“Honestly, I had no idea this was even possible. It turned out to be faster and cheaper than regular mail.”

I live in Gdańsk, and my sister is in Kharkiv. Recently, her phone broke, and I had an old iPhone lying around. I wanted to send it to her, but the postal service gave me a shock – the shipping cost was almost the price of a new phone!

A friend suggested trying a service that connects people traveling in the right direction with those needing to send packages. In just five minutes, I found a guy heading to Ukraine who was willing to take my phone. We met in the city center, I handed him the package, and two days later, my sister had it in her hands.

I never thought something like this could work – no endless paperwork, tracking numbers, or waiting. Now I know where to go whenever I need to send something home.

“I was flying to Almaty anyway—why not take a small package with me?”

I had been living in Phuket for a few months and decided to return to Kazakhstan. A couple of days before my flight, I saw a listing from a girl who needed to send some documents and a small gift to her parents in Almaty.

We connected, discussed the details – it turned out to be just a small envelope and a stuffed toy. I had plenty of space in my luggage, so I simply took it with me. At Almaty airport, I handed it over right in the arrivals hall. It took me five minutes—and I earned a little extra cash, enough for my taxi ride home.

I wouldn’t call it a way to get rich, but if you’re already traveling, why not cover some of your trip expenses? Now, I sometimes take small packages if they match my route.

“I had already accepted that my documents wouldn’t arrive on time. But in the end, they were delivered in just three days!”

I study in Seattle, and my parents recently moved to Batumi. I urgently needed to send important documents, but express shipping from the US was ridiculously expensive. Standard mail was offering delivery in 2–3 weeks, which was out of the question.

I found a girl flying to Tbilisi in a couple of days. I texted her, explained the situation – and it turned out she had no problem carrying an envelope. We met at the airport, I handed over the documents, and three days later, my mom had them in her hands.

I never thought something like this could be so simple. Next time, I won’t even consider courier services.