British Expats - What not to bring

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Canada (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/)

- - What not to bring (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/what-not-bring-382381/)

Garfielduk

Jul 2nd 2006 7:43 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

The wife and dog

(and at this moment in time i'm serious but for two different reasons).

Butch you haven't specified whether they were on the take list or leave list ;)

Butch Cassidy

Jul 2nd 2006 7:47 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by Garfielduk

Butch you haven't specified whether they were on the take list or leave list ;)

Ah V.Good point.

LEAVE. ;)

Garfielduk

Jul 2nd 2006 7:48 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by frankieforehead

Buying Electrical items is expensive everywhere,

I keep reading on many topics that all of you who are in Canada already say Electrical items are expensive, do you mean for example that if a washer in the UK was Â£300 then the same model in Canada is over $600 ??

What about cameras or techy equipment ?? USA prices are pretty good so if Canada prices aren't whats to stop you ordering from a US website and getting it delivered into Canada ??

Butch Cassidy

Jul 2nd 2006 7:50 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by Garfielduk

What about cameras or techy equipment ?? USA prices are pretty good so if Canada prices aren't whats to stop you ordering from a US website and getting it delivered into Canada ??

Carriage and duty. ;)

Garfielduk

Jul 2nd 2006 7:57 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Carriage and duty. ;)

Allright then, our favoured place is quite near the US Border so what about driving over and buying one and stash it in the boot ;) hoping for no searches :eek:

Steve_P

Jul 2nd 2006 8:02 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy

Carriage and duty. ;)

Shipping and handling plus if you choose the wrong shipper i.e. UPS they nail you with ridiculous brokerage fees.

There is no duty on photo equipment from the states, just GST which is now only 6% (whoopdy f..ck'n doo) and possibly PST.

Cheers
Steve

frankieforehead

Jul 2nd 2006 9:03 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by onwards

Thanks everyone. Hubby was of the idea that why replace when we have it already - until I told him it would cost at the least about Â£3000 to ship it! I think the best idea would be to sell everything through the local paper, donate it if we can't get it all done in time then bin the rest. The local boot sale had better look out (that's if I can pry away all the kids toys that they don't play with - which is most of them!).
Okay, anything I really SHOULD bring (apart from the clothes, papers and photos) that maybe isn't obvious now but would be a pain in the derriere to replace...... :)

Av

Your favourite tea bags...until you're fully weened over to coffee.

TFI	Jul 2nd 2006 9:29 am

Re: What not to bring

Hey,
Anyone have experience bringing a TV? Ours is just new & PAL/NTSC? Just that the kids have both a North American & UK PS2 and games for both, plus our VCR is PAL/NTSC & the DVD is PAL/NTSC & Region Free, so we would be able to play all out old stuff from here & probably most Canadian stuff as well.

onwards

Jul 2nd 2006 9:39 am

Re: What not to bring

Thanks again Frankie. A suitcase full of Tetley it is then - don't like coffee (am I allowed to say that here?). As long as you can get wine and chocolate I'm good to go :)

Av

Steve_P

Jul 2nd 2006 9:41 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by onwards

As long as you can get wine and chocolate I'm good to go :)

Av

Wine and chocolate readily available.

However Cadbury Dairy Milk does taste different so the recent arrivals say. :)

Cheers
Steve

Alberta_Rose

Jul 2nd 2006 9:41 am

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sniff ...... can't afford wine and chocolate like we could in the UK.... less migraines though, and better for my waistline :)

Top Cat

Jul 2nd 2006 9:50 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by Morwenna

sniff ...... can't afford wine and chocolate like we could in the UK.... less migraines though, and better for my waistline :)

When we visit our friends in Calgary we pay a visit to 'Cadbury World' in Birmingham to stock up on chocolate for them.... I end up eating most of it anyway.....

Tara :)

Then have to go to a mall to buy bigger clothes ! a false economy or clever way to endulge in new clothes ?? thats my excuse anyway

frankieforehead

Jul 2nd 2006 10:19 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by onwards

Thanks again Frankie. A suitcase full of Tetley it is then - don't like coffee (am I allowed to say that here?). As long as you can get wine and chocolate I'm good to go :)

Av

the chocolate (cadbury's) is pump here...but after a few bottles of "vino calapso", you'll never notice the difference. add some gravy granules to that suitcase as well.

onwards

Jul 2nd 2006 10:40 am

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by frankieforehead

the chocolate (cadbury's) is pump here...but after a few bottles of "vino calapso", you'll never notice the difference. add some gravy granules to that suitcase as well.

ANY chocolate's good, any vino (dry, white) is good and aaaaah bisto - I'm a bit worried about customs though; what would they make of all those wee granules..... :rolleyes:

Av

frankieforehead

Jul 2nd 2006 1:17 pm

Re: What not to bring

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Originally Posted by onwards

ANY chocolate's good, any vino (dry, white) is good and aaaaah bisto - I'm a bit worried about customs though; what would they make of all those wee granules..... :rolleyes:

Av

post them :eek: ...I don't think they'll be too concerned, they probably won't look anyway :scared: afterall when we have family over they bring us that kinda stuff and they never declare the illegal bisto.

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