SHIPPING FURNITURE?? IS IT WORTH IT OR BUY ALL NEW
May 23rd 2008 | 7:04 am
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Re: SHIPPING FURNITURE?? IS IT WORTH IT OR BUY ALL NEW
I don't think that's a bad price for a 4 bed house. I mean if you didn't take the stuff it would cost you a lot more than £4200 to buy it all again. I think I'll get Anglo in to quote me
May 28th 2008 | 1:17 pm
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Re: SHIPPING FURNITURE?? IS IT WORTH IT OR BUY ALL NEW
No actual price yet, but the shipping company told us the price would change depending on what type of ship the container went on. Although he was a lot more in depth basically he said we could send a container by a ship which would go straight to destination,and obviously take less time or we could choose a ship which stopped off at regular intervals, which would obviously the a lot longer. The faster turnarounds would be more expensive and cheaper for the slower ship etc. There are other options in between but i thought i would share that info with you. That is why there can be some quotes cheaper than others. It also depends on how far the container has to be transported from the port.
Ourselves we are taking quite a bit. Taking old table and chairs as that will get us through for a while, no sofas or chairs etc but that is mainly down to the one remaining one we have is on its last legs, plus i hate it anyway. Taking some pine bedroom furniture as it was made for us and its quite good. Most of stuff we have identified seems to be kids things.
Ourselves we are taking quite a bit. Taking old table and chairs as that will get us through for a while, no sofas or chairs etc but that is mainly down to the one remaining one we have is on its last legs, plus i hate it anyway. Taking some pine bedroom furniture as it was made for us and its quite good. Most of stuff we have identified seems to be kids things.
May 28th 2008 | 4:23 pm
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Re: SHIPPING FURNITURE?? IS IT WORTH IT OR BUY ALL NEW
Our quote was for sole use of a single container, 2 bed house stuff, plus 3 cubic metres of air freight, 3850 pounds via Simpsons. The packing was exemplary, to the point when unpacking it took up half the rubbish!! Took 8 weeks from door to door which included 2 weeks lying in customs in Sydney!!
May 28th 2008 | 5:49 pm
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i sold/binned/gave away just about everything, which I now regret - if i had to do it all over again, wouldnt bring fiurniture, but I would bring everything else, its cost us loads replacing all the small things! I would bring small elecrticals too
May 28th 2008 | 9:02 pm
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We just got a quote yesterday from McGimpseys (Northern Ireland) to Brisbane, 20 ft sole use of the container - 3 bedroom house - £3990. Does this sound about right? We have Pickfords coming on Monday.
Lynn xx
Lynn xx
May 28th 2008 | 11:11 pm
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Hiya
In answer to your original question....my advise is to ship as much as possible. We are in Sydney and it isn't as cheap as people think out here. Houses are much bigger and need much more furniture to fill them too! We bought hadly anything out because people kept telling us how cheap Oz was, but ended up spending heaps trying to start over with furniture.
In answer to your original question....my advise is to ship as much as possible. We are in Sydney and it isn't as cheap as people think out here. Houses are much bigger and need much more furniture to fill them too! We bought hadly anything out because people kept telling us how cheap Oz was, but ended up spending heaps trying to start over with furniture.
Jun 10th 2008 | 10:46 pm
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door to door quoting 6-7 weeks.
Jun 10th 2008 | 10:52 pm
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That's a good price, I'm just signing an acceptance form now for £3600 although they did reduce their insurance to 2%
Lynn xx
Jun 10th 2008 | 10:56 pm
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Reduced insurance hey, Good point.....I'll get on the phone now..:-) I've got a total of 760 Cubic feet worth of goods, so they have given me a slightly cheaper Reefer container, same size on the outside, but a little bit smaller on the inside. Have a word with them to see if this option would be any good for you?
Jun 11th 2008 | 2:30 am
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I want to take most things and hubbie wants to leave everything and take a tea chest.
I am trying to tell him that with 2 children until 3 this is just not practical!
I am trying to tell him that with 2 children until 3 this is just not practical!
Jun 11th 2008 | 10:36 am
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Hi,
When we (eventually) move we will be taking everything. One thing to consider is if you will live in a rental for a while before buying, which we will.
If on getting the rental you buy sofas, beds etc to fit that house and style etc, when you eventually buy a house you may well regret your purchases.
My thoughts were that we would make do in the rental with our stuff from home, then after we buy we can take our time to shop around for stuff that we like (or wait for the sales) and gradually replace it all to suit the new surroundings.
Hope this helps. (We also found PSS cheapest too. Crown does the lovely packing with colour codes for each room but when it comes down to it, cost rules!!).
When we (eventually) move we will be taking everything. One thing to consider is if you will live in a rental for a while before buying, which we will.
If on getting the rental you buy sofas, beds etc to fit that house and style etc, when you eventually buy a house you may well regret your purchases.
My thoughts were that we would make do in the rental with our stuff from home, then after we buy we can take our time to shop around for stuff that we like (or wait for the sales) and gradually replace it all to suit the new surroundings.
Hope this helps. (We also found PSS cheapest too. Crown does the lovely packing with colour codes for each room but when it comes down to it, cost rules!!).
Jun 11th 2008 | 8:04 pm
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Re: SHIPPING FURNITURE?? IS IT WORTH IT OR BUY ALL NEW
Hi,
When we (eventually) move we will be taking everything. One thing to consider is if you will live in a rental for a while before buying, which we will.
If on getting the rental you buy sofas, beds etc to fit that house and style etc, when you eventually buy a house you may well regret your purchases.
My thoughts were that we would make do in the rental with our stuff from home, then after we buy we can take our time to shop around for stuff that we like (or wait for the sales) and gradually replace it all to suit the new surroundings.
Hope this helps. (We also found PSS cheapest too. Crown does the lovely packing with colour codes for each room but when it comes down to it, cost rules!!).
When we (eventually) move we will be taking everything. One thing to consider is if you will live in a rental for a while before buying, which we will.
If on getting the rental you buy sofas, beds etc to fit that house and style etc, when you eventually buy a house you may well regret your purchases.
My thoughts were that we would make do in the rental with our stuff from home, then after we buy we can take our time to shop around for stuff that we like (or wait for the sales) and gradually replace it all to suit the new surroundings.
Hope this helps. (We also found PSS cheapest too. Crown does the lovely packing with colour codes for each room but when it comes down to it, cost rules!!).
Sofa's, dinning tables\chairs and even flat pack wardrobes and TV cabinets. Will all come together when you get there. I was in Perth last October, and compared good furniture to UK prices, and found that it can be expensive. And as RenShen mentioned, if your going to rent, than make do with your old furniture until you buy your own place.
Jun 11th 2008 | 8:36 pm
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Re: SHIPPING FURNITURE?? IS IT WORTH IT OR BUY ALL NEW
£3389 20ft sole use container with britannia.... plus insurance to Adelaide (1% was quoted, but might not be ALL risks) £4841 for a 40ft container
££375 sole use 20ft container with John Mason plus insurance to Adelaide and £3650 to Melbourne. Insurance was 3% with them
We have a 4 bed house it's big, but we've pared down what we're taking with us to stuff that we like and is going to last a good few years in order to justify shipping it! Mostly I really want to take my kitchen stuff, my kitchen aid mixer, magimix food processor, toaster, kettle, microwave, stainless steel pans, German Knives, Denby dinner service, Royal Doulton cutlery.... it all mounts up! Am pricing the replacements up for the insurance (it has to be the Aussie price.... OMG!!
a 20pc Denby set is $799!!!! I have around 50 pcs!)
I don't want to underinsure the stuff that's most likely to be damaged, so I'd better put it down as that!
Ali x
££375 sole use 20ft container with John Mason plus insurance to Adelaide and £3650 to Melbourne. Insurance was 3% with them
We have a 4 bed house it's big, but we've pared down what we're taking with us to stuff that we like and is going to last a good few years in order to justify shipping it! Mostly I really want to take my kitchen stuff, my kitchen aid mixer, magimix food processor, toaster, kettle, microwave, stainless steel pans, German Knives, Denby dinner service, Royal Doulton cutlery.... it all mounts up! Am pricing the replacements up for the insurance (it has to be the Aussie price.... OMG!!
a 20pc Denby set is $799!!!! I have around 50 pcs!) I don't want to underinsure the stuff that's most likely to be damaged, so I'd better put it down as that!
Ali x
