hawkette

Anyone on the West Coast? I know LA/Long Beach is clogged - how are your items being shipped - cross country or directly from a FL port? 

We got quoted nearly $9k for a 20' container - comparing that to $4k from FL seems like we got a bad quote.... LA is closer and easier than FL... 

Only thing is we're going to Koh Phangan, so might have some influence on the quote, getting door-to-door...

Would appreciate the company name as well!

PS - sorry to hijack the thread from the Germany topic... good luck!

Hi - we're moving 20ft container worth of our home to the island, will be using a company (still haven't chosen one, so any recommendations welcome, from US West Coast)

Biggest concern now - it seems Thong Sala Pier isn't exactly equipped to handle 20' containers? And doesn't seem like there are big trucks on the island?

Or can it? It'll likely be coming via port closest to Malaysia (not the BKK) - and just wondering how a company plans to get our stuff to the island? 

We're just not sure how to best pack it all - on pallets? What about larger "loose" items? Will the shipment usually go to Samui and then unloaded each pallet onto a ferry, or can the entire container go directly from mainland to Phangan? 

Would love some insight from people already on the island and best way to prepare for the shipment, and to know the transport costs onto the island and to the residence to not be ripped off or figure out the best place of residence.