shipping stuff to Calgary
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shipping stuff to Calgary
In (perhaps over-optimistic) anticipation of hearing from Immigration soon, does anyone have recommendations for a company to ship stuff from London to Calgary? Anything to look out for when we contact different companies? We don't have a lot of stuff so will probably be sharing a container. Thanks...
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Originally Posted by Phil&Kirsteen
In (perhaps over-optimistic) anticipation of hearing from Immigration soon, does anyone have recommendations for a company to ship stuff from London to Calgary? Anything to look out for when we contact different companies? We don't have a lot of stuff so will probably be sharing a container. Thanks...
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
:scared: Is it very expensive ?
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
We used Pickfords.
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Originally Posted by swoops
:scared: Is it very expensive ?
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
About two thousand pounds three years ago ... not cheap.
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Best to sell it all off and start again probably cheaper.
Can you fit quite alot into half a container?
Can you fit quite alot into half a container?
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
That was only for half a container too.
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Originally Posted by swoops
Best to sell it all off and start again probably cheaper.
Can you fit quite alot into half a container?
Can you fit quite alot into half a container?
Ikea is very popular over here ....
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
I found Allied-Pickfords very good to Toronto this summer. It was 2500GBP door to door using groupage. Just over 300 cubic feet. Everything arrived here just the way it left there.
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Spoke to several removials companies at the Emmigrate show at Sanddown Park last weekend. They all gave ball park figures of £3500 (forgot to ask if inclusive or exclusive of VAT) for a full container.
They do all the packing/unpacking at either end plus the evil contents lists required by Canadian customs
They do all the packing/unpacking at either end plus the evil contents lists required by Canadian customs
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Re: shipping stuff to Calgary
Sounds like Calgary could do with a local DFS!
Originally Posted by Glaswegian
Not as much as you would think ... the only major item of furniture we brought was a three piece suite ... some Canadian furniture still looks a bit 80's even after three years living here.
Ikea is very popular over here ....
Ikea is very popular over here ....