Anyone do this? I'm not talking about a shipping container as we aren't shipping that much stuff.
What we are interested in shipping is maybe 4-6 boxes maybe 24"x24" of some household stuff like our favorite blender, nutribullet, lightweight ceramic coated frying pan, stereo speakers, some favorite but not valuable art work, used shoes, used clothes, a few electronic items - all used.... stuff like that.
Is it best to ship it FedEx or DHL or ? Would it be so expensive it would hardly be worth it to do so? I know most household items are more expensive in Costa Rica, plus some stuff like the Nutribullet may not be available there or may cost twice as much there.
I know stereo speakers of good quality are way more expensive than the Bose I have already. But they're heavy!
So has anyone shipped stuff like this? Or is it just going to be too expensive?
Should I inquire at DHL and FedEx? or are they for sure going to be too costly?
I did contact a shipping service out of FL but they charge something like $550 for a pallet that is something like 48" by 48" and 80" high (don't quote me; something like that). To me that seems way too high as I THINK we could replace most of the stuff for almost that same price. Plus we'd have to pay to ship it to FL first which is the real big fly in the ointment (too expensive with that on top of the other cost).
So just curious if there are any good solutions.
Also, how many suitcases can you bring down on a flight? Usually they seem to charge $25 extra for suitcases so would my wife and I be able to each bring 1-2 extra or ... more? Anyone know?
Also I have a grand piano about 4 feet long and 2 feet wide (electronic - Yamaha). Would I be able to bring that down on a plane when I come? Would it count as a suitcase or ??
Yeah sure I can probably find all this info by going around to airline sites, shipping sites etc. But thought I'd ask here - maybe someone has already done the research and can share!
Thanks!