Shipping Options for Small Apartment From ON to AB

[TSXCman]

Hey guys,

does anyone have any experience or suggestions of the best shipment option for cross country moves?

I am moving back to Calgary in May, have divided my belongings into keepers, maybes, sellers, and garbage.

Now, I am looking for the best option to ship, and to see if bringing back my bed is economical or not.

Queensized bed and boxspring - 76x56x22 inchs - 100lbs
46in TV in box and padding - 65lbs
Large, color laser printer in box and padding - 45lbs
3 boxes of textbooks and notes at roughly a ft^3 each and 40lbs each

So far, the smaller items cost $40-60 each from greyhound, fedex, and purolater, while the tv box is up to $120.

Is there anything else that people use in terms of companies that may be better options?

Thank you in advance

[Robbob]

http://www.pods.com/canada/Moving.aspx

Have you tried pods? I honestly don't know the costs involved, just throwing it out there.

[mykalberta]

Uhaul has these Ubox Moving pods. Not sure if the would be big enough for the bed but they might be worth a shot.

http://www.uhaul.com/UBox/

[Since1984]

Teleportation...that is all

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[Devils'Advocate]

Where in Ontario are you? If it is a major centre, you might get lucky with a kijiji ad. There is one on the Ottawa kijiji where a guy is renting a moving truck and is looking for a passenger to split fuel costs and has room in the truck for a small move.

Obviously, you wouldn't give your TV to a stranger to "transport" for you.