Recent Quotes for Shipping?
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Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Hi
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
hi Kevin,
we've just had PSS round, and their quote is £3777.00. This is for sole use of a 20 foot container, door to door going to Brisbane and i think their insurance is either 2.5 or 2.9%, cant remember.
happy with this at the mo, as have had other quotes around the same price, but the insurance was way more.
we've just had PSS round, and their quote is £3777.00. This is for sole use of a 20 foot container, door to door going to Brisbane and i think their insurance is either 2.5 or 2.9%, cant remember.
happy with this at the mo, as have had other quotes around the same price, but the insurance was way more.
Last edited by tinkerbell; Feb 2nd 2006 at 3:59 pm.
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Hi
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Hi Kev,
Think it would be cheaper for me and you to charter a boat betwen us
We are using PSS, and for a 40ft container (Trish has got loads of shoes), from door to door, they are charging us 6500
Hope that helps
Rob
Think it would be cheaper for me and you to charter a boat betwen us
We are using PSS, and for a 40ft container (Trish has got loads of shoes), from door to door, they are charging us 6500
Hope that helps
Rob
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Hi
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Originally Posted by tinkerbell
hi Kevin,
we've just had PSS round, and their quote is £3777.00. This is for sole use of a 20 foot container, door to door going to Brisbane and i think their insurance is either 2.5 or 2.9%, cant remember.
happy with this at the mo, as have had other quotes around the same price, but the insurance was way more.
we've just had PSS round, and their quote is £3777.00. This is for sole use of a 20 foot container, door to door going to Brisbane and i think their insurance is either 2.5 or 2.9%, cant remember.
happy with this at the mo, as have had other quotes around the same price, but the insurance was way more.
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
We are using John Mason's. SOle use of 20 foot container door to door...£3250.
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Thanks everyone.
Rob, you should have binned all of those shoes, she'll only need sandles on the Gold Coast!!
So far I have had a local company round (Glasswells) who have quoted £3750 for 1200 cu ft, also had John Mason's - quote hasn't arrived yet and PSS the same. I've just received an email from Crown saying that if their quote is too high then maybe we are wasting each others time!! bloody excellent customer service (not)
So it looks like it is between the local company and the other 2, I don't think I'll bother with Crown as they obviously have ideas above their station :-))
Rob, you should have binned all of those shoes, she'll only need sandles on the Gold Coast!!
So far I have had a local company round (Glasswells) who have quoted £3750 for 1200 cu ft, also had John Mason's - quote hasn't arrived yet and PSS the same. I've just received an email from Crown saying that if their quote is too high then maybe we are wasting each others time!! bloody excellent customer service (not)
So it looks like it is between the local company and the other 2, I don't think I'll bother with Crown as they obviously have ideas above their station :-))
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Originally Posted by lucyb
We are using John Mason's. SOle use of 20 foot container door to door...£3250.
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Why didn't I get all this feedback for my enquiry about a sole use 20ft container
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Originally Posted by happymum
We also had an electronic quote from crown w ho were also reluctant to come out. I'm sure they must lose a lot of business this way. Anyway, I'm pretty sure from reading here they're known to be more expensive than the others. Whereas Masons seem to have competitive prices and a very good reputation. So make sure you get Masons around in person, should be a more reasonable quote. And we have PSS around, too, who very good and competitive. Sorry I don't thave the figures to hand, having a tricky day with our toddler, but if I get the chance later, I'll add them in. Basically PSS pickfords and Masons were all roughly the same, Crown a good 1000 more!
Margaret
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield
Hi
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
We are presently getting quotes in for shipping our stuff from Suffolk to the Sunshine Coast. We had a bit of a shock today when Crown quoted us £5245 + 4.2% for insurance (for a sole use 20' container), they quoted this without coming to see us (seemed reluctant to send someone out)
Does anyone have a recent quote so we can compare? we are waiting for John Mason's to come back and we have a quote from a local company for £3750 (for 1200 cu ft)
We've had 8 people coming to give us quotes and had all but 2 come round. Of the quotes we've had back the cheapest has been 3400 and the most expensive is 4300.
Still got a few more to come in yet.
Out of all the removals we didn't get Crown.
Graham
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Originally Posted by lucyb
We are using John Mason's. SOle use of 20 foot container door to door...£3250.
They quoted us £4300. Can't believe the difference.
Graham
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
We are using Excess. It might be worth getting a quote from them. They will also send someone out to give you a quote. You need to give them 2 weeks notice if you want someone to come out. We aren't taking a full container though and only a few pieces of furniture and the rest boxes.
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
So far only John Masons @ £3,750
Sole use of 20ft, NW London - Gold Coast door to door.
We've got Crown coming in a few weeks, but am expecting higher.
You never know tho.
Sole use of 20ft, NW London - Gold Coast door to door.
We've got Crown coming in a few weeks, but am expecting higher.
You never know tho.
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Re: Recent Quotes for Shipping?
Think they are taking the piss mate. I had Crown out last week. For a 20ft sole use Scotland to Perth they quoted £4100.00 + insurance at 3%. Are you shipping rare jewels or something. Think Insurance rate varies according to what you are shipping????? Also around £600 to ship my motorcycle. £3750 sound a little more like it. Good luck.