Silver_Swan Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Has anyone ever self packed? which company did you use? The more I think about it the more I think I’d prefer to pack my own stuff. I’ve never had removals before, and I like knowing exactly what I’ve packed where, plus it means we can sort out as we pack. Obviously the big companies want to sell you the packing service as well though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 We’ve just used a MoveCube - packed all our boxes and packed them all into the move cube. Worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Swan Posted December 30, 2019 Author Share Posted December 30, 2019 34 minutes ago, Quoll said: We’ve just used a MoveCube - packed all our boxes and packed them all into the move cube. Worked really well. Thank - move cube I don’t think is enough space for us - we’d rather have a container and know we have space Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Swan Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 I've now had a quote from a shipping company directly, and it's half the price. But I'm totally clear on whether I'm comparing like for like or if the removals companies include other extras! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PommyLyn Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Silver_Swan like yourself I prefer to pack myself. You say you have a price from a shipping company direct. May I please have the name/ details for the company. Thank you. PommyLyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Swan Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 06/01/2020 at 01:40, PommyLyn said: Silver_Swan like yourself I prefer to pack myself. You say you have a price from a shipping company direct. May I please have the name/ details for the company. Thank you. PommyLyn Hi, it's a company called 1st Move. However the initial fee they quoted doesn't include destination fees, and when you add those in it's the same price as having your stuff packed. I just like the idea of packing my own boxes, knowing exactly what is going inside what box, I've read lots of horror stories about how the valuable items just disappear, or how boxes are essentially thrown together with no thought, making them impossible to unpack properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Whenever we move (and we've done it a lot with work) we always get packing done for us. We did it once took us 2 weeks and we hated it after the second day. After that we always get them to do it, they can pack up our 4 bed 2 garage house in just under a day and load the container the next morning in about 2 hours. We still pack a few "valuable/sentimental" boxes ourselves and they are happy with that You'll find that self packing usually results in more damage (and so self packed insurance is higher) also things going missing is more likely a customs opening thing than a packing company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Seriously for an international move get the packing. Here is why. they list the contents of each box (required by customs) so you know what is where they wrap professionally, less breakage they wrap furniture in special protective breathable wrap. they use boxes that tessellate and pack snug. They unpack and remove oackaging at the other end they dismantle and reassemble furniture if required. insurance prefers it They are fast, efficient and so totally worth it. concentrate on de cluttering and sorting your stuff beforehand. Organise rooms and be clear on what us to go/stay. We had never had removals pack for us before as only moved locally. It is a different game entirely! There is enough stress and things to do, let them take the strain for not much more expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Swan Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ausvisitor said: Whenever we move (and we've done it a lot with work) we always get packing done for us. We did it once took us 2 weeks and we hated it after the second day. After that we always get them to do it, they can pack up our 4 bed 2 garage house in just under a day and load the container the next morning in about 2 hours. We still pack a few "valuable/sentimental" boxes ourselves and they are happy with that You'll find that self packing usually results in more damage (and so self packed insurance is higher) also things going missing is more likely a customs opening thing than a packing company To be honest most of our stuff is in boxes anyway - we've been abroad for two years travelling, came back and sorted what we wanted to keep and what we wanted to donate, and put the stuff we were keeping back into boxes. I'd prefer it if they just put those boxes as packed into the container. Almost the ideal thing for us would be a half pack - where they pack anything that could be broken, and we pack the rest (because "the rest" is already packed!) We've also got a huge variance on volumes, one company told us our sofa was 150cuft on its own, even after I explained to them that it can be dismantled and flatpacked. So, just for fun we dismantled it and measured... being generous, it's 66cuft. Less than half their estimate. I'm good at tetris, I severely hope whoever we pick to load the container is as well, otherwise I won't be impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Swan Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, rammygirl said: Seriously for an international move get the packing. Here is why. they list the contents of each box (required by customs) so you know what is where they wrap professionally, less breakage they wrap furniture in special protective breathable wrap. they use boxes that tessellate and pack snug. They unpack and remove oackaging at the other end they dismantle and reassemble furniture if required. insurance prefers it They are fast, efficient and so totally worth it. concentrate on de cluttering and sorting your stuff beforehand. Organise rooms and be clear on what us to go/stay. We had never had removals pack for us before as only moved locally. It is a different game entirely! There is enough stress and things to do, let them take the strain for not much more expense. Thanks... although from all the reviews I'm reading they don't generally list the contents correctly, and people find things missing or packed in strange places.... as I mention in my previous post, a lot of our stuff is already boxed, feels annoying to be paying someone to pack it for us when it's already done, plus I just don't trust them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Wasn’t an issue for us. On our second move we had some stuff still in boxes, they simply checked them to ensure they were well packed (for insurance purposes) then re sealed. All contents were listed properly and I had them also mark the room on the box for initial dispersion on arrival. I am generally a control freak but was really impressed with them. I did keep a wary eye on them but after four international moves I knew what to expect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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