Originally Posted by lawlaw

we have johnsons, britannia and atlantis coming round next week, have tried others but they either wont come round at times we can do or wont come round as they dont think we have enough stuff, which really frustrates me as I dont know how much stuff I will have until someone comes round and advises me how much stuff fits into the boxes, whats worth taking etc.

Originally Posted by SuperSeagulls

You could always tell them you have a house load of stuff and when they come out say you have changed your mind. Or use the estimates Johnsons etc give you, and send that off to the likes of Crown and Excess for a quote.

SS

Originally Posted by moneypen20

We had a few quotes back in May. When we finally came to arrange it for real we went with John Mason - by far the best customer service to us. PSS didn't come out, just asked what John Mason had quoted for and gave us a quote for the same size container (quote was 1,000 more )

Between receiving a copy of their inventory and the guys arriving, a few things had changed but it was no problem. The two guys turned up on the Tuesday morning and had packed everything by about 4pm. They came back mid morning on the Wednesday to go through the detailed inventory and label everything. The container turned up at 1pm and was packed and gone by 3pm.

Really helpful. Very nice, chatty but continued working throughout. I have sort of tracked the ship and at this moment it is docked just north of Pisa. Should arrive in Brisbane on the 26th November. Would be nice to get it out of customs and AQIS before christmas but can't do anything about it if it doesn't.

We are currently living in a very minimalist house until the 18th and no doubt will be able to do the same there. Can't get worked up about something that is out of my control

Anyway for a 20foot reefer sole use, they charged us just over £3,000. So far so good.

Originally Posted by dave and linda

Hi

We had Crown Relocations. They have been brilliant from start to finish. We had a very full 20ft container and with insurance it was £5,000, that includes Aquis.

The only thing I will say and it may apply to all shippers is that they deliver free and unpack it all for you. But if you want them to leave it to you to unpack then you get charged a pick up fee.

Well with all the stuff we had there was no way we could let them unpack it all as we would have been in a right mess. I do think its a bit of a con and another way of getting money out of you but I suppose its your choice at the end of the day. I personally would rather pay $60 and unpack it at my leasure.

Despite all this though I would still use them again.

Originally Posted by helinuk

To avoid the unpacking fee, perhaps you could pack your things in smaller boxes, then pack them into the packing boxes, that way you could have everything unpacked for you and you can unpack the small boxes at your leisure.

Most people seem to be using 20ft containers, has anyone used a 40 ft container? How much did that cost?

Originally Posted by Anne4Terry

I have done loads and loads of reading through old threads so I am not being lazy. I have read quite a few people who say "shippers are coming next week/month so I will let you know how we get on"

So now I am asking - how has everyone got on?

I had a few quotes in July but realise that I obviously did that far too soon and will have to be looking for new quotes. Any help qould be much appreciated

Originally Posted by Joanne

Im just getting quotes in now, had Brittannia and Pickfords round so far, waiting for quotes to arrive. Got Bishops Move coming round on Monday. So will keep you all posted as to how much the quotes are. We havent enough stuff to have a container to ourselves, so were going groupage, which will take a bit longer, but not worth paying the extra when we dont need it.

We're not taking a huge amount of stuff, only large items are 3 piece suite, tv, computer desk, the rests is bits and pieces and its these that seem to mount up, especially the kids toys!!! Most of the container will be filled with Bratz dolls I think :scared:

Jo