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Cory McKenna · Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

I'm moving to Doha soon. Could someone who has shipped there from the states by air tell me which company or airline or agent or whatever they used? I'll be shipping from the Philadelphia area and just keep running into dead ends on my online searches. Fed Ex gave me some prices, but they are outrageous. There has got to be a cheaper way. I'll have no more than 10, probably a lot fewer boxes. Thanks.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

USPS could be okay if the parcels are not too heavy. (US Postal Servioce ie Post office.)

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I always used Air Freight... British Airways out of the US.

VS

trapezius · Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

Surface would be far cheaper than air, but will take a couple of months I guess.

Mine's a pint · Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 46 Location: Somewhere

Is it feasible for you to take it all with you and pay excess baggage?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

I found that sending it air freight cost me about half of taking it as excess baggage. Of course, that is the most dependable way to have it there at the same time as your arrival... but, you pay through the nose for that benefit. Ten boxes would cost a small fortune as excess... Shocked

If you could cut it down to 2... The real question is what are you shipping and do you really need this stuff??? It is almost always cheaper to buy replacement things when you get there.

VS

MIKEBUCHAN · Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Posts: 106 Location: Russia

VS

You are very correct about shipping things vs. just buying new ones!

Mike

Atassi · Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 128 Location: 평택

Cory, for all we know you probably have a shipping allowance from your new employer. There are many shipping companies. Try http://www.wtxglobal.com for a quick quote online.

Good luck