Sofas down under
May 6th 2005, 10:36 am
#1
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Sofas down under
Hi everyone,
Our sofa is dying...
Whats the gen about taking furniture, would it be cheaper for us to opt for a 2nd hand sofa that will do us here for a couple of years till we move (fingers crossed we get the visa that is). Or invest in a new one that we will then be able to take with us. Any online furniture shops that I can check out in Oz to compare costs?. I know it seems premature but trying to think ahead 
I imagine it being quite expensive to ship out heaps of our own stuff. Any advice would be great.
Cheers,
Kerry & Steve
Our sofa is dying...
Whats the gen about taking furniture, would it be cheaper for us to opt for a 2nd hand sofa that will do us here for a couple of years till we move (fingers crossed we get the visa that is). Or invest in a new one that we will then be able to take with us. Any online furniture shops that I can check out in Oz to compare costs?. I know it seems premature but trying to think ahead I imagine it being quite expensive to ship out heaps of our own stuff. Any advice would be great.
Cheers,
Kerry & Steve
May 6th 2005, 11:03 am
#2
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Re: Sofas down under
Originally Posted by Buzby
Hi everyone,
Our sofa is dying... Whats the gen about taking furniture, would it be cheaper for us to opt for a 2nd hand sofa that will do us here for a couple of years till we move (fingers crossed we get the visa that is). Or invest in a new one that we will then be able to take with us. Any online furniture shops that I can check out in Oz to compare costs?. I know it seems premature but trying to think ahead
I imagine it being quite expensive to ship out heaps of our own stuff. Any advice would be great.
Cheers,
Kerry & Steve
Our sofa is dying...
Whats the gen about taking furniture, would it be cheaper for us to opt for a 2nd hand sofa that will do us here for a couple of years till we move (fingers crossed we get the visa that is). Or invest in a new one that we will then be able to take with us. Any online furniture shops that I can check out in Oz to compare costs?. I know it seems premature but trying to think ahead I imagine it being quite expensive to ship out heaps of our own stuff. Any advice would be great.
Cheers,
Kerry & Steve
Phil x
May 6th 2005, 12:41 pm
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Re: Sofas down under
I would be tempted to wait until you get to Australia because you don't know what sort of house you will get, how much room there will be, what the colours will be and therefore what sort of furniture would match. It would be awful to pay out several thousand pounds here and then find that it just doesn't suit your new place.
May 6th 2005, 12:46 pm
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Re: Sofas down under
Originally Posted by Sue from Manchester
I would be tempted to wait until you get to Australia because you don't know what sort of house you will get, how much room there will be, what the colours will be and therefore what sort of furniture would match. It would be awful to pay out several thousand pounds here and then find that it just doesn't suit your new place.
