Originally Posted by interplanetjanet

We moved from California last August, and we paid somewhere on the order of USD $8500 for a 20' container, and they packed and loaded everything. The final price was pretty much the same as what we were quoted (ALL of the companies will give you a final price only after everything is loaded and weighed). We brought our bed, dressers, baby room furniture, sofa, loveseat, chair and ottoman plus a futon sofa with chair and ottoman and an L-shaped desk, among other things. I'd say CAD $14,000 is a bit much if they're not going to pack anything for you, and you're not bringing much furniture. It might have helped keep our costs down that there was very little land travel in our move, though. We're relatively close to ports on both ends.

Check out Stevens International. They're one of the ones listed with great reviews on movingscam.com. See the sidebar on the right hand side where they list international movers. We got quotes from the others listed there as well (Rainier, Southern Winds and Sterling), and Stevens was by far the cheapest. They did a great job, and not even a single glass broke on the journey. Everything arrived in great shape, and all of our stuff was even put into storage for four months after it arrived (since we were looking for a home). The only glitch was that when we went to put the feet back on our sofa set, one set was missing. So at the moment our ottoman is sitting lower than everything else. We still have to submit our claim, so I unfortunately can't comment just yet on how quickly they resolve problems. Still, if that's the only problem we have, I'd say it was overall a great move!