Pack now, ship later?
Jun 13th 2009, 10:05 am
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Pack now, ship later?
Anyone know if it's possible to pack a container and not ship it straight away, say maybe waiting 6 months/a year and then shipping it? Weird question, but I'm just curious if anyone has done this, and if so, what sort of extra cost would be involved for them (the shipping company) to hold onto it before shipping?!
Jun 13th 2009, 10:13 am
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Re: Pack now, ship later?
We're doing this. Getting packed up in 2 weeks and it's going into storage (remember to factor your storage costs into your budget - though we negotiated some free storage) and it'll get shipped once we get our visas and have a date for leaving the UK. It doesn't actually go into the container until it's time to ship - it stays in their storage facility until then.
Jun 13th 2009, 10:15 am
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Re: Pack now, ship later?
We're doing this. Getting packed up in 2 weeks and it's going into storage (remember to factor your storage costs into your budget - though we negotiated some free storage) and it'll get shipped once we get our visas and have a date for leaving the UK. It doesn't actually go into the container until it's time to ship - it stays in their storage facility until then.
Jun 13th 2009, 3:58 pm
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We're doing it this way because we have no other option. Our house sold A LOT quicker than we expected so we're moving out before we have the visa. It can't be shipped until we have the visa, so it's all staying in storage until we're ready to go.
Jun 13th 2009, 4:10 pm
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Any word on your visa?
Jun 13th 2009, 4:17 pm
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All our docs changed to "met" 10 days ago, so fingers crossed it shouldn't be too much longer. I'm gagging to book the flights and hand in my notice (we're planning on leaving Scotland at the end of August)
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Jun 13th 2009, 4:32 pm
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Jun 14th 2009, 5:57 am
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Hi Jen
We did this, we put our stuff in storage in December and flew to Oz in January. We will be arranging shipping shortly hopefully, we packed with shipping in mind and our storage company will allow the shippers access when we are ready to move it out.
We didn't want to commit to shipping our belongings until we were sure we were staying, we have ended up paying extra for the storage but we think that it was worth it for the peace of mind.
We did this, we put our stuff in storage in December and flew to Oz in January. We will be arranging shipping shortly hopefully, we packed with shipping in mind and our storage company will allow the shippers access when we are ready to move it out.
We didn't want to commit to shipping our belongings until we were sure we were staying, we have ended up paying extra for the storage but we think that it was worth it for the peace of mind.
Jun 14th 2009, 6:23 am
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Hi Jen
We did this, we put our stuff in storage in December and flew to Oz in January. We will be arranging shipping shortly hopefully, we packed with shipping in mind and our storage company will allow the shippers access when we are ready to move it out.
We didn't want to commit to shipping our belongings until we were sure we were staying, we have ended up paying extra for the storage but we think that it was worth it for the peace of mind.
We did this, we put our stuff in storage in December and flew to Oz in January. We will be arranging shipping shortly hopefully, we packed with shipping in mind and our storage company will allow the shippers access when we are ready to move it out.
We didn't want to commit to shipping our belongings until we were sure we were staying, we have ended up paying extra for the storage but we think that it was worth it for the peace of mind.
Jun 14th 2009, 8:32 pm
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Re: Pack now, ship later?
Anyone else done this, jusssssssst in case things don't work out in Oz and they come home? Damage limitation kinda thing?! lol
Jun 14th 2009, 9:08 pm
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Re: Pack now, ship later?
We're planning to do this as we're taking 6 months out to travel to Australia over land. So everything will go into storage for 6-9 months as we head off with nothing but backpacks. On arrival in Oz and find a place to live then our stuff should turn up!
Not looked into details/prices etc yet but when I briefly looked into it a while ago I found a couple of companies that could do it.
Not looked into details/prices etc yet but when I briefly looked into it a while ago I found a couple of companies that could do it.
