Moving to Charlotte
Hi
time is moving on and we are only 4 months away from our move now. I have been lurking in the background picking up loads of good tips so thank you all even though you don't know you helped me!! Anyway my question is...based on your experiences of moving over is it better to send our stuff over at the last minute and do with out for 4-6 weeks in the USA or send our stuff over 4-weeks before we fly out and make do in the UK? We should have a house, either rented or purchased, by the time we get out there so any advice appreciated. |
Re: Moving to Charlotte
Originally Posted by Firqin
(Post 7466448)
Hi
time is moving on and we are only 4 months away from our move now. I have been lurking in the background picking up loads of good tips so thank you all even though you don't know you helped me!! Anyway my question is...based on your experiences of moving over is it better to send our stuff over at the last minute and do with out for 4-6 weeks in the USA or send our stuff over 4-weeks before we fly out and make do in the UK? We should have a house, either rented or purchased, by the time we get out there so any advice appreciated. Unless of course you have an employer paying the bills. Good luck:) |
Re: Moving to Charlotte
I believe you have to be physically in the US on the day it clears customs otherwise it needs to be stored in a bonded warehouse until you do arrive (and that costs $). Depending on how you are sending it you may end up with 3 - 4 weeks in the US without your stuff anyway. Our items should have arrived in Philly yesterday and we where told around 2 weeks to get it to us in NJ.
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Re: Moving to Charlotte
Originally Posted by Firqin
(Post 7466448)
Hi
time is moving on and we are only 4 months away from our move now. I have been lurking in the background picking up loads of good tips so thank you all even though you don't know you helped me!! Anyway my question is...based on your experiences of moving over is it better to send our stuff over at the last minute and do with out for 4-6 weeks in the USA or send our stuff over 4-weeks before we fly out and make do in the UK? We should have a house, either rented or purchased, by the time we get out there so any advice appreciated. For us, that was in the US. In the UK, both myself & my husband were working full time and our son was in school. Here in the US only hubby would be working and son would be on school holidays. Plus, we found it easier/cheaper to get a few basics here to tide us over - cheap beds/sofa few kitchen bits etc. We essentially 'camped out' in our house here for a few weeks - not too long only about 3 or 4 weeks so quite tolerable. I think I would have found it harder to manage doing that in the UK along with us all at work/school. |
Re: Moving to Charlotte
Originally Posted by goatherder
(Post 7466566)
I believe you have to be physically in the US on the day it clears customs otherwise it needs to be stored in a bonded warehouse until you do arrive (and that costs $). Depending on how you are sending it you may end up with 3 - 4 weeks in the US without your stuff anyway. Our items should have arrived in Philly yesterday and we where told around 2 weeks to get it to us in NJ.
We sent our stuff off about 3 weeks before we left, we spent a week in a half empty house in London, then the farewell holiday for two weeks with our parents. our stuff arrived at our door about 3 weeks after we did, though it arrived in the USA about 2 weeks before that. |
Re: Moving to Charlotte
Whatever you decide, it won't time well, so bring a can and beer opener because it's a bit of a bugger moving into a new place and realising you've got sod all things to open that drink etc and then have to go out and find it in a rush...
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Re: Moving to Charlotte
Originally Posted by Firqin
(Post 7466448)
Hi
time is moving on and we are only 4 months away from our move now. I have been lurking in the background picking up loads of good tips so thank you all even though you don't know you helped me!! Anyway my question is...based on your experiences of moving over is it better to send our stuff over at the last minute and do with out for 4-6 weeks in the USA or send our stuff over 4-weeks before we fly out and make do in the UK? We should have a house, either rented or purchased, by the time we get out there so any advice appreciated. If you are looking to buy second hand stuff craigslist is a great place to find stuff. |
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