we took. However, this option imposes restrictions on the size and weight of the dispatched items. So, depending on what you want to send, it may be better to use alternative services such as Pack & Send.

Cheers!