TO SHIP OR NOT TO SHIP, THAT IS THE QUESTION?
Sep 10th 2009, 3:57 pm
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Re: TO SHIP OR NOT TO SHIP, THAT IS THE QUESTION?
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Sep 10th 2009, 5:36 pm
#17
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Re: TO SHIP OR NOT TO SHIP, THAT IS THE QUESTION?
I stress myself out at moment just thinking about it but it could be a reality soon so I need to make a decision.
I would like some advice from those of you who have gone through this.
If I ship my furniture out to Queensland how did you manage in UK before you left for OZ? I will probably be letting my house out due to current market so will probably not be tied to sale of house.
Been told shipment will take approx 16 weeks so how did you manage when you arrived in Oz? Do you buy the essentials until your furniture arrives when you find a rental? Do you stay with family/friends? do you pay for furnished holiday rental which will be expensive as time goes on.
Or do you buy everything when you get there and maybe just ship boxes out?
really confused how everything will fall into place. Do I go a couple of weeks before i start my job to sort everything without income or do i try and sort things while i work?
someone help me please
I would like some advice from those of you who have gone through this.
If I ship my furniture out to Queensland how did you manage in UK before you left for OZ? I will probably be letting my house out due to current market so will probably not be tied to sale of house.
Been told shipment will take approx 16 weeks so how did you manage when you arrived in Oz? Do you buy the essentials until your furniture arrives when you find a rental? Do you stay with family/friends? do you pay for furnished holiday rental which will be expensive as time goes on.
Or do you buy everything when you get there and maybe just ship boxes out?
really confused how everything will fall into place. Do I go a couple of weeks before i start my job to sort everything without income or do i try and sort things while i work?
someone help me please
Sep 10th 2009, 11:59 pm
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Location: Camberwell, Melbourne, Australia
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Re: TO SHIP OR NOT TO SHIP, THAT IS THE QUESTION?
For costs, for us a 40ft sole use container (large 5 bed house though) in Jan of this year was £6,500 all up. Plus $90 to destroy a tub of $2 fish food because they needed to justify their costs at AQIS.
HTH
Sep 11th 2009, 6:59 am
#19
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Re: TO SHIP OR NOT TO SHIP, THAT IS THE QUESTION?
thanks for some good comments. 
is it easy to find a fully furnished for a short while until your furniture arrives?
gary
is it easy to find a fully furnished for a short while until your furniture arrives?
gary
Sep 11th 2009, 7:36 am
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Re: TO SHIP OR NOT TO SHIP, THAT IS THE QUESTION?
You can try and stay in a holiday home? They usually take short term lets.. I know some people who stayed in one for a couple of weeks until their container arrived..
Personally, I wouldnt bother.. once you are in your rental you can go and buy a couple of cheap blow up beds and perhaps some fold away chairs etc etc from Big W.. I still buy all my fans from garage sales and 2nd hand stores..
Its actually quite a fun experience just living on the basics until your container arrives.. and then when you unwrap all your furniture and stuff its like having loads of Christmas presents that you really really want! lol!
Em x
Personally, I wouldnt bother.. once you are in your rental you can go and buy a couple of cheap blow up beds and perhaps some fold away chairs etc etc from Big W.. I still buy all my fans from garage sales and 2nd hand stores..
Its actually quite a fun experience just living on the basics until your container arrives.. and then when you unwrap all your furniture and stuff its like having loads of Christmas presents that you really really want! lol!
Em x
