This summer, like many of you, our family has stood in long lines at airline counters waiting to check bags. We’ve seen the surprise on the faces of many parents as their luggage is weighed and deemed to be over the airline’s weight limit. We’ve seen that surprise turn to embarrassment and anger as families are required to pay a fee or start unpacking right there.

It’s now easier than you think to avoid this unpleasant and costly experience before you head off for your vacation home or Grandma’s house. Simply weigh your bags with a light-weight, digital scale. Enter this month’s PickPackGo Getaway Giveaway contest and…

Congratulations to Sarah of Phoenix, Arizona, the winner of our July Getaway Giveaway contest and an Apple iPod Shuffle.