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Cheap overseas moving advice, please

 
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vox



Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo

PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:03 pm    Post subject: Cheap overseas moving advice, please Reply with quote

Okay, I'm going to do it- on vacation I'm going to have all my gear moved up here from Canada. What's the cheapest way to do this? I'm talking about a piano keyboard, a tower computer, a few boxes of books and maybe a box of clothes.

I'm looking at UPS and CanadaPost and Allied but I don't think I'm going about this the right way. Please help me shine some light on some competent reasonable shippers for heavy boxes overseas.
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ajgeddes



Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan

PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You'd be crazy to use UPS, that is going to be really expensive. Use Canada Post, express post. They have a 2 week delivery that isn't too bad. You say 'up' here, but I am presuming you are in Korea anway.
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peppermint



Joined: 13 May 2003
Location: traversing the minefields of caddishness.

PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Check to see if Canada post gives a special rate for printed matter (books) lots of postal companies do.
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vox



Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Location: Jeollabukdo

PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ajgeddes wrote:
You'd be crazy to use UPS, that is going to be really expensive. Use Canada Post, express post. They have a 2 week delivery that isn't too bad. You say 'up' here, but I am presuming you are in Korea anway.


Yeah, I'm going on vacation soon and I'm heading home. I'm hoping to get my stuff sent over. I'm not sure why I said up, that's funny. Maybe it's the elevation.

I got a website that is offering comparative quotes but they are between Allied and International Movers. Something akin to Rolls Royce and Mercedes-Benz I imagine. Well it cost nothing to ask for a quote.

Peppermint thanks for the printed matter tip. I'll look into that.
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