It took a while for Stefan and I to figure out how exactly we were going to move our furniture and personal effects to Puerto Rico, but I think I have it figured out. I’ve been in contact with several inernational movers (even though Puerto Rico is not an international move, we need a mover that has experiance in shipping via boat, not truck).

So far, the best and most competatively priced movers that I’ve found are GLobex Shipping and International Movers. Both of these companies are BBB members, which is important. I’ve heard/read horror stories of bad movers, your stuff never showing up, movers holding your stuff hostage and demanding more money, etc. I spoke to Teila at International Movers today and she explained the whole process for me. Since we are shipping less then a full container, the movers show up at our house, pack our stuff into their truck, truck it to their warehouse in LA where they pallet and shrink wrap everything, wait for other peoples stuff to fill up the entire container (this can take 4 weeks) and off it goes via sea. Once the container ports in Puerto Rico, they truck it to our home and drop it off at our house. The whole process takes 4 - 8 weeks and costs $3000 for 300 cubic feet (300 cubic feet is 7′ x 7′ x 6′, which isn’t that big).

Since it’s been so long since I got my quote from International Movers (4 months), they are updating my quote and will get back with me tomorrow. If everything seems kosher, I’m going to schedule the pick up tomorrow.

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