More Packing & more Shipping Quotes

Today I was determined to get the sorting done. So I went out in the garage and sorted through the last box. By 2 pm I was finally done!! YEAH!! I'm very happy that the sorting part is over. The only thing that is still left is the small box with misc. stuff...and that doesn't really bother me.

Later in the afternoon I received several shipping quotes. 2 of those quotes were responses from my initial inquiry about a week ago. Those estimated came back with $ 2800 and $ 3200. Those estimates didn't really upset me, since they were from companies where the track record of customer satisfaction is questionable. The 3rd estimate was a little more bothersome. I was from the company that I had the consultation with yesterday. There the representative told me that he estimates a that the shipping costs will be around $1600. I just skimmed over the estimate and it's for about $ 2700. Have to look at that estimate in more detail to figure out where the difference comes from. On the other hand it's pretty much along the line that I was expecting. If I add the $ 2700 to the other relocation costs, that still puts me will within my relocation budget. But if you thought you might be getting the same service for 1 grand less, it's somewhat upsetting.

So I looked into alternatives. If I were to ship the 1000 lbs of household goods via USPS, UPS or Fedex that would cost me somewhere between $ 6500 and $ 6800. That's not really an option. DHL doesn't even let you calculate the shipping costs..it requires you to ask for a shipping quote. I did that and we'll see what the result will be. Next I tried to use the Fedex and UPS Freight option, but turns out that only commercial shippers can do that.

I guess I will have to figure out how much weight I actually plan to ship. Then I can figure out what it would cost me to ship it via an alternative carrier.

Guess the shipping story continues...good thing I started getting quotes 2 1/2 month in advance.