scottymallo

We spent £800 sending stuff over this was 2 months ago we ve probably all ready bought duplicates as we cannot wait any longer for our belongings! Expected to arrive April! If i could turn back time i would have just sent over very personal stuff and replaced the rest! As Bazz said Ikea is here and probably even cheaper than the UK.

daft batty

IKEA is the same price here as the UK, its cheaper in the USA if you live near enough.

BristolUK

I bought 3 seater sofas, brand new, for well under what I paid for 2 seaters in England 5 years before. And those 2 seaters were a bargain.

Dining chairs were the same in $ as £, a dining table for 6 was three quarters what I paid for a smaller one in Bristol.

Our TV was much less than I'd paid in the UK. Computers, laptops, cookers....all cheaper here.

Just about the only household items that seem more here are insurance and beds...by the time you add rails and headboard.

daft batty

I am confused too. We bought almost all of our house in a container for £3000Two settees, dining table, chairs, dresser, cabinets, one bed base, chest of drawers, bookshelves, clothes, bedside tables, coffee tables, cabinets, ornaments, pictures, books, china, crockery, kitchen stuff, plates, pans, pillows, duvets, bed linen, etc etc.

The laptop and one lamp were the only electrical things we bought with us. Laptops probably are cheaper here but as they are so portable then why dump something perfectly good? We bought TVs here very cheaply for sure, DVD player, radio-alarm, toasters etc, they were all cheap.

I dont see how you can replace this for under $3000.

I have seen settees that would compare in style and quality for maybe $600 each. The table we have is solid oak, havent seen anything cheap that would substitute. The chairs were cheap from MFI but cost twice the amount we paid for them in IKEA for the same style.

Cookers, fridges, washing machines, all cost $$$ here (Ontario), and you need to budget for them.

To me it makes sense if you have space in the container then put as much in as possible then you can replace things as and when you need to. If you have spare cash, and really really want new stuff then dump it.

Once you have been somewhere a while you will know the shops better and be able to find the styles and prices that suit you rather than having to buy stuff in the few shops you find easily.

Coffeepot

Carrie im taking lots of bedding for our beds white company and Laura Ashley as well as Ikea, and will buy more on each visit or get folks to bring it out when visiting, We aren't taking all our beds and will buy new beds and bedding there when we know what we want, esp as we are planning on renting first.

I want to take some of our kitchen appliances as they are good quality ie mixer and toaster but not sure they will work even with adapters ? anyone there any advice ?

Eve N

I agree.Its easy to get into the mindset new country, new stuff, taking this chance to start afresh. I do see the point that after a while the novelty wears off, going out to buy shiny new stuff, when you tot up the price maybe not so much fun.Looking at the comments I will look at it differently and bring out what I can.Was going to leave the beds behind but might take them now and just stock up on the linen for them.I will be going to NS so no Ikea there.As for the garden stuff my lovely expensive pots and wooden barrels (one of which OH made into a little pond with goldfish) havent been on the lawn mainly on my terrace.If I give them a good scrub and move them into the gargage would the movers take them?
Thanks for comments guys keep em coming...

daft batty

I put some of the garden pots inside, and the removal men didnt question those. So if you can disguise them as indoor things, do you have a conservatory to put them in???

The4BellsLondon

hmm - but if we drive to us get ikea stuff and then drive back to C will custome not query it??

daft batty

yes, and you pay tax, but its still cheaper. Have a look at the websites and compare prices.

The4BellsLondon

AAAAAGH teenage daughter driving me mad - can I leave her pl . . . .

pinkmcfarquhar

yup - save's at least one plane fare! However, not able to take so much baggage. Does it balance out?

The4BellsLondon

yay = my chance of going club class looks more likkely

Beastie

Not sure if this is of any help but one piece of advice we were given regarding items kept outside/garden/shed was to make sure it was thoroughly washed (pressure washered) and wiped over in Jeyes Fluid. By all accounts Customs recognise the Jeyes smell and are less likely to inspect the container - or so our source informs us!

Lynne

dbd33

Bring everything. Especially bring everything that's boring. Trudging around buying new dishtowels, toilet roll holders, Bendix spring compressors, cat litter boxes, hoof picks, car washing sponges, ear syringes and cocktail shakers is tedious and expensive.

gloveman

Our removers packed everything for us and wouldn't take anything connected to soil. We took mountain bikes which had to be thoroughly cleaned and their tyres removed. We took wooden patio furniture but again it had to be thoroughly cleaned. We couldn't bring things like the bird bath, bird feed table etc. The shippers said that if certain things showed up on the list of items being shipped, it could give them an excuse to open the container involving costs and time delays.