Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Apr 15th 2006, 6:48 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by nai_in_av
We used a company called Seven Seas last October, they provided all the packaging materials (boxes/tape/bubble wrap) etc and to send 7 big boxes cost us about 500 pounds. That was by sea and not air, but was door to door and probably took the 8 weeks they quoted.
Everything arrived safely apart from a bowl and a coffee mug. Would use them again if I had to.
Everything arrived safely apart from a bowl and a coffee mug. Would use them again if I had to.
Apr 15th 2006, 7:52 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Yes FedEx could be cheap since they have a fixed charge for a 25kg box...
Apr 15th 2006, 8:05 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by User Name
That's progress for you. James, please let me know what it costs to send a 25kg box by FedEx from the UK to the USA. Cheers.
Just shy of £100, ex-VAT. They offer a fixed rate for 10kg and 25kg boxes. Only thing is they supply the box, so its mostly useful for books and things. The dimensions of the 25kg box are 51x33x43 cm.
Apr 15th 2006, 8:16 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Just shy of £100, ex-VAT. They offer a fixed rate for 10kg and 25kg boxes. Only thing is they supply the box, so its mostly useful for books and things. The dimensions of the 25kg box are 51x33x43 cm.
Apr 15th 2006, 8:22 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by User Name
Not bad at all. Perhaps a tad too small to pack grandma. Your lupins or your 25kg FedEx box.
Whats on the menu? Poached salmon with a hollandaise sauce, asparagus, new potatoes and a 25Kg FedEx box
Apr 15th 2006, 8:24 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Hello everyone ...
Apr 15th 2006, 8:38 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by User Name
Please do keep us abreast of your Experiences in transporting your stuff to America, we are already fascinated at your exploits. Enthralled at your throw to the wind devil may care. Your panache, your James style. Your debonair autonomous self. The way you fawn over FedEx and 10/25kg boxes. The things this boy can do with alphabet spaghetti. The public must be informed. We adore you. Do please keep us up-to-date.
As for FedEx, I've decided not to use them. Any company that supposedly provided an overnight international service, yet has call centres which do not open on weekends or bank holidays, is just not up to the task. Even if they do provide nice little 25kg boxes at reasonable rates...
Apr 15th 2006, 8:59 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Well in two weeks' time I shall be a card-carrying expat ...
Apr 15th 2006, 10:11 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
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Ru a communist?
Apr 15th 2006, 10:34 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Erm...Tucson, Tucson?! :0 Seriously, yes I was there in December for an interview. I'm told it will be ever so slightly warmer in Tucson now compared to glorious Sunderland (oh how I will miss overcast days...) but things are getting even greyer here now that we've been relegated 
. I'll be working at the University of Arizona and I start next month. I didn't think they had English people in Tucson? Someone asked me if I was Australian...
Anyway I have a moving expenses budget but the visa application took a hefty chunk out of it, leaving me with only £1000 to ship some things over. Mostly books and what have you (need them for work anyway). I know I can buy most things over there cheaply but I'd like to make maximum use of the allowance. I just didn't think it would cost nearly $3000 to ship three boxes of things; I shudder to think what it would have cost were I moving furniture too!
. I'll be working at the University of Arizona and I start next month. I didn't think they had English people in Tucson? Someone asked me if I was Australian...Anyway I have a moving expenses budget but the visa application took a hefty chunk out of it, leaving me with only £1000 to ship some things over. Mostly books and what have you (need them for work anyway). I know I can buy most things over there cheaply but I'd like to make maximum use of the allowance. I just didn't think it would cost nearly $3000 to ship three boxes of things; I shudder to think what it would have cost were I moving furniture too!
Apr 15th 2006, 10:43 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Just shy of £100, ex-VAT. They offer a fixed rate for 10kg and 25kg boxes. Only thing is they supply the box, so its mostly useful for books and things. The dimensions of the 25kg box are 51x33x43 cm.
Apr 15th 2006, 8:36 pm
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by Russ&Jayne
I used UPS. Fedex were a complete pain in the arse when I tried to use them. UPS did a quick turnaround of 4 days door to door with no hassles. The only pain was having to type up what was exactly in each box and the weight, dimensions etc but it worked for me and was ded cheap too.
Apr 15th 2006, 8:52 pm
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
Thanks for all the advice and tips. I used to live in France and it was a damn sight easier moving stuff to there (fill up car, drive to Versailles) than the US...
Apr 15th 2006, 9:36 pm
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
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Puke bucket ... somebody.
without being asked to prove my age for the next few weeks 
Apr 16th 2006, 3:09 am
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Re: Experiences in transporting your stuff to America
Originally Posted by gsnichol
hmm there's no rolling eye smiley on here..... Still at least I can without being asked to prove my age for the next few weeks
without being asked to prove my age for the next few weeks Have a good trip.
