brissybee

Return tickets.

Alfresco

Tumble Dryer:

Value $400
Duty $20
GST $42
Total $62

I don't know to be honest. We also declared our new laptops at the airport on arrival and the guy said but you're immigrating and we don't need to pay anything.

We also had to pay to get 2 pairs of shoes cleaned or destroyed.

Cleaning and then re-inspection = $165

Destruction = $110

We had them destroyed.

Phlanger

[QUOTE=paulry;9156170]If you're are bringing table lamps, etc you might want to bring spare bayonet type bulbs. The standard bulb here is the screw in type. And bring along any spare UK plugs and double plugs that you have - just in case. [QUOTE]

I think that's changing - Looking in the supermarket its about 50/50 screw in / bayonet - you won't have ny difficulty locating bayonet types, we brought all our lamps out and havent had a problem.


[QUOTE]Decent pillows and duvets, bedding, etc costs an arm and a leg here compared to the UK.[QUOTE]

Dead right - plenty of cheap stuff around, but quality stuff really costs

Worth padding out your wardrobe, depending on what you need - decent, high street standard suits, shoes, coats, etc are well worth shipping as is outdoor gear, boots, trainers, waterproofs etc. (the latter will get much less hard use and will last) Aussie high street stuff (Myers, etc is generally dated and poorly made - you can buy quality clothes, but it will cost)

If you plan to spend your time in boardies and thongs though, don't worry about it.

Amazulu

Book Depository - cheaper than the UK.

Amazulu

I have found that computers and computer parts are cheaper here.

Tools are expensive in Australia.

Amazulu

You are taking the piss right? Bunnings have racks of bayonet light fittings - right next to the edison screw ones.

Amazulu

A lot of modern electrical and electronic equipment is voltage sensing and can be used on voltages from 100-250V. Maybe Dyson machines have this capability.

paulry

It's costly moving here, huh

I wonder if they'd have stung you for the drier if you'd declared it? It seems to be the general culture in this country: If you don't declare then they sting you but if you do then they are generous. What happened? Did you forget to declare it? TBH, it's easy to forget stuff amongst the mayhem of the move We nearly forgot to declare our new vacuum cleaner.

paulry

In that case, my apologies. I was assuming that they'd also be tough to obtain here since UK standard plugs aren't available - thought it would be the same with bulbs - as was our experience many years ago in South Africa.

We brought our UK lamps, etc and were glad that we could just delve into our collection of bayonet bulbs the other day when one needed replacing. At the time I remember thinking how glad I was I'd brought them.

In Australia are they cheap? And do they cost the same as the edisons?

Amazulu

If you buy decent Osram or Phillips low energy bulbs they cost about $6 for 2 - incandesecent bulbs are no longer sold in Australia.

paulry

I bought a load of low energy bulbs @ 20p each last year.

Swerv-o

I second this, particularly if you only want a small one. The small, inexpensive Argos style rotary clothe lines just don't exist here. The sizes start at huge, and unfortunately the prices match.


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macy

I would buy some white emulsion and white gloss paint. Paint here is extremely expensive and the quality is awful, Dulux or Taubermmans is the best of the bunch and you still need 3/4 coats of the stuff, they must water it all down for the Australian market.

So buy lots of paint (mound resistant).....

Amazulu

Yoy can buy really cheap ones here at Crazy Clarks, Red Dot etc but the quality is terrible. I don't buy low energy bulbs anymore as I have moved up to LED lighting.

Amazulu

Paint is expensive ($54 for 2l of bathroom white at the weekend) but I find that the quality is good (Dulux).