Woohoo-Our Shipped stuff has arrived !
#16
They took our stuff on Jan 19th and it arrived in Miami Feb 8th (ish). I don't recall it taking any time going through customs.
#17
Originally posted by ladyofthelake
They took our stuff on Jan 19th and it arrived in Miami Feb 8th (ish). I don't recall it taking any time going through customs.
They took our stuff on Jan 19th and it arrived in Miami Feb 8th (ish). I don't recall it taking any time going through customs.
#18
It was a full smaller sized container. About 22' I think? Anyway, we were originally told it would take about 6 weeks to get there, but I guess we just had good timing and our stuff went on a ship almost immediately after it had arrived in Southampton.
#19
Originally posted by ladyofthelake
It was a full smaller sized container. About 22' I think? Anyway, we were originally told it would take about 6 weeks to get there, but I guess we just had good timing and our stuff went on a ship almost immediately after it had arrived in Southampton.
It was a full smaller sized container. About 22' I think? Anyway, we were originally told it would take about 6 weeks to get there, but I guess we just had good timing and our stuff went on a ship almost immediately after it had arrived in Southampton.
#20
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Originally posted by ladyofthelake
They took our stuff on Jan 19th and it arrived in Miami Feb 8th (ish). I don't recall it taking any time going through customs.
They took our stuff on Jan 19th and it arrived in Miami Feb 8th (ish). I don't recall it taking any time going through customs.
Was this by the same company? thats real quick!
#21
Originally posted by dunroving
How much did it cost for a container, if you don't mind me asking? And was any packing included (i.e., putting things in boxes and then putting things into the container)? I know with some companies they just leave the container at your house for a week and you pack it yourself..
How much did it cost for a container, if you don't mind me asking? And was any packing included (i.e., putting things in boxes and then putting things into the container)? I know with some companies they just leave the container at your house for a week and you pack it yourself..
I've emailed them on the offchance they would take a shipment from Spain.
#22
Originally posted by dunroving
How much did it cost for a container, if you don't mind me asking? And was any packing included (i.e., putting things in boxes and then putting things into the container)? I know with some companies they just leave the container at your house for a week and you pack it yourself..
How much did it cost for a container, if you don't mind me asking? And was any packing included (i.e., putting things in boxes and then putting things into the container)? I know with some companies they just leave the container at your house for a week and you pack it yourself..
#23
Originally posted by ladyofthelake
It cost roughly 3400 pounds (my memory is fading on this a bit) and I do remember them as the cheapest quote. They packed our entire house, loaded it into the container, and shipped to Miami. Once there, we paid extra for the stuff to go into storage for a couple of months, even this rate was cheaper than other companies had quoted too. When we were ready to take delivery of our stuff, it was driven from Miami to Tampa, and everything was unpacked for us in our new house. As I said the only extra we paid was for longer storage. Their service for us was excellent.
It cost roughly 3400 pounds (my memory is fading on this a bit) and I do remember them as the cheapest quote. They packed our entire house, loaded it into the container, and shipped to Miami. Once there, we paid extra for the stuff to go into storage for a couple of months, even this rate was cheaper than other companies had quoted too. When we were ready to take delivery of our stuff, it was driven from Miami to Tampa, and everything was unpacked for us in our new house. As I said the only extra we paid was for longer storage. Their service for us was excellent.
#24
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Originally posted by dunroving
That's an excellent price for a complete container. I had a partial load and so they built a box (liftvan) to put it in. Probably about a quarter of a container at most. Cost about $4,000 each time (to UK, back from UK). At the prevailing exchange rate that was about 2,600 squids.
That's an excellent price for a complete container. I had a partial load and so they built a box (liftvan) to put it in. Probably about a quarter of a container at most. Cost about $4,000 each time (to UK, back from UK). At the prevailing exchange rate that was about 2,600 squids.
We shared a container (the UK shipper shrink wrapped everything onto a series of pallets). Unfortunately, the stuff got held up in Baltimore (MD), apparently the US Customs decided to do one of their detailed searches and we ended up with an extra fee (about $70) for the extra work that fell onto our shipper's agent. We paid that and they delivered it. Apart from this snaffu, we were pretty happy with everything.
There were extra-costs, I flew over to the UK to help my mother move. Also, she needed someone to travel with her and help her with carrying her luggage.
Last edited by Patent Attorney; Jan 25th 2004 at 11:17 pm.