What did you take or wish you had??!!
#1
What did you take or wish you had??!!
Hi all
I am curious to know ..........
Am currently 'decluttering' and dont know what to keep and what to bin!!
Cheers
I am curious to know ..........
- What people have taken with them?
- What you regret leaving behind?
- What you couldnt live without?
- What you havent used since you arrived?
Am currently 'decluttering' and dont know what to keep and what to bin!!
Cheers
#2
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Joined: Sep 2005
Location: Adelaide SA
Posts: 183
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
I wish i had taken... My Dyson, Tumble Dryer, most of our garden tools.
My old House and my Uk salary.
My old House and my Uk salary.
#3
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
ooo...Certainly hope I dont have to take my UK Salary with me!
#4
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
Tumble Dryer??!!
Didn't think i'd need to take that with all those sunny days
Didn't think i'd need to take that with all those sunny days
#5
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
In other parts of Oz sometimes the humidity prevents clothes from actually getting dry.
If you have a dryer bring it with you. Infact bring as much with you as you can (that won't get stung by quarrantine)
#7
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 5,133
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
- 2 guitars
- Some clothes (could have left most behind in retrospect)
- A selection of photographs, certificates, etc
- My darts
I Regretted Leaving Behind
- A very nice airbrushed framed picture of a Formula One car
- A sofa-sized leather bean bag
- A Yamaha DJX keyboard (musical stuff is so expensive here)
- My computer hard drives and fancy soundcard
- My UK-based friends and family
I Couldn't Live Without
- My Aussie-based family
- My guitars
- My computer and all it contains
- Knowing what it would've been like to live here
I Have Not Used
- My hiking boots (heavy, wasted baggage allowance there)
- My old Chelsea scarf (not a band-waggoner, I remember losing 4-0 to West Ham in the piddling rain on an uncovered terrace ...)
- My fake Wallabies jersey I was given before I left
- My "HM Prison, Australia" T-Shirt ... more than once
#8
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,533
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
We brought:
All our funiture
washing machine
tumble dryer
the cat!
We brought and shouldn't have bothered:
big thick raincoast
riding boots
Wish we'd brought:
UK t.v's (would've been great in the bedroom for D.V.D's etc)
Fridge (would've been fine as a beer fridge)
All our funiture
washing machine
tumble dryer
the cat!
We brought and shouldn't have bothered:
big thick raincoast
riding boots
Wish we'd brought:
UK t.v's (would've been great in the bedroom for D.V.D's etc)
Fridge (would've been fine as a beer fridge)
#10
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
Actually I agree about the fridge, wish we had brought ours too. It was probably the only thing we got rid of. We have only ever had one TV and it was old so we left that behind and bought a nice new one here. Still only have 1 though.
#11
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Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Hill overlooking the SE Melbourne suburbs
Posts: 16,622
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
I Took
I Regretted Leaving Behind
I Couldn't Live Without
- Books
- Some clothes
- A selection of photos, certs
I Regretted Leaving Behind
- All the wife's gear from her flat eg sofa, bed.
I Couldn't Live Without
- Laptop
#12
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
Dyson (thought it would be too much hassle to clean -- very expensive out here)
Tumble drier (didnt think we'd use it -- we wouldnt use it often so not worth buying one, but would have been useful to have for "emergencies")
Bedside tables
Thick duvet (no heating here so house gets very cold at night - and not even proper winter yet!)
2nd Sofa
Computer table
Garden furniture
bikes
A years supply of always ultra
I should have replaced all my bras at M&S and bought out the whole spring/summer collection at Next....
Have used most stuff I bought...
#13
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
OMG
You mean they don't have always ultra???????
that is bad news - have you found a good alternative
You mean they don't have always ultra???????
that is bad news - have you found a good alternative
#14
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
Last time we took:
All our furniture, fridge, freezer, washing machine etc
Wish we had taken:
Garden tools
Our dogs
Things we could have done without:
Curtains (yes I know) didn't need them
Some of the furniture - looked out of place
Books - read them anyway and they never got unpacked
Iron - we had to buy a new one whilsts waiting for our stuff to arrive.
Hubbies uk fishing stuff
Things we will be taking this time round:
Fridge/freezer - coped very well with the heat
Tumbledryer
New bed sheets
The cat
Our winter coats - we do intent to visit the uk and when we got back last time we were bloody freezing and not one of us had a coat!
New underware
Couple of boxes of washing powder
Things we couldn't live without:
Computers
Each other!
mandy
All our furniture, fridge, freezer, washing machine etc
Wish we had taken:
Garden tools
Our dogs
Things we could have done without:
Curtains (yes I know) didn't need them
Some of the furniture - looked out of place
Books - read them anyway and they never got unpacked
Iron - we had to buy a new one whilsts waiting for our stuff to arrive.
Hubbies uk fishing stuff
Things we will be taking this time round:
Fridge/freezer - coped very well with the heat
Tumbledryer
New bed sheets
The cat
Our winter coats - we do intent to visit the uk and when we got back last time we were bloody freezing and not one of us had a coat!
New underware
Couple of boxes of washing powder
Things we couldn't live without:
Computers
Each other!
mandy
#15
Re: What did you take or wish you had??!!
There is no alternative. All the local stuff is useless -- wont go into detail but it's not pleasant!! If "Always" are your brand of choice I strongly recommend packing a caseful!!! (I'll buy them off you if you find a local alternative!!!)