Courier Washing machine from North to South island

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steevg

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#257168 18-Sep-2019 23:08

Hi,

We're looking for the safest, cheapest, most reliable way to get a F&P Top Loading Washing machine from our home in Taupo to our Daughter in Christchurch.

Anyone have any recommendations who (or who not) to use, and costs?

Thanks

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#2320050 19-Sep-2019 05:10

its likely to big/heavy for a courier and you would need a transport company, like mainfreight pbt etc

as for costs, some have online calculators or you could just call and ask.

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#2320052 19-Sep-2019 05:55

Couriers don’t usually deal in big items you would most likely need to use a freight company like mainfrieght but they can be expensive.

https://www.mainfreight.com/nz/en/nz-home/estimate.aspx

Your could try talking to them as they might be able to put it in a container that’s already going that way and isn’t full.

There are sometimes smaller local companies who will do it cheaper as well but I don’t know in your area.

We managed to get a dishwasher from Auckland to Tauranga just by my wife putting it out there on Facebook. A family member of a friend was coming down in a van and picked it up for us all for the price of a bottle of wine. A bit of a long shot but you never know if you don’t ask.

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#2320055 19-Sep-2019 06:43

Far too heavy for courier

You’ll need to use a freight forwarder, to name a few

Mainfreight
Dailyfreight
Mainstream
Freightlines
PBT Freight

Take photos before sending because there’s a chance it gets damaged in transit and tell your daughter to inspect for damage and to sign accordingly (received damaged) or you’ll have a hard time claiming the insurance.

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#2320059 19-Sep-2019 07:05

i'm guessing it's not worth it.

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#2320061 19-Sep-2019 07:13

I don't know what it'd cost to freight a washing machine from Taupo to Christchurch, but I bet it's a lot more than buying your daughter one off Trademe in Christchurch.

xpd

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#2320065 19-Sep-2019 07:53

Yeah, seems an expensive exercise unless its a top of line flash model that cost you a small fortune and is under a year old.

Cost me (well, the company at the time) around $400 to ship a server safely from Auckland to Chch a few years ago via Pack and Send.

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#2320087 19-Sep-2019 08:43

Maybe try a backfill load? Something like this

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#2320089 19-Sep-2019 08:51

steevg: We're looking for the safest, cheapest, most reliable way to get a F&P Top Loading Washing machine from our home in Taupo to our Daughter in Christchurch.

"safest": We recently moved from Auckland to Wellington, using professional removalists. Our F&P Top Loading Washing machine - which has worked perfectly for 10 years - was dead on arrival, although it showed no external signs of damage. Our old F&P drier was visibly damaged and also had to be replaced.

"cheapest": As others have said, this is not an economic proposition.

My advice - don't do it. 😐

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steevg

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#2320112 19-Sep-2019 09:12

Thanks for all your input guys, I'll follow up with the "Backfill" idea as suggested by Knoydart - thats exaxctly what I was looking for.

Have agreat day.