Part of a container full
Oct 15th 2006 | 9:58 am
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Re: Part of a container full
Originally Posted by joh117
OSS insurance is expensive though we used Letton Percival (if you do a search you will get the number and email address) same cover for 1.53% paid in £ but still way cheaper than the 3% in AU$
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how easy is it to get separate insurance?
Are there any loop holes that we need to be aware off?
Oct 15th 2006 | 10:07 am
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Re: Part of a container full
Originally Posted by woodyinoz
omg
who did you use?
who did you use?
However they outsourced the packing to "the UK's largest commercial moving group". They were both crap!
Oct 15th 2006 | 1:33 pm
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Re: Part of a container full
Originally Posted by HiddenPaw
A highly reputable international moving company. However they outsourced the packing to "the UK's largest commercial moving group". They were both crap!
However they outsourced the packing to "the UK's largest commercial moving group". They were both crap!
Oct 18th 2006 | 10:21 am
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Re: Part of a container full
We managed to completely fill a 40ft container to the brim. When it arrived in the UK at our house stuff fell out the door when it was opened it was so full.
In my honest opinion, chuck stuff you don't need. Reality of the matter is English houses are 3x smaller than most american houses, not sure about Oz houses. And for about 2 weeks we lived among boxes, literally. Every room was packed to the roof with boxes. Storing them was one thing, unloading them and finding out whats in them is another. If I had a pound for every time someone in my family said "What the hell did you bring this back for" I reckon we could of paid for the container!
3/4s of our belongings are in a storage facility which we are paying a few hundred quid a month to rent out - and it still can't fit most of the stuff in it anyway! Our Garage is PACKED too.
Most of it is just shit that got packed and will NEVER be used, or is incompatible and can't be used here. Reasons for bringing it back is because you don't want to lose money selling it for nothing or thinking you can pay someone to make it work. But save yourself the hassle, and money and chuck all the shit away. If you don't, you'll have boxes full of stuff you won't ever be using, you'll end up paying someone to take it away and eventually your find out that to get your Iron converted to work in England, that it would be cheaper to buy a new one
-Chris
Btw - We used Pickfords from Uk to America & Barrett from America to the Uk. Pickfords were better only because the blokes spoke english! Barrett employed a bunch of foriegners that packed everything in sight!
In my honest opinion, chuck stuff you don't need. Reality of the matter is English houses are 3x smaller than most american houses, not sure about Oz houses. And for about 2 weeks we lived among boxes, literally. Every room was packed to the roof with boxes. Storing them was one thing, unloading them and finding out whats in them is another. If I had a pound for every time someone in my family said "What the hell did you bring this back for" I reckon we could of paid for the container!
3/4s of our belongings are in a storage facility which we are paying a few hundred quid a month to rent out - and it still can't fit most of the stuff in it anyway! Our Garage is PACKED too.
Most of it is just shit that got packed and will NEVER be used, or is incompatible and can't be used here. Reasons for bringing it back is because you don't want to lose money selling it for nothing or thinking you can pay someone to make it work. But save yourself the hassle, and money and chuck all the shit away. If you don't, you'll have boxes full of stuff you won't ever be using, you'll end up paying someone to take it away and eventually your find out that to get your Iron converted to work in England, that it would be cheaper to buy a new one
-Chris
Btw - We used Pickfords from Uk to America & Barrett from America to the Uk. Pickfords were better only because the blokes spoke english! Barrett employed a bunch of foriegners that packed everything in sight!
Oct 20th 2006 | 2:43 am
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Re: Part of a container full
Originally Posted by janeyray
You'll be glad of the rest when you get back!
Yes I looked after Heidis horses!! She has some beauties! Shes a slacker when it comes to replying to emails...tell her when you see her!! lol
Yes I looked after Heidis horses!! She has some beauties! Shes a slacker when it comes to replying to emails...tell her when you see her!! lol
Always excuses and can never speak to her.
Can't say i am very happy at the moment.
The people who are buying have told us that their bloody solicitor has gone on holiday. Can't bloody believe it.
Whisky
Dec 19th 2006 | 10:03 am
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Re: Part of a container full
Originally Posted by whisky
Right now she is a slacker getting my restaurant settled.
Always excuses and can never speak to her.
Can't say i am very happy at the moment.
The people who are buying have told us that their bloody solicitor has gone on holiday. Can't bloody believe it.
Whisky
Always excuses and can never speak to her.
Can't say i am very happy at the moment.
The people who are buying have told us that their bloody solicitor has gone on holiday. Can't bloody believe it.
Whisky
