Shipping Franchise Charts New Waters In Blount County

thedailytimes.com:

A new business in Maryville is Goin’ Postal, but you don’t have to worry about wearing personal armor to visit. Just bring what you want to ship, and the husband and wife team of Robert and Inessa Sloan will take care of it.

Their new Goin’ Postal franchise, the first in the area, is located at 1776 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway across from the Army National Guard Armory.

It opened two weeks ago and is an authorized shipper for FedEx, DHL and the U.S. Postal Service. It also offers freight shipping for bulky and heavy items.

“Our core business is shipping because we have national accounts with FedEx and DHL,” said Robert Sloan, who has more than 20 years experience in the computer industry.

But the local franchise offers something extra because Inessa Sloan is an Ebay Power Seller with more than 20,000 completed auctions and years of professional packing and shipping experience.

“Since she was involved as an Ebay assistant, we are offering an Ebay drop-off service,” he said. “People are better off to bring it here than to ship from home or online. We can usually beat everybody’s price on shipping costs,” Sloan said.