I will be moving soon also, so thanks for all the info. Hadn't given much thought to the machines because the movers say they are well insured
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I will be moving soon also, so thanks for all the info. Hadn't given much thought to the machines because the movers say they are well insured
I did a move from Canada to Panama several years ago with my Bernina, no problems. It was packed in it's original shipping box and travelled by truck, train, ship, train and truck again. It was insured for replacement cost and I was required to provide a signed statement from an electrician that it (and other electrical/electronic devices were in good working order). We're doing another overseas move at the end of the month. I think I will also get the packers to build a special crate for the Bernina. I do worry about it - if something happens to it repair will be impossible in the country we are moving to, and forget about finding a replacement locally. It will take many months to have a new Bernina shipped to me, added to the 3-4 months that it will take to find out if it survived the journey intact. I have my fingers and toes crossed
Valerie
I had the movers move me one time and my machine disappeared. The box was marked sewing machine and inside the box was trash from the wrapping and their lunch leftovers. At the time the military paid 10 cents on the dollar value. So I was royally screwed. After that we had container moving.
Take the computerized machine with you if you can.
Wow. Lots of great advice, many good experience, and some just awful ones. Sorry to all of you who had such bad experiences. Yikes! I think I'm going to take pictures, get statements from my machine repair person, box and wrap well, get the insurance, and try to take the computerized machine with me!
I don't know that I will be this careful with my dishes!
Thanks again!
"All good things come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy." --Norman Maclean
I've had no problems with moving a sewing machine in its carrying case. Granted my moves as an Air Force wife were a good number of years ago now, but my trusty Singer that I got as a college freshman made it from Texas to California to Mississippi to Oklahoma to Guam to Georgia, back to Texas, to Maryland and finally back to Texas again. Most of these moves were contract mover packed.
When we moved I packed my 2 Berninas and my 2 dogs and my jewelry in my car. Everything else went in the moving van. I watched the movers load & unload the van & I held my breath...a lot! Funny how the moving men respect a big screen TV but seldom realize the value of our machines. They just have no idea
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