International Shipping
Dear Readers,
One of the most common questions I get at Sonigo concerns what is worth shipping.
Of course, shipping is expensive and (fair disclosure) I have an interest in your shipping more…however, I remind my clients that pressed wood furniture, like that found at Ikea, weakens every time one disassembles and reassembles it.
I usually recommend against shipping this kind of furniture.
However, good, well made furniture is probably worth shipping.
Feel free to ask your shipping agent for the cost per cubic foot or cubic meter for your shipment. You should also ask for a copy of your pre-move survey form.
This form will list everything you are shipping, along with the item’s approximate cubic footage.
Once you know the approximate volume of a particular piece of furniture or appliance, you can calculate the cost of shipping it and decide if the shipping cost is justified.
You should also look at the cost of the same items at your destination.
If you are moving to Israel, you can look at www.zap.co.il which is a price comparison web site. Compare the cost of buying new in your new home to the cost of shipping.
If you are moving to the US, there are a number of web sites which compare prices such as www.froogle.com or www.bizrate.com. In the UK, there is www.pricerunner.co.uk among others.
Use this information to help you decide what is worth bringing and what is worth leaving behind.
Besides price and cost, you want to consider the size of the item.
Will that big Maytag fit through the door to the service porch? Will your beds fit in a smaller Israeli bedroom? Are you moving into a large new apartment or an older and smaller apartment? Answering these questions will guide your decision making process.
Please write me with your questions and I will answer them in the next Newcomer’s Guides newsletter.
I look forward to hearing from you.
All the best,
Shmuel
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