What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
Feb 8th 2009, 4:26 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
I brought a container and am glad I did. In fact, I wish I hadn't been so ruthless in my clear out. Most of my furniture is relatively new and good quality.
I brought my Onkyo radio/CD player with me as it was only 18 months old and no-one would buy it. At the moment it is working fine (I am aware of insurance issues). I now wish I had brought my sewing machine, cordless drill and small kitchen appliances to work with transformers.
My laptop and printer are dual-voltage so there is no problem with those.
In the end, I think it is a personal decision.
I brought my Onkyo radio/CD player with me as it was only 18 months old and no-one would buy it. At the moment it is working fine (I am aware of insurance issues). I now wish I had brought my sewing machine, cordless drill and small kitchen appliances to work with transformers.
My laptop and printer are dual-voltage so there is no problem with those.
In the end, I think it is a personal decision.
Feb 8th 2009, 4:57 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
Same as the above poster, we brought a container and the biggest plus point was having things with us that were familiar to the children. I'll never forget their faces when they seen all their lovely stuff going back in to their bedrooms! I brought everything but the electrics, apart from my GHD hair straightners and have never regretted doing so. I don't think I could have replaced all my furniture for the $8k it cost us, and I certainly wouldn't have wanted to get rid of sentimental stuff.
But like someone else said, it's all about personal preference. Car boot sales rock!
All the best
Miss M x
But like someone else said, it's all about personal preference. Car boot sales rock!
All the best
Miss M x
Feb 8th 2009, 5:26 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
We shared a container, left behind a really nice bed, dining table and sofa amongst things like rolling pins, mixing bowls, potato peelers and tin openers. Oh how we wish we had brought them, even if we decided to get shot once we had bought new, the stuff would have filled several empty spaces whilst we were looking - in fact we would probably have still kept it all. If you hvae stuff you like - bring it!
Feb 8th 2009, 5:39 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
We're planning on taking most things with us except for beds & bedding, wardrobes and sets of drawers and most electrical stuff, we only plan on taking laptop and hair staighteners as I think they're dual voltage. Though as our old tv died, we recently bought a lovely new Sony lcd tv which would be good if we can take it, will it really not work in Canada or should we try to sell it?
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Feb 9th 2009, 5:33 pm
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
We're planning on taking most things with us except for beds & bedding, wardrobes and sets of drawers and most electrical stuff, we only plan on taking laptop and hair staighteners as I think they're dual voltage. Though as our old tv died, we recently bought a lovely new Sony lcd tv which would be good if we can take it, will it really not work in Canada or should we try to sell it?
Feb 9th 2009, 5:45 pm
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
We bought over a full 40' container and thank goodness we did. We still had to shop for quite a lot of stuff - that was fun at first but the novelty soon wore off. Once you are here there is far more exciting things to do that shop for evey spoon, blanket or chair. As for electrical stuff, we left everything behind - it would have been useless here. All the shippers who quoted for us insisted that they had to pack - that was the only way they had of knowing what was in the container and made sure we weren't smuggling etc.
Feb 10th 2009, 3:35 pm
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
The guys doing the unwrapping thought I was bonkers getting excited about my lovely laundry basket. Bless them, they did their best to understand!!We've been here 2 years and have only just shipped our things which were in storage (with friends...for free luckily) while we worked out what we were doing.
It's not just about how much things are worth (although we could never have replaced it all for the shipping cost) but it's about making our new house a home. It's like our UK and Canadian lives have converged. It's lovely! (All I need now is my Mum ...
She didn't fancy the lack of view from the container...)
Feb 10th 2009, 4:54 pm
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
We sold off/gave away mainly electricals and took just about everything else in a 20ft container.
We are a family of four and there is no way we could have replaced all our household items with the price of a shipping a container. Over here our beds cost $1100 each and thats without the bedding!
In most cases, your new Canadian home will be much more spacious than the one you left behind. All our old livingroom furniture is now used in our family room in the basement. Our kitchen cupboards are filled with the same utensils, etc we used in the UK. The small things really add up, so take them all.
From our garage we took racking, gardening tools, tent, 4 bicycles and tools.
We took boxes and boxes of clothes, after all we have 4 seasons here so winter coats/boots and shorts/sandals from the UK will all be used. Took all our books, DVDs/CDs, toys, boxed games, photos, pictures/prints, mirrors, ornaments, vases, computer, desk, towels, ironing board, linen baskets, 1 double bed and bedding, 3 chests of drawers, bedside cabinets (you may have extra bedrooms to furnish for guests too).
Once here, you will need to spend a lot of money replacing your electricals and buying a vehicle(s). You'll be glad not to have to start from scratch again, and I can assure you, the novelty of shopping for a household basics will wear thin pretty fast and you'll soon notice that your money will not go nearly as far as you think.
Best of all, it's the warmest feeling in the world when your shipment arrives at your new home. It's feels just like Christmas, unwrapping everything and being reunited with your personal items.
In a new country, in a new home, it's a great feeling to have some familiarity back
We are a family of four and there is no way we could have replaced all our household items with the price of a shipping a container. Over here our beds cost $1100 each and thats without the bedding!
In most cases, your new Canadian home will be much more spacious than the one you left behind. All our old livingroom furniture is now used in our family room in the basement. Our kitchen cupboards are filled with the same utensils, etc we used in the UK. The small things really add up, so take them all.
From our garage we took racking, gardening tools, tent, 4 bicycles and tools.
We took boxes and boxes of clothes, after all we have 4 seasons here so winter coats/boots and shorts/sandals from the UK will all be used. Took all our books, DVDs/CDs, toys, boxed games, photos, pictures/prints, mirrors, ornaments, vases, computer, desk, towels, ironing board, linen baskets, 1 double bed and bedding, 3 chests of drawers, bedside cabinets (you may have extra bedrooms to furnish for guests too).
Once here, you will need to spend a lot of money replacing your electricals and buying a vehicle(s). You'll be glad not to have to start from scratch again, and I can assure you, the novelty of shopping for a household basics will wear thin pretty fast and you'll soon notice that your money will not go nearly as far as you think.
Best of all, it's the warmest feeling in the world when your shipment arrives at your new home. It's feels just like Christmas, unwrapping everything and being reunited with your personal items.
In a new country, in a new home, it's a great feeling to have some familiarity back
I wonder whether it depends at what point in your life you are at? For us there were almost twenty years of shared life stuff to bring, as well as all the children's things. If we had bought everything new we would have been living in a very anonymous environment - IKEAtastic, but definitely not home!
Feb 11th 2009, 1:19 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
I have just had a quote from movecorp via the internet.
Pasted it below
"""Following your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose written confirmation of your quotation for removals from Hastings to New Brunswick, Canada, which is:
£3,649.00 exempt of VAT door to door for a 20ft container and for our premium service, which includes the following:
A full packing service of your boxes.
A full export wrapping service of your furniture and larger items in order to protect them whilst in transit.
Customs clearance of your goods at the port of entry. If you are required to attend Customs at the port then our agent will accompany you to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly.
Delivery of your goods into your residence and removal of debris.
Excludes
Duties, taxes, storage, demurrage quarantine/steam cleaning fees, fumigation charges, customs inspection fees. Collection/delivery above 1st floor, shuttle service or collection/delivery via destination agents store due to poor access."""
IS this about the average cost, and does it normally include insurances?
Also why exclude VAT, do we not have to pay it??
Chris
Pasted it below
"""Following your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose written confirmation of your quotation for removals from Hastings to New Brunswick, Canada, which is:
£3,649.00 exempt of VAT door to door for a 20ft container and for our premium service, which includes the following:
A full packing service of your boxes.
A full export wrapping service of your furniture and larger items in order to protect them whilst in transit.
Customs clearance of your goods at the port of entry. If you are required to attend Customs at the port then our agent will accompany you to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly.
Delivery of your goods into your residence and removal of debris.
Excludes
Duties, taxes, storage, demurrage quarantine/steam cleaning fees, fumigation charges, customs inspection fees. Collection/delivery above 1st floor, shuttle service or collection/delivery via destination agents store due to poor access."""
IS this about the average cost, and does it normally include insurances?
Also why exclude VAT, do we not have to pay it??
Chris
Feb 11th 2009, 2:33 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
I have just had a quote from movecorp via the internet.
Pasted it below
"""Following your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose written confirmation of your quotation for removals from Hastings to New Brunswick, Canada, which is:
£3,649.00 exempt of VAT door to door for a 20ft container and for our premium service, which includes the following:
A full packing service of your boxes.
A full export wrapping service of your furniture and larger items in order to protect them whilst in transit.
Customs clearance of your goods at the port of entry. If you are required to attend Customs at the port then our agent will accompany you to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly.
Delivery of your goods into your residence and removal of debris.
Excludes
Duties, taxes, storage, demurrage quarantine/steam cleaning fees, fumigation charges, customs inspection fees. Collection/delivery above 1st floor, shuttle service or collection/delivery via destination agents store due to poor access."""
IS this about the average cost, and does it normally include insurances?
Also why exclude VAT, do we not have to pay it??
Chris
Pasted it below
"""Following your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose written confirmation of your quotation for removals from Hastings to New Brunswick, Canada, which is:
£3,649.00 exempt of VAT door to door for a 20ft container and for our premium service, which includes the following:
A full packing service of your boxes.
A full export wrapping service of your furniture and larger items in order to protect them whilst in transit.
Customs clearance of your goods at the port of entry. If you are required to attend Customs at the port then our agent will accompany you to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly.
Delivery of your goods into your residence and removal of debris.
Excludes
Duties, taxes, storage, demurrage quarantine/steam cleaning fees, fumigation charges, customs inspection fees. Collection/delivery above 1st floor, shuttle service or collection/delivery via destination agents store due to poor access."""
IS this about the average cost, and does it normally include insurances?
Also why exclude VAT, do we not have to pay it??
Chris
Insurance is usually extra @ 3% of insured value.
I think removal to outside of the EU is VAT exempt. I don't know if tax would apply at the Canadian end though.
Feb 11th 2009, 4:34 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
But if you know what you’re doing you get goods that work for a minimal cost
yes you'll invalidate your insurance by using European non CSA approved goods, but goods produced to CE standard are usually better built and to more stringent standards and would pose a lower risk electrically than anything you buy here.
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Feb 11th 2009, 6:19 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
I miss my lovely thick winter king size duvet which I wish I had brought. I have found duvets here to be expensive (although the majority of them seem to be feather/down) and thin. We ended up buying a 'cheap' one from Ikea at $129 - it's about the thickest synthetic one I have found.
Minimeeze, I thought the bed sizes were different in Canada. Will UK duvet sizes fit Canadian beds?
Feb 11th 2009, 6:24 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
I have just had a quote from movecorp via the internet.
Pasted it below
"""Following your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose written confirmation of your quotation for removals from Hastings to New Brunswick, Canada, which is:
£3,649.00 exempt of VAT door to door for a 20ft container and for our premium service, which includes the following:
A full packing service of your boxes.
A full export wrapping service of your furniture and larger items in order to protect them whilst in transit.
Customs clearance of your goods at the port of entry. If you are required to attend Customs at the port then our agent will accompany you to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly.
Delivery of your goods into your residence and removal of debris.
Excludes
Duties, taxes, storage, demurrage quarantine/steam cleaning fees, fumigation charges, customs inspection fees. Collection/delivery above 1st floor, shuttle service or collection/delivery via destination agents store due to poor access."""
IS this about the average cost, and does it normally include insurances?
Also why exclude VAT, do we not have to pay it??
Chris
Pasted it below
"""Following your recent enquiry, I am pleased to enclose written confirmation of your quotation for removals from Hastings to New Brunswick, Canada, which is:
£3,649.00 exempt of VAT door to door for a 20ft container and for our premium service, which includes the following:
A full packing service of your boxes.
A full export wrapping service of your furniture and larger items in order to protect them whilst in transit.
Customs clearance of your goods at the port of entry. If you are required to attend Customs at the port then our agent will accompany you to ensure that the procedure goes smoothly.
Delivery of your goods into your residence and removal of debris.
Excludes
Duties, taxes, storage, demurrage quarantine/steam cleaning fees, fumigation charges, customs inspection fees. Collection/delivery above 1st floor, shuttle service or collection/delivery via destination agents store due to poor access."""
IS this about the average cost, and does it normally include insurances?
Also why exclude VAT, do we not have to pay it??
Chris
Insurance normally 2.5- 3% of the value on your goods, we are paying 2.5%
You will not have to pay VAT on the quote.
Something you may need to factor in is a one off handling fee at the other end and storage costs, if you do not have an address for your goods to be delivered to immediately after your goods are cleared through customs.
Hope this helps
Feb 11th 2009, 6:40 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
We are paying £3300 to NS for 20 foot sole container approx 1000 cubic feet
Insurance normally 2.5- 3% of the value on your goods, we are paying 2.5%
You will not have to pay VAT on the quote.
Something you may need to factor in is a one off handling fee at the other end and storage costs, if you do not have an address for your goods to be delivered to immediately after your goods are cleared through customs.
Hope this helps
Insurance normally 2.5- 3% of the value on your goods, we are paying 2.5%
You will not have to pay VAT on the quote.
Something you may need to factor in is a one off handling fee at the other end and storage costs, if you do not have an address for your goods to be delivered to immediately after your goods are cleared through customs.
Hope this helps
Stuart
Feb 11th 2009, 6:43 am
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Re: What did you ship over? everything but the kitchen sink?
Hey nikki dreaming, did PSS ask if you were a member of UK2NOVASCOTIA ?, when they quoted us i said i wasn't (true at the time) now if registered for free it seems that they can get cheaper quotes from PSS (who strangely enough e-mailed me asking if i'd like a quote.
Stuart
Stuart
I think they may have asked and I said no, although I think I am on their email address book
didn't think, perhaps I should have, although I'm not sure if you have to be actively using UK2NS services to obtain the discount??
