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mishmumkin · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 929

When I left the UAE I sent a few big suitcases home using some small operation out of cargo village. I'm pretty sure they went as unaccompanied luggage on a Gulf Air flight. This was a reasonably priced way of getting things back to the US that was fast, too. So does it work the other way? As we make plans to move back can I send several suitcases as unaccompanied luggage? Has anyone tries this? Perhaps someone can comment on the cost compared to sending a crate.

mandalayroad · Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 115

I was thinking about sending stuff via boat in July so it arrives some time in September when I'm settled in. Any recommendations of shipping companies on the US west coast?

mishmumkin · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 929

We should compare notes, Mandalay. I'll be sending stuff from the west coast, too.

mandalayroad · Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 115

I'll start doing more research on this in June and will post whatever I find out here.

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

Depending on your employer, another option is air freight. I used to go directly to the airline (usually used BA from DCA) and some employers have a staff member in HR that can take care of the pickup. With HCT, the shipping was in my hotel room when I arrived. In Kuwait, I did it air freight through a shipping company and paid for portal to portal and again it was delivered to my flat on the campus.

VS