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I spent a lot of time researching the different Pod companies and decided upon UPack (877-706-5980). The Relocube (as they call it) measures 6' x 7' x 8' and holds about 366 cubic feet. It was the perfect solution since we could pack our stuff, lock the cube and have it delivered to their warehouse in Ocala and simply call when we wanted the local delivery. The quoted cost (which included the major move and the local delivery) from Brooklyn to The Villages (approximately 1050 miles) was $1703 door to door or $1107 terminal to terminal. For 2 cubes they quoted $2555 door to door or $1876 terminal to terminal. This does not include the storage fees which are about $225 per month per cube.

I subsequently learned that the pods are NOT permitted to be placed on New York CITY streets -- the only way I could use them would be if they could be placed on my property but not on the street or sidewalk. Unfortunately there is not enough room between buildings for the POD to sit in our yard.

So, now to Plan B (don't have one yet). And after this curve (and reading many of the TOTV posts on the topic) we decided not to move ANY furniture so now I only have to deal with about 50 or 60 boxes (downsizing par excellence). I will call another moving company and may even try a freight moving company -- all the boxes are in a garage so no steps or much physical labor and I know exact dimensions and approximate weight so a quote should be right on target.

In our case, I have to make sure that the boxes don't hit Florida before we do unless the company has a storage facility since we won't have access to the Lady Lake apartment we rented until we get down there and the management company will not accept deliveries in our behalf.

Any suggestions would be welcomed.