Any advice on the best way to transport our stuff ?

Moving to Sydney in June and don't have an enormous amount to take - but more than the normal baggage allowance. Do we need to look into 'containers' etc (would never fill one!) or are there other options?

Any help/advice most welcome!!

Dave.

Hi Dave,

We are only taking personal stuff and the best quote I got was from Excess Baggage International who were recommended by someone else on this site. They are coming to collect our stuff on Thursday. Hope this helps.

JO

Thanks Jo - I'll look into them. The name is encouraging!!

www.excessbaggage.com... mm

We recently used excess baggage and found them to be excellent, however pack yourselves or check how your belongings are being packed. Although everything arrived in one piece we re-packed as we were moving to our new house and found that they had not utilised space well and only required two thirds of the boxes they used!
Also they do not tell you about the quarantine charges (approx $160), likely to be incurred if you have boxes that could have food items or similar in them ie labled 'kitchen'.
Hope this helps.
Stef

Good tip !! Thanks

JUst remember, most PROFESSIONAL packers know how to minimise damage in cartons ,by using lots of crushed paper, as packing which takes up space. The average person who packs their own boxes, tend to try and minimise their costs rather than damage, and from years of dealing with this it is amazing what we see packed in boxes,especially when they burst open, under pressure ......................... mm

Unfortunately I think the use of 'professional' to describe our packers would not be appropriate. For example packing empty stackable storage boxes individually with the lid on (we thought they'd use them to put stuff in) and the one that had had stuff in had been emptied (the bits had been chucked into various other cardboard boxes). A box tall enough for an extension pole (approx 5ft) with a three foot wine rack (boxed bottle of champers wedged in) and two (stackable) empty storage boxes. My calculations may be off but I think it was equivalent to approx 15 cubic feet.

To be honest I think they thought they came within the minimum cubic allowance (70). When I complained that I was having to pay extra as I had over 70 and that extra non important stuff (storage boxes) had been included as the packers said we had the room I was told I should not have listened to the packers as they wouldn't know!

Luckily for me my new employers paid the bill so I never complained.

I hope this clarifies my earlier statement.
Stef

PS no crushed paper only a bit of wrapping like for your fish and chips.

sounds like some one seen you coming, i must admit some of the packing standards ,i have seen over the last couple of years,have been pretty woeful, especially ex, uk and even worse from the states. There must be companies over their that ,rely on the client ending up ,12.000 miles away,and not bothrering to complain or lodge a claim. I am suprised at Excess, though we get about 3-4 conts a year from them and they generally are ok. I always tell people, go to your mover and say "if you want my, business supply me packing Materials" it will generally work,good solid boxes make life easier for everbody............................. mm