How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
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How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Can't remember whether anyone has put a thread for this on here - so if I just didnt search far enough back please forgive me.
Going to Southern Alberta and just need to know how long it would take from Manchester thereto.
Gaynor
Going to Southern Alberta and just need to know how long it would take from Manchester thereto.
Gaynor
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by burton bunch
Can't remember whether anyone has put a thread for this on here - so if I just didnt search far enough back please forgive me.
Going to Southern Alberta and just need to know how long it would take from Manchester thereto.
Gaynor
Going to Southern Alberta and just need to know how long it would take from Manchester thereto.
Gaynor
The one time that we would have been happier if it took longer
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by burton bunch
Can't remember whether anyone has put a thread for this on here - so if I just didnt search far enough back please forgive me.
Going to Southern Alberta and just need to know how long it would take from Manchester thereto.
Gaynor
Going to Southern Alberta and just need to know how long it would take from Manchester thereto.
Gaynor
Mainly as it was a part shipment, so sat at the depot in Mcr for a few weeks, then they had a truck drivers strike at the docks here in Canada, so it got held up again.
So, I can't really tell you what the 'standard' time frame is.
But it got to us eventually, safe and sound and Bekins Worldwide at this end were very good.!
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Guys
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by burton bunch
Guys
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by burton bunch
Guys
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
Above price includes 6 weeks storage at either end, packing and unpacking and supply and removal of packing materials.
They have allowed themselves 3 days to pack our house and I understand that the first 2 days are spent wrapping and packing and on the 3rd day the container will arrive and they will load it :scared:
HTH
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by Dying to leave England
White and Co are coming to pack our house tomorrow. Sole use of a 20 ft from the Midlands to Calgary £4270. Be aware though that the cost does not just depend on the size of the container but on how quickly it can be packed, ie, to take, for example, 2 cars in a container will cost less than if you take a house full of books that all need to be individually wrapped
Above price includes 6 weeks storage at either end, packing and unpacking and supply and removal of packing materials.
They have allowed themselves 3 days to pack our house and I understand that the first 2 days are spent wrapping and packing and on the 3rd day the container will arrive and they will load it :scared:
HTH
Above price includes 6 weeks storage at either end, packing and unpacking and supply and removal of packing materials.
They have allowed themselves 3 days to pack our house and I understand that the first 2 days are spent wrapping and packing and on the 3rd day the container will arrive and they will load it :scared:
HTH
What's the smallest container you can have? as my flat isn't that big so I dont have that many things and the bulkiest thing I might be taking is my sofa (if I take it) I have other furniture than can be flat packed the main thing is I have a load of cds and dvds.
Emma
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by or4ngecrush
What's the smallest container you can have? as my flat isn't that big so I dont have that many things and the bulkiest thing I might be taking is my sofa (if I take it) I have other furniture than can be flat packed the main thing is I have a load of cds and dvds.
Emma
Emma
HTH
Tracie
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by or4ngecrush
What's the smallest container you can have? as my flat isn't that big so I dont have that many things and the bulkiest thing I might be taking is my sofa (if I take it) I have other furniture than can be flat packed the main thing is I have a load of cds and dvds.
Emma
Emma
I don't know what the "minimum" for groupage is (I doubt there is one) or what the "maximum" would be (before a sole container would be appropriate)
HTH
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by or4ngecrush
What's the smallest container you can have? as my flat isn't that big so I dont have that many things and the bulkiest thing I might be taking is my sofa (if I take it) I have other furniture than can be flat packed the main thing is I have a load of cds and dvds.
Emma
Emma
The container that holds my stuff arrived in Toronto a few days ago. It's now on a train to Vancouver where it will be opened and go through customs and my bit will come back to Calgary... probably back by truck. I'm guessing the bulk of the container was destined for Vancouver.
The mover dudes came and packed up my stuff in England (2 cubic metres of books, cds, do-dads, etc) during the first week of September if I'm remembering correctly and I should be receiving my stuff in Calgary in a week and a bit. Hopefully!
So, to answer your question, just over 2 months in my case.
It's been quite hard doing without some of my things that I didn't realised I used so much until there weren't around - my favourite chopping knife and stir-frying bamboo flipper thing, my dictionary, my calculator - well I could go on.... IMO for a few days try to pay attention to various objects you use and maybe wonder if you can live without them for a couple of months.
On the flip side, a lot of stuff I thought I'd miss I can't even remember!
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by burton bunch
Guys
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
How much did they charge you too ? Have had a quote for 20 foot container sole use for £4,500
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Location: Newmarket Ontario
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
white and co portsmouth charged us 4025.00 for a 40ft container and insurance. they allowed 3 days to pack and load but took 2 days as i had done alot when we sold our house and moved to a rental. that included i month storage at portsmouth and delivery , unpacking and disposal of rubbish.
very nice guys , four of them , seemed to take care when wrapping , (lots of tea and biscuits ) i could not take the cane furniture i had and did not sell it so one of the guys took it , and all the rubbish i did not want or could not sell.
i await and see how it travelled
very nice guys , four of them , seemed to take care when wrapping , (lots of tea and biscuits ) i could not take the cane furniture i had and did not sell it so one of the guys took it , and all the rubbish i did not want or could not sell.
i await and see how it travelled
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Originally Posted by dentaltech
i could not take the cane furniture i had and did not sell it so one of the guys took it , and all the rubbish i did not want or could not sell.
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Location: Campbell River, BC
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
Ours was packed on 26th Oct and is due to arrive in Vancouver on 20th Nov. This is Internatioal Moving Co and cost £7000 for 40 foot container.
This is ellsie here, sorry forgot to change the name!
This is ellsie here, sorry forgot to change the name!
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Re: How long does it take for your container to arrive in Canada ?
We have Whites going in this Thursday/Friday, they have quoted for 20 foot container and 2 days to pack etc. Selby to Edmonton - £3275 plus insurance which we were told will be 3%.
We think this is pretty good as they have to clear two attics.
We haven't been told how long it will take, so at the moment I have no idea if it's going into storage once it arrives or in a new house....if we find one!!!
I'll report back once it all arrives.
Linda
We think this is pretty good as they have to clear two attics.
We haven't been told how long it will take, so at the moment I have no idea if it's going into storage once it arrives or in a new house....if we find one!!!
I'll report back once it all arrives.
Linda