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Forum: Canada
Mar 22nd 2012, 7:47 am
Replies: 112
Views: 22,704
Posted By marimac

Re: Moving to Toronto, need advice on neighbourhoods

We live at Yonge/Eglinton and I work down near Union Station. The commute is fine. If you are looking for a main street with a little bit more personality than Yonge, you might want to look more...
Forum: Canada
Jan 16th 2012, 10:37 am
Replies: 27
Views: 3,994
Posted By marimac

Re: Using UK Bedside Lights

Yep, I took my lamps into a lighting store - I was going in to ask if they can modify them for Canadian bulbs - and instead they took me to the bulb section and found me the right one for the lamp!
Forum: Canada
Jun 5th 2011, 2:22 am
Replies: 37
Views: 7,335
Posted By marimac

Re: Would love any info on Kingston, Ontario

But learn where the areas of the student "ghetto" are and avoid buying there if you want a nice quiet life. The relationship between the city and the university is pretty strained these days. ...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
May 2nd 2011, 2:07 am
Replies: 43
Views: 5,504
Posted By marimac

Re: Weetabix

I'm in Toronto and have difficulty finding them! Those horrible flavoured minibix are around, but difficult to find proper weetabix - although when I do, I don't find any flavour difference,...
Forum: Canada
Mar 16th 2011, 7:34 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,745
Posted By marimac

Re: Which COAT should I buy for my teenage sons?

Maybe it's a Toronto thing <cue Toronto-bashers> but they are everywhere here (or maybe they're all knock-offs, who knows?) - you can't move without seeing those badges on everyone's arms. There was...
Forum: Canada
Mar 14th 2011, 11:24 am
Replies: 20
Views: 2,745
Posted By marimac

Re: Which COAT should I buy for my teenage sons?

Canada Goose is the brand that all the teens wear - http://www.canada-goose.com/. No idea why because they are really expensive and far too warm for Toronto weather (most of the time). But...
Forum: Canada
Mar 11th 2011, 4:29 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,007
Posted By marimac

Re: UK mail address

I don't know about the legalities of it, but our Freehold landlord told us the same thing. They send us mail about payments to our UK property, but they are not addressed to our name specifically...
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2011, 7:51 am
Replies: 28
Views: 2,632
Posted By marimac

Re: Bringing guitars to Canada - thoughts?

This is the biggest benefit to me - if you're doing the luggage on your own, then 2 guitars and suitcases is going to be difficult.

They aren't going to question why you are bringing a guitar over...
Forum: Canada
Mar 3rd 2011, 10:01 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,429
Posted By marimac

Re: April landing-How do we keep kids busy ?

If you are planning to do a lot of the "big" attractions, then consider getting a CityPass: http://www.citypass.com/toronto - it's valid for 9 days and includes admission to the CN Tower, Toronto...
Forum: Canada
Feb 10th 2011, 3:14 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 17,853
Posted By marimac

Re: Where to watch Six Nations rugby in Toronto?

Scallywags and Duke of Gloucester are the main ones I know - they can tend to be busy for big events.

There will also be a cover charge - which is charged by Sentana.
Forum: Canada
Nov 26th 2010, 5:38 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,890
Posted By marimac

Re: Oak furniture - to ship, or not to ship?

If you are bringing in goods as a PR, you declare that the goods have actually been used by you - so shipping in the original packaging might not be a good idea. (and if you are bringing them in as...
Forum: Canada
Nov 22nd 2010, 1:07 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,135
Posted By marimac

Valuation for Canadian tax purposes

We moved to Canada at the beginning of the summer with the intention to sell our place in the UK - but after 8 months on the market, we have given up and decided to rent. So I need some advice on...
Forum: Canada
Nov 19th 2010, 4:44 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,890
Posted By marimac

Re: Oak furniture - to ship, or not to ship?

Just a note that we bought a sideboard and tv stand from this company about 3 years ago and have been very pleased with the quality.

Our shared container cost us approx £2500. This is our first...
Forum: Canada
Nov 9th 2010, 9:51 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,096
Posted By marimac

Re: BBC iplayer going international

The original Telegraph article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/8114911/BBC-aims-to-gain-from-global-iPlayer.html) hints that they don't know...
Forum: Canada
Sep 28th 2010, 11:40 am
Replies: 19
Views: 1,996
Posted By marimac

Re: Where has the best selection of small appliances

In Toronto (and mail order), Caynes Superstore:
http://www.cayneshousewares.com/home.php

We bought all our small appliances there.
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2010, 6:53 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,606
Posted By marimac

Re: Renting and pets....

In Ontario (don't know about other provinces), the no pets clause is basically unenforceable - there was an article in the Star recently about it:...
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2010, 6:41 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,238
Posted By marimac

Re: Rogers or Bell

The only negative I've heard about Teksavvy is that Bell or Rogers (not sure) cap their speeds - so while you have unlimited download limits, it's useless for streaming services, which is a big...
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2010, 2:24 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,238
Posted By marimac

Re: Rogers or Bell

There's not much in it really. Best thing to do is to cost out the packages you want online and then call them both up - so if Bell works out cheaper, call up Rogers and ask them for a better deal -...
Forum: Canada
Sep 7th 2010, 12:47 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,900
Posted By marimac

Re: Goods to follow - any personal experiences

Goods to follow is the second-hand value - the list for insuance is the as-new replacement value.

I made up a spreadsheet with 2 columns - second-hand and new - then when I printed out the...
Forum: Canada
Sep 6th 2010, 6:57 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,900
Posted By marimac

Re: Goods to follow - any personal experiences

Have you had quotes from any shipping companies? We had 3 quotes done, and each company then provided an approx inventory. For our Goods to Follow list, I then used the quotes to get a number of...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Sep 5th 2010, 1:33 am
Replies: 45
Views: 6,997
Posted By marimac

Re: Bed sizes - UK double bed base

Unless of course your shipping company ends up damaging the mattress and you realise too late to claim it on the insurance. Grrrr - our mattress appears to have been folded in the middle or...
Forum: Canada
Aug 27th 2010, 10:55 am
Replies: 140
Views: 11,756
Posted By marimac

Re: LinkedIn: Useful tool, internet fad, or

Well, because the online bit can form connections that you may not have known about.

For example, I saw a job advertised that my husband was interested in. I looked at the company on LinkedIn and...
Forum: Canada
Aug 27th 2010, 10:44 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,638
Posted By marimac

Re: UK Car Hire

I've always found Enterprise does the best rates for automatics - I had an auto license in the UK, so no choice in what I was renting.

Never had any problems with them until the last car I rented...
Forum: Canada
Aug 22nd 2010, 1:29 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,236
Posted By marimac

Re: Pickfords vs PSS

We used Pickfords as well from Hampshire. I found the initial Sales guy very helpful, and the packers on the day were great guys - very efficient and polite. A guy from head office also showed up on...
Forum: Canada
Aug 20th 2010, 2:10 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,875
Posted By marimac

Re: Shipping timelines. Please advise

Pretty much. We were told that ours was on the Maersk Stepnica - which I then googled and there are loads of online trackers where you can watch the ship in real time. And I watched it making its...
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