What do you wish you'd brought along?
Jul 30th 2009, 8:52 pm
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
Might sound daft but wall paper.The one Im looking is $149 dollars a roll.
Thankfully I only need three.Its 30 pound a roll in uk.
We also gave away a garden trough and my husband still misses it.If there is room bring it.You can give it away at the last minute if it doesnt fit.
Thankfully I only need three.Its 30 pound a roll in uk.We also gave away a garden trough and my husband still misses it.If there is room bring it.You can give it away at the last minute if it doesnt fit.
Jul 30th 2009, 9:02 pm
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
Kids Clothes 
I find them more expensive compared to Tesco/Primark/Sainsbury's.
In Tesco you can get 5 body suits for £7, in Target one vest is can be $10 Same with sleepsuits and t-shirts/shorts/trousers and things.
I have a 1yr old and I'm expecting another baby and my mum is stocking up in England with baby and toddler clothes for me to bring when she comes over.
Apart from that multi plug adaptors, wish we would have brought more.
Winter clothes, seriously underestimated how cold it can get in a house with no central heating, we've had to buy a gas fire.
Bring your analogue TV we've brought ours and it works fine with Foxtel or a digital set top box so you'll still be able to use after the digital switch over.
I find them more expensive compared to Tesco/Primark/Sainsbury's. In Tesco you can get 5 body suits for £7, in Target one vest is can be $10
Same with sleepsuits and t-shirts/shorts/trousers and things. I have a 1yr old and I'm expecting another baby and my mum is stocking up in England with baby and toddler clothes for me to bring when she comes over.
Apart from that multi plug adaptors, wish we would have brought more.
Winter clothes, seriously underestimated how cold it can get in a house with no central heating, we've had to buy a gas fire.
Bring your analogue TV we've brought ours and it works fine with Foxtel or a digital set top box so you'll still be able to use after the digital switch over.
Jul 30th 2009, 10:46 pm
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Jul 30th 2009, 11:47 pm
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
Kids Clothes I find them more expensive compared to Tesco/Primark/Sainsbury's.
In Tesco you can get 5 body suits for £7, in Target one vest is can be $10 Same with sleepsuits and t-shirts/shorts/trousers and things.
I have a 1yr old and I'm expecting another baby and my mum is stocking up in England with baby and toddler clothes for me to bring when she comes over.
Apart from that multi plug adaptors, wish we would have brought more.
Winter clothes, seriously underestimated how cold it can get in a house with no central heating, we've had to buy a gas fire.
Bring your analogue TV we've brought ours and it works fine with Foxtel or a digital set top box so you'll still be able to use after the digital switch over.
I find them more expensive compared to Tesco/Primark/Sainsbury's. In Tesco you can get 5 body suits for £7, in Target one vest is can be $10
Same with sleepsuits and t-shirts/shorts/trousers and things. I have a 1yr old and I'm expecting another baby and my mum is stocking up in England with baby and toddler clothes for me to bring when she comes over.
Apart from that multi plug adaptors, wish we would have brought more.
Winter clothes, seriously underestimated how cold it can get in a house with no central heating, we've had to buy a gas fire.
Bring your analogue TV we've brought ours and it works fine with Foxtel or a digital set top box so you'll still be able to use after the digital switch over.
The one SIL couldn't stop cooing about "the pretty little things here in the UK".
In some ways the SILs helped give us a reality check in terms of what we'll be giving up. My OH and I both have good jobs, the kids are in good schools, the house is nearly paid off and is in an excellent location so there are times where we think: "
what are we doing?". Ah well, we only live once, so we might as well throw in a few additional challenges. 
The TV: I've also been thinking that in the worst case scenario at least we know that all our video related equipment will work with it. Will buy a new upper mid range TV when we get there. Been putting that off for years.
Taking loads of winter clothes ...We're headed to Canberra
.Multi-plug adapters: Gonna bring them all
A fridge is a difficult thing to plan ahead with because we really don't know if a big one (which is what we ideally want) would fit into our future kitchen.
A trampoline is something that I've been promising the kids. The prices for them seem to not be too bad over this side, not sure what they're like there?
Thanks everyone for your valuable opinions
Jul 30th 2009, 11:55 pm
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
Australia leaves the UK for dead when it comes to sports kit. When in the UK I used to get my sports gear sent out from Aus.
Yeah, best to ditch the TV unless it's a top end plasma...
Ditch the fridge. Fridges in Australia on average are bigger than the UK average and homes are designed to house a big fridge.
Loads of homes have trampolines for kids in Australia. Relatively cheap as well.
The TV: I've also been thinking that in the worst case scenario at least we know that all our video related equipment will work with it. Will buy a new upper mid range TV when we get there. Been putting that off for years.
A fridge is a difficult thing to plan ahead with because we really don't know if a big one (which is what we ideally want) would fit into our future kitchen.
A trampoline is something that I've been promising the kids. The prices for them seem to not be too bad over this side, not sure what they're like there?
Jul 31st 2009, 12:16 am
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three year later they are still in the cupboard.
Jul 31st 2009, 12:27 am
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
All TVs can be pressed into service, no need to ditch any of them.
Buy a trampoline before you come. There are relatively cheap trampolines to be purchased in the UK.
Jul 31st 2009, 12:28 am
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
Have to agree with this however I haven't seen Champion in the UK. I have to admit though the Lonsdale and Everlast in Australia is not the same as in the UK. Must have a different manufacturer for Aust.
Jul 31st 2009, 12:29 am
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Re: What do you wish you'd brought along?
Some UK sports kit is better than Australian sports kit.
All TVs can be pressed into service, no need to ditch any of them.
Bring the fridge, British fridges are preferable in most ways to Australian ones.
Buy a trampoline before you come. There are relatively cheap trampolines to be purchased in the UK.
All TVs can be pressed into service, no need to ditch any of them.
Bring the fridge, British fridges are preferable in most ways to Australian ones.
Buy a trampoline before you come. There are relatively cheap trampolines to be purchased in the UK.
Jul 31st 2009, 12:40 am
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