Moving from NYC to SF
Moving from NYC to SF this summer. Does anyone who has done the move have any tips or recs for moving services?
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I did the opposite a few months ago. I ordered moving boxes on Amazon and packed as much as I could into them. Then I carried them to USPS and mailed them to my new address. It was about $150 to $200 per box, and I probably shipped 5 boxes. When I flew to NYC, I checked 4 suitcases and a duffel bag and carried a full backpack and another duffel bag. I sold or got rid of all my furniture in SF since it was cheaper to buy all new furniture than it was to ship my things across the country (I moved into a studio apartment, so I didn't really own much to begin with).
If you have lots of furniture that you want to keep, there are plenty of companies that do SF to NYC or NYC to SF moves specifically. Check MoveBuddha.com.
Have done long distance move via this before, but use UPS instead of USPS/Fedex. Have had friends use the latter two and end up with a # of their shipments going missing.
Del
get a u-haul and some immigrant labor and you’re set
Pay some movers, it'll run you 2k I imagine
I'm so sorry about the move man, NYC to SF will be a brutal shock...
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