If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Dec 6th 2006, 9:55 am
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If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz what would I get for my money compaired with the UK. i don't want to have to ship all my stuff if I can replace at a resonable cost.
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Dec 6th 2006, 10:04 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Originally Posted by GreenTea
If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz what would I get for my money compaired with the UK. i don't want to have to ship all my stuff if I can replace at a resonable cost.
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Dec 6th 2006, 10:37 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Originally Posted by GreenTea
If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz what would I get for my money compaired with the UK. i don't want to have to ship all my stuff if I can replace at a resonable cost.
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We've just bought a new lounge suite from Super A-mart. a 3 seater and 2 singles. Suede finish, recliners. Cost $1,899.
Also have dining room table and chairs on order. That cost $1,990.
Dec 6th 2006, 10:40 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Hya
Ikea have an australian branch in Adelaide - why dont you go onto the website and cost out replacing your furniture on that? Or you could go mad and cost it out in Myers................
Louise
Ikea have an australian branch in Adelaide - why dont you go onto the website and cost out replacing your furniture on that? Or you could go mad and cost it out in Myers................
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Dec 6th 2006, 10:52 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Originally Posted by Louiselondon
Hya
Ikea have an australian branch in Adelaide - why dont you go onto the website and cost out replacing your furniture on that?
Ikea have an australian branch in Adelaide - why dont you go onto the website and cost out replacing your furniture on that?
Dec 6th 2006, 11:30 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Originally Posted by frogboy
Or you could do a "Blue Peter" and make some some furniture out of bits of cheap wood and a bit of plastic stuck in certain places to make it "contemporary" oh sorry thats what ikea does
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Dec 6th 2006, 11:32 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
........got to agree...............IKEA isnt bad!!! Unkess you want to go the whole hog abd shop at David Jones!!! :scared:
Dec 6th 2006, 10:46 pm
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Originally Posted by GreenTea
If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz what would I get for my money compaired with the UK. i don't want to have to ship all my stuff if I can replace at a resonable cost.
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Good luck with the move whatever you decide.
Dec 6th 2006, 11:27 pm
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
Originally Posted by kt.2006
Hi, I really like the furniture at a shop called Freedom. We bought 2 two-seater suede sofas in the sale for $1600. I'm sure I could not have got anything as nice for that price in the UK. There is also a website to give you an idea at www.freedom.com.au. We did not ship big items as our furniture all needed replacing. It can be nice to buy everything new, especially as I wanted to buy bigger beds for everyone, but my house still looks half empty six months' later.
Good luck with the move whatever you decide.
Good luck with the move whatever you decide.
Dec 7th 2006, 1:14 am
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Re: If I were to buy a new sofa and chairs in Oz
I wish we hadn't bothered bringing anything over - It's horrible having to make do with just a few bits of new furniture in an unfurnished rental while you wait for the container to arrive. It would have been much better to buy everything new when we moved into the rental - we had to buy beds, sofas and kitchen basics anyway.
In my opinion the furniture out here is much nicer, has much more choice and is not very expensive. We shall be putting our entire container load on ebay! What a waste of time and money it was shipping!
In my opinion the furniture out here is much nicer, has much more choice and is not very expensive. We shall be putting our entire container load on ebay! What a waste of time and money it was shipping!
