best shipping company to use - UK to US

[Lansbury 19]

I don't know whether they'll let me pack stuff under other stuff (eg under the legs of the sideboard which is, unusually, quite high off the ground) or whatever...

You can do that, our packers most certainly did. If you put stuff inside pieces of furniture just make sure the doors/drawers are not locked as customs will break them open if they want to see inside and can't find the key.

[Jeraly 4]

Hmmm - almost a pity I am not bringing any furniture Ah well - not like I have anything nice anyway

[jpkeswim 0]

We got quotes from both excess baggage and john mason and excess baggage is cheaper by almost £100. It is door to door by excess baggage said it could take up to 12 weeks...ouch! We have a baby and need some of his things.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

We got quotes from both excess baggage and john mason and excess baggage is cheaper by almost £100. It is door to door by excess baggage said it could take up to 12 weeks...ouch! We have a baby and need some of his things.

Yeah, they told us that, too. In the end it took about 6 weeks to get from our old front door in London to our new front door in Connecticut. If you need your baby's things more quickly, you might investigate bringing those with you on your flight as cargo -- check with your airline for pricing.

[zoobuffalo 0]

wow weird because for us the quote from john mason was quite a lot cheaper that from excess baggage. i guess it depends where you're going from/to and what sort of stuff you're taking.

[Jeraly 4]

Also - how much would it normally cost to take extra as cargo? I never heard of doing it before and wondered if I didn't have a lot whether this would be a better option..?

[StillThePrettiest 3]

well, I've contacted a number of places now, and asked for a quote based on the same cubic foot estimate for all of them... so far I've been most impressed with Anglo-Pacific; the guy I spoke to was REALLY friendly and helpful, and the quote is very competitive without being THE lowest... plus, when I looked at their website, they have a guide price per cubic foot! so someone's being practical

they also operate out of Australia, so if I get them here, and they're good, they'll have pretty much guaranteed another sale

anyone used Anglo-Pacific, just out of interest?

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

well, I've contacted a number of places now, and asked for a quote based on the same cubic foot estimate for all of them... so far I've been most impressed with Anglo-Pacific; the guy I spoke to was REALLY friendly and helpful, and the quote is very competitive without being THE lowest... plus, when I looked at their website, they have a guide price per cubic foot! so someone's being practical

they also operate out of Australia, so if I get them here, and they're good, they'll have pretty much guaranteed another sale

anyone used Anglo-Pacific, just out of interest?

You might want to look at this: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=108798

[StillThePrettiest 3]

henc

man, that's pretty full-on

first bad review I've seen though... I've been looking elsewhere as well, and everyone else just RAVES about them

and the service they've quoted me for would have them packing everything, so I wouldn't have that box problem...

thanks, anyway; that's helpful

[StillThePrettiest 3]

Allied Pickfords is WAY cheaper than everyone else; half the price of the most expensive!

now I don't know what to do...

[Lansbury 19]

Allied Pickfords is WAY cheaper than everyone else; half the price of the most expensive!

now I don't know what to do...

We used Allied Pickfords for our move. They did all the packing and unpacking.

We cannot speak highly enough of them. They did what they promised to do when they said, including the stuff arriving at our house well within the time frame they said.

If we were doing such a move again I'd go straight to them for it.

[Jeraly 4]

Allied Pickfords is WAY cheaper than everyone else; half the price of the most expensive!

now I don't know what to do...

What are the reviews like for Allied Pickfords? Sometimes cheaper isn't always better... What sort of prices are you looking at? Or do you not want to say?

[Jeraly 4]

Haha - I was too slow