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International Moving

Dec 28, 2009 17:25

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stephendavidson December 29 2009, 03:34:49 UTC

UPS will let you use your own packaging and pick things up at your house, though it's not a moving service per se. I think their website will give you an estimate based on size/weight, and how far it's going... I moved a handful of packages from Vancouver to Montreal that way, including a bike, and it was fine.

brutus_007 December 29 2009, 04:12:54 UTC

I'd recommend ABFS/UPack. I used them back in 2002 to move from Montreal to Dallas, and have also heard of others use the same service. You only pay for the amount of the trailer that you use, so if you pack it efficiently and vertically, you can cram a whole lot in a little space.

sky_collide December 29 2009, 18:26:55 UTC

I guess going from Alaska isn't part of their normal procedure; they just quoted us at $3,800! Thanks, though!

annamaryse December 29 2009, 05:04:41 UTC

Been there, done that - and I had no problem shipping via Amtrak.

sky_collide December 29 2009, 06:17:19 UTC

Unfortunately, there is no trainline connecting Alaska to anywhere else

annamaryse December 29 2009, 08:06:13 UTC

Sorry, after I posted, I wondered about that... but if you can ship to the lower 48 or Vancouver, there are trains across Canada... and rail freight is cheap... just saying.

sky_collide December 29 2009, 08:31:50 UTC

Haha, thanks. I appreciate the thought :)

kaylla_334 December 30 2009, 02:25:01 UTC

3000 doesn't sound excessive to me. Vancouver is almost 5 hours away by plane which means it must be close/over 4500 km away. That plus the distance to anchorage/alaska... that's a lot! And considering it costs like 60 bucks an hour to move to laval...

If you're not too attached to those things, the cheapest would be to sell there and buy here