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International moves as you found out require a great deal more packing than a domestic move (yes, any move across the ocean is deemed an international move for those unfamiliar with moving - even if shipping to Alaska or Hawaii) because the mover comes with a truck first, as this one did, takes it to a warehouse, then postentially takes it elsewhere, then it's placed into a container, sealed up, the outer container is then sprayed a protectant against the forming of mildew, moved around the warehouse to be stored until its contents can be consolidated with another shipment that takes up a full container (BTW - that's why it was so cheap), put on a boat....docked, moved around again...you get the picture.

The only advice I would have given you is not to ship the wine; you would have been better off taking that on the plane with you.  The wine, even if delivered, would not have survived very well with a climate from very dry to very wet to very dry....it would have done better on a plane where its exposure to the elements would have been minimal.  I would also note the $0.60 per pound IS standard replacement value.  What you should have purchased was Full Replacement Valuation, which I don't think these folks would have offered you on the shipment, but I could be wrong about that.

Moving is not an inexpensive venture and choosing the cheapest mover will often result in the most expensive move....