Leaving for FL tomorrow to visit mom for a week. I'm flying Spirit and they are also charging now for carry on luggage. So instead of paying betw $40-50 one way, I sent my clothes to my mom's via UPS for $16.00 and the clothes got there yesterday! When I leave to come home, I'm doing the same thing. Going to local UPS store and sending my stuff back. And it'll be nice having just a purse (a big one, I'll grant you), but still no suitcases to lug.
When I went to UPS store on Monday to send the box, I noticed luggage behind the counter with UPS stickers on them. Clerk behind the counter told me that this is not my own novel idea - lots of people are doing it, esp. when the airlines are charging betw $20 and $30 for the first suitcase and $50 for the second. And one can ship the suitcase. I didn't know that so
I boxed up everything.
So that's my travel tip for the day girls