<p>My DD is in Caen, France for her semester abroad. She has traveled quite a bit while over there, and has accumulated quite a bit to bring home. I have suggested leaving most of her clothes and shoes behind in order to have more room, but she still has a lot to lug home. I am hoping to find a company that ships luggage from France to the states without breaking the bank. Has anyone here done that before? I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.</p>
<p>I did for my daughter’s return from Spain last semester. We were traveling as a family after she was done with school and did not want to lug her luggage all over Italy as we were traveling between cities by train. I used First Luggage and was very happy with their service. [First</a> Luggage is the world?s leading international door to door luggage collection and delivery service. - Home](<a href=“http://www.firstluggage.com/]First”>http://www.firstluggage.com/) They sent all the paper work in advance, we filled it out and attached it to my daughter’s luggage. I had it sent to my mother’s house since we would not be home to receive it and the luggage arrived at her house either the day after we sent it or the next!</p>
<p>There are several other companies that ship and may have experience with shipping student’s luggage. Other that I can think of that I looked into were:
[Luggage</a> shipping and excess baggage shipping experts Luggage Free](<a href=“http://www.luggagefree.com/]Luggage”>http://www.luggagefree.com/)
[Luggage</a> Concierge: Luggage Delivery and Sports Equipment Shipping](<a href=“http://www.luggageconcierge.com%5DLuggage”>http://www.luggageconcierge.com)
[Luggage</a> Forward - The Luggage Shipping and Golf Club Shipping Service](<a href=“http://www.luggageforward.com/index.jsp]Luggage”>http://www.luggageforward.com/index.jsp)</p>
<p>First Luggage was very helpful and did all they promised. I though my daughter was sending only one bag back, but at the last minute it became two. We contacted First Luggage and they had no problem adding a bag at the last minute. We were even able to leave the luggage with the hotel to be picked up the next day after we had left Spain. My mother got a call from First Luggage about an hour after the bags arrived to make sure the bags arrived and that there was no damage.</p>
<p>While I would have preferred not to have spent the money to ship the bags, if I had to do it again I would use First Luggage. It sure beat dragging two extra bags around Italy when we already had too much luggage!</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the information. My DD will be traveling to Berlin at the end of the semester to meet up with her best friend who has been studying in Spain. We were trying to save them the hassle of lugging all their stuff around with them. It sounds like this company did a great job for you and I am going to check them out right now. Thanks again!</p>
<p>My daughter used the French post office. No problems. It did take about six weeks.</p>
<p>If I am not mistaken, I think First Luggage allowed a heavier bag; something that my daughter needed! When you check with them, ask about the Smarter Student information. I believe the rate is cheaper for a student than the general population.</p>
<p>Shipping is not cheap, but I just chalked it up to the experience she had while abroad and pretended it was just part of her college tuition!</p>
<p>SplashMom- What did you decide to do?</p>
<p>Just in case this applies to anyone else, my son is flying home from London on British Airways and on that airline you can buy space for a third suitcase for $132 on-line on their website. If you wait to buy it at the airport, it’s $30 more. Still cheaper then mailing or First Luggage.</p>
<p>We mailed a package from france by post this past summer. It came fast, but for a package that weighed only a few pounds it cost a lot. I was in Caen for a night on my trip.</p>