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Old Oct 19th 2009, 7:04 pm
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I just got a couple of quotes and I am shocked - moving 2-4 boxes from Oz to UK and the quote for 1 tea carton is in excess of $500.

Has anyone moved a couple of tea cartons/boxes lately in either direction and what was the cost like???

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My mate has just shipped some boxes back to Scotland and was quoted about $500 each and got it down to around $180 with UPS.
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Hi

I think it's more expensive from Oz to the UK than the other way round. Our friends went back to the UK for a while and shipped a few boxes and it was twice as much as our shipment from the UK in comparison.

Best to shop around!

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Old Oct 20th 2009, 7:44 am
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Hi

I think it's more expensive from Oz to the UK than the other way round. Our friends went back to the UK for a while and shipped a few boxes and it was twice as much as our shipment from the UK in comparison.

Best to shop around!

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Thanks a million for the replies will check out UPS - interestingly I got a quote from Excess Baggage in UK and it was triple what I paid with them on the way over.
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Sorry to hear you are going back to the UK. (We met before you came out here on one of the "meets" near St Alban's.)
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Sorry to hear you are going back to the UK. (We met before you came out here on one of the "meets" near St Alban's.)
Hi Ozhappy - it is a long story but I will post a proper date when I get the move over. Love Oz just hate working here.

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