[hardhat]

hi there. i know there's a thread somewhere, but god knows if i can find it. i have some stuff i have to ship from the US (New York). i know USPS has killed off its surface options but is there another shippers i can use to send a box or two over to Auckland that wont cost an arm and a leg

many many thanks in advance..

[Park City Partner]

I will be curious to find out when you find out! I used to ship things via US postal surface ground option. It was great. I would come back to the States and do a bunch of shopping for stuff I didn't need for 8 weeks and it was pretty cheap to ship back. BUT they have eliminated that option and now you can only send things priority mail...that happened around Christmas time....maybe it was just a holiday thing?

[Wahlet]

I'm also interested to know the answer. Out of curiosity today I priced shipping on a generic 10lb package, from UPS and DHL. $200-$250! Wow.

[Park City Partner]

The US postal service is your best bet and you used to be able to get a price online although I just did a quick look and I can't find the place...The other shipping companies are crazy expensive...

[tigerlily]

We paid $100 to ship one box through the USPS. They have perminantly ended the surface mail option. Even M-bags that used to be able to send books are basically now done at a crazy expensive rate.

What about an excess baggage place?

My friend used UPACWESHIP I think it was called, and sent a pallet.

[hardhat]

wow. i got a hold of UPAKWESHIP and they quoted US $450 for one gross cubic meter (35 gross cubic feet). AND that was with me delivering to their Jersey warehouse. are they having a laugh? what is this world coming to when you cant send a parcel without having to mortgage your house?

[dilanium]

try UPS freight

[dilanium]

I should add that I got a quote off of the UPS freight site for about 6 boxes (more than 1 cubic meter) more than 300 lbs and it was about $500. BUT it would take about a week and that includes insurance and fuel charges and whatnot.

[hardhat]

thanks for that dilanium. i'll look into it. i dont really need a full cubic meter, so might be perfect

[dilanium]

no problem- when you go to the UPS site click on shipping estimate and just make sure you select freight instead of the other options.

[dilanium]

I would like to say that this information that I previously provided was incorrect.

I spoke with UPS on the phone today- and they will not accept freight from individuals.
:( Sorry.

I also then spoke with their international shipments dept who told me they would not handle the couple of boxes I want to ship as they are used items (as NZ won't allow it).

So it's back to looking for regular shippers.

[Caroline and Dave]

You may find something here.Theres various things here, not just scams.

http://www.movingscam.com/

[dilanium]

Thanks Caroline and Dave,

I've looked and asked for quotes from their recommended international shippers, but unfortunately due to the small amount of things I will be shipping, it's looking like it won't be cost effective.

I've called AirNZ and found out their excess baggage information as that would be less expensive. I've also looked into the USPS for certain items (electronics) that I can't take as baggage on the flight.

I've posted a thread on the information for international moves, and unless someone comes up with another idea, it's looking like this is how I'll be taking my boxes. (Unless I wanted to do UPakWeShip which has a bad rep. on the forums you pointed me to).

[Oregonkiwi]

(Unless I wanted to do UPakWeShip which has a bad rep. on the forums you pointed me to).

I've been thinking of using UPakWeShip to get the rest of our boxes to NZ from storage in California. I read what people had to say about them on movingscams, and while they do seem to have a negative rep there, I couldn't really figure out why. There seem to be a couple of people on that forum who just don't like them, but without really specific reasons. On the other hand, if you do a search on this forum, there are several people who were really happy with UPakWeShip and give specific reasons why they were happy.

I've called AirNZ and found out their excess baggage information as that would be less expensive.
We used this to bring over 2 extra big bags and it worked great. Very cost effective considering it's overnight shipping.:nice1