Originally Posted by MrsDV

sorry to wade in......but this has thrown up a few questions for me.... I had Doree Bonner over to quote us for shipping. I didn't think we had that much but the estimator said it would come to about 716 Cu F and that we needed a 20ft container. he said we'd have sole use of it, which I thought meant that we had a bit more space to fill it....however, when the quote came through, it said, sole use of a container but items should not exceed the volume of 716 Cu ft...... so...I'm getting sole use of a container, but can only fill it up to that volume ....amd I being cynical or is that just weird? Doesn't this mean they can fill the rest of my container with somebody else's boxes and get paid twice?

I also have a problem with the fact that they will charge me extra when I go over the 716 ft limit....especially considering that the estimator seems to have left out quite a few things! How does this normally work?
Mrs B

Originally Posted by skyturner

When we move we were hoping to take a british telephone box and post box, these are very very heavy, would the shipping guys entertain these items?

Originally Posted by skyturner

When we move we were hoping to take a british telephone box and post box, these are very very heavy, would the shipping guys entertain these items?

Originally Posted by MrsDV

I agree. Most people who ship a 20ft container of 'stuff' over seem to pay between £3500 and £4500 to get it to Canada. We filled ours to the brim. Thank God! There is NO WAY you could furnish your average family home for about $8000.

We still spent thousands on just the boring stuff like TV's, washer and dryer, general kitchen appliances, a few lamps and rugs, and another suite of furniture. That pot of money empties quicker than you would ever have imagined

Now, having said all that, if you are solo, or a couple with a lesser amount of clobber anyway, then yes, I'd say reconsider.