U-BAG is to launch its new shopping delivery service, just a few weeks before the start of the Johannesburg Shopping Festival.
Visitors to the festival will be able to have their purchases collected at their hotel, airfreighted ahead and delivered to their home, avoiding excessive baggage charges at the airport.
The service is said to be easy to use and only requires details to be SMSd, after which a customer service agent will call back to confirm the booking.
Visitors can view the daily pick-up times on the website and book collection date no later than one day before the pick-up date. U-Bag will meet guests at their hotel and arrange everything on the spot.
Free boxes and packing materials are supplied at the pick-up point. Boxes are shrink-wrapped and automatically insured for loss, theft and damages. Shoppers will also be able to track their shipment online.
“Our shopping delivery service has been specifically tailored for the Shopping
Festival and aims to make the shopping experience a little easier for visitors to
Johannesburg. The service is ideal for travellers who have large, heavy or bulky purchases and to ensure that the service is affordable, special negotiated rates are offered when sending from Johannesburg to SADC and certain other countries,” said Michele van Rensburg, gm of business development.
The service and discounted rates are available from September 1-September 30.
