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by seattleguy » Tue, 23 Nov 2010 5:07 pm
I am exploring moving back to the US and wanted to know if anyone has used a SG based shipping company to ship to the West Coast (San Fran/Seattle). This would not be paid for my company and I am trying to get a general feel for what I could expect to pay (and which companies to consider). Thx.
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by Capex101 » Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:46 am
I am moving back to the US this month - and choose Allied Pickfords. Got 3 quotes - all were very close to each other - Allied was slightly cheaper and are international in scope. Total cost is S$17k - plus S$1.5k for insurance. I have about 2/3 of a 40' container. This is Singapore to Houston - pack everything here and unpack everything in Houston - door to door. They are packing everything today (and tomorrow) and so far all looks good - they certainly do a better job of protecting things than I would. Once complete I will update my post and let you know how it all went.
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by Junbug » Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:37 am
Hi, I used Relocation and got a quote for $1000. It was the cheapest but as I said on another forum, their services were unacceptable.
We were promised 3 months' delivery, max. but many things went wrong.
First, they got the final quote wrong. (Luckily we calculated the no. of boxes & dimensions before letting them move those out of our house.) Then the let our boxes stay put in warehouses in Singapore and HK for months and when we contacted the manager in Singapore, nothing was done.
In the end, we received our boxes 6 MONTHS after packing. They may be cheap, but they're definitely unreliable.
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Would you order food with others nearby to save on delivery costs?
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it's a good idea considering Grabfood charges a high fee for delivery for each delivery. And even more expensive recently that they've increased the...
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Usually, I use Grabfood. Never thought about ordering food with others nearby, but I guess, it depends on a person. In case we are going to have...
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Estimate private jet costs
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has anyone any experience in booking private jets and can give me an idea on prices?
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I found a guy on FB who has given me quotes.
Ah ... I rarely use facebook
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Paging WD40 re trade costs
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WD40,
I have a trade strategy for the SPY (s&p mini futures). Saxo is damn expensive (trade and margin wise). Do you have a platform you'd recommend...
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Thanks WD40. I'm way up with MOAT so far. Made more on it than salary.
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costs of living
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Hi,
I am trying to estimate budget for comfortable living for family of 3 (2 adults + 1 3yo). I assume: kindergarten: ~1500SGD/mo - English classes...
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Lisa, that's my positive outlook on life. I reckon there are 3 decades between us or pretty close to it. I'm bettin' on a century myself.
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School bus costs
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Hello,
Can anyone please tell me roughly how much the school bus costs per semester/per year? For international schools. I do appreciate it is by...
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I think the school bus fees almost doubled this year, due to the rising cost and shortage of drivers, hearing from friends..
Some of the average...
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