When we first interviewed PockitShip president Garrett O’Shea back in December 2015, he had an app on his mind. Specifically, an app PockitShip users could employ to make shipping stuff directly from the eponymous “pocket” a more literal reality.

“We want people to be able to take their phone out, take a picture and pretty much get a quote right there on site,” O’Shea said in an interview at the time. “Then a truck will swing by in an Uber-like fashion and pick your stuff up.”

Eleven months later, on Nov. 21, the Falls Church-based on-demand pickup and delivery startup announced that it has finally released exactly such an app — free and available via iOS and Android. It’s just in time for the holiday shopping season, too.

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