Best (if any) Shipping Options for Heavy Item?

[rmike]

Found something at the Feria de Mataderos I could really use back home in Mexico. Cast iron cauldron, 50 cm diameter would be my guess. Around 20 kg. I am packed up to the gills for my flight back in July, and this is not an item I can drop on some unsuspecting mule. I guess I already know the answer to my question, but I'll give it a shot anyway: are there any sensible shipping options you can recommend other than DHL, UPS, etc? I've had ok experiences with Correo in the past, but this is pushing it

 

[SlowWalker]

Probably worth paying for a spare luggage and getting 23kg or oversize 32kg on your flight with you.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Andreani.

 

[rmike]

Andreani.

Looks like domestic only.

 

[Utopos]

I agree with SlowWalker. When I moved here in 2011, I brought everything I owned in 5 large, carefully weighed boxes. The airline overcharge was about equal to the cost of my ticket, but it was worth it to me. Pad it well, put your contact info inside, tape the dickens out of it, and all should be well without major expense.

 

[Silvie]

Carry it with you when you travel, as an additional piece if necessary.

 

[Ries]

Its always cheaper, safer, faster, and easier to just pay the additional baggage fee, and take it with you on the plane.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Looks like domestic only.

In 2008 I made the big move from NYC to BA. I used Andreani to ship a lot of my personal stuff in two large “commercial bin” boxes. Andreani took care of everything, they picked up the boxes from my storage unit and delivered them to my BA address.
They’re definitely an international company.