Shipping
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| I need to ship some stuff to England from Toronto. Has anyone done this before? Any copmanies to suggest? Any advice? |
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You know...I looked into this and found it was cheaper to pack and pay for extra luggage. US post Cargo is the cheapest that I found but the fellow said 1)it would take 4 to 6 weeks to arrive and 2)...this is the kicker...he said, "There's no way to guarentee it would arrive at all." Yikes...and it was still pretty expensive ($50 for a 20lb box). DHS is marginally less expensive than UPS or FedEx...at least going by the quotes I recieved.
If you find something better, I'd love to know about it. Looks as though I'm taking 3 (maybe 4 suitcases). Lots of luck...;-)
(Less than 2 weeks to go...Yipee! How about you?) |
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| Unfortunately the extra luggage thing won't work for me. The carrier I'm on is $10 per extra kg....guess that's why my seat is so cheap!!! So I'll definitely be shipping. I'll let you know what I decide. |
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Hi TClayton,
I've done a little looking into this subject and I found this guy's website, and he offers some good ideas and advice. The info might be a bit old, but maybe there are some ideas that would work for you.
http://www.avatar-moving.com/k... />
Good Luck! |
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Hi TC, Meli, and HG,
Shipping over to the UK is pretty expensive. We get "care packages" (peanut butter, cold meds, m&m's...the necessities) once a month. Our most recent one was 4 pounds and cost the folks $55.85 to ship (12 days for delivery). My co-workers that left back to North America a few weeks ago shipped back 120 pounds of clothes and souvenires and it cost them 1005 GBP. Good luck searching for an economical answer. Live and learn. |
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