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What is expensive?
Hi all you wonderful dream fulfillers.
We are moving to the states in a few months. Can anyone give us some information on what is expensive out there compared to the UK. Stuff that we can take with us. I'm not talking about tea bags. You know general things sucha s furniture, clothes etc Jim |
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Originally posted by jimcheal Hi all you wonderful dream fulfillers. We are moving to the states in a few months. Can anyone give us some information on what is expensive out there compared to the UK. Stuff that we can take with us. I'm not talking about tea bags. You know general things sucha s furniture, clothes etc Jim ..... except bread and plasma screen TV's ;) |
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Originally posted by Pulaski Everything is cheaper! :D ..... except bread and plasma screen TV's ;) and beds, and car insurance, and house insurance, paint, lawnmowers, telephone bills, garden hoses, gardening tools, milk, veggies, fruit, ladders....... in fact the only things cheaper are CD's, DVD's, cycles, white goods, cars, petrol, clothes and some food goods. Eating out is generally cheaper aswell. Don't beleive the hype - at the end of the month you will spend the equivalent, the main difference is your pay is normally more over here (less deductions for medical insurance and you pay more income tax) so you have more disposable cash. I would try and take as much as possible and replace stuff gradually |
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Originally posted by Patrick and beds, and car insurance, and house insurance, paint, lawnmowers, telephone bills, garden hoses, gardening tools, milk, veggies, fruit, ladders.... A rag-bag of things if I ever saw one. Are you comparing like with like? I moved from London to New York (similar, large, cities) and found most things to be a similar price or cheaper, except housing). If you moved from a British back-water to California, Florida, or New York then you'll probably find many things more expensive. I left New York (it's not my kind of city) and moved south. Many things are much cheaper - eating out, cars, housing (and they're much bigger too). Some groceries may be a little more expensive, but contrary to what Patrick said, I am paid less than I was in the UK, but I am hugely better off due to a combination of lower housing and motoring costs and getting much more for the money I spend too! |
I found that spices cost the earth in VA when I was getting them together for a vindaloo. My fiancée & I joked that in the USA you could afford to get to the shop, and in the UK you could afford to go into the shop. Found general food prices to be dearer in the DC area than in the UK.
It depends on where you are in the US I guess. Cheers |
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Originally posted by Pulaski No, maybe (difficult to compare), no, no, can't compare, no (I'm paying 3.9¢ a minute to the UK), who cares, no, yes (but British supermarkets almost give it away to attract customers), no, no, no idea (don't care - do you buy many ladders?) ..... :confused: I moved from a village outside Cambridge to a small town in NC and (not counting visa bills and car payments) our monthly outgoings are the same as in the UK, yes our house is bigger. Some things are more some things are less but its all much of a muchness month to month. Of course that wasn't the question, the question was what should they ship over instead of buying new here. |
I have lived in NYC since mid 80's. Most expensive item in USA (Relative to UK) Must be a bed.
$1500 - $2000 (Kingsize) will still get you junk. All man-made fibre padding. Here in NYC, even local Congressman tried without success to find out why so expensive. Adverts, say beat any price. Trouble is manufactures make the same bed for different companies and give beds 50 different names. Hence can't compare prices. Reg. Frank R. Makes buying a used car seem easy. No offence to used car dealers. |
Originally posted by frrussre I have lived in NYC since mid 80's. Most expensive item in USA (Relative to UK) Must be a bed. $1500 - $2000 (Kingsize) will still get you junk. |
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Originally posted by jimcheal Hi all you wonderful dream fulfillers. We are moving to the states in a few months. Can anyone give us some information on what is expensive out there compared to the UK. Stuff that we can take with us. I'm not talking about tea bags. You know general things sucha s furniture, clothes etc Jim NC Penguin |
Yep, bed sizes are different.
Reg. Frank R. Even 2 sizes of King, California & regular king |
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I've got to agree after seeing some of the beds on these websites. Looks like we'll be shipping ours over. I suppose if your going to buy a bed the size of the UK's adverage living room your going to pay $5,000. In fact I might ship a few over and flog 'em. Jim:D |
Jim, only problem with non USA beds the local bedding will not fit. Idid buy 2 Twin/single beds from IKEA couple of years ago. Seem very good quality & good price. Normally do not like IKEA stuff, but these have turned out to be great value.
Mens & womans, good quality business suits, I find at least double UK price. Ditto top of the line shoes & shirts. Reg. Frank R. Back to the original thread: Antiques, art, personal belongings, PC, clothes. Electrical give wide berth, don't bother. |
Originally posted by jimcheal well, I've got to agree after seeing some of the beds on these websites. Looks like we'll be shipping ours over. I suppose if your going to buy a bed the size of the UK's adverage living room your going to pay $5,000. In fact I might ship a few over and flog 'em. Jim:D Tea bags English Mustard Crunchies Marmite Nestle's Golden Nuggets Coloured toilet rolls (they only sell white bog roll - how bohemian) Tizer Irn Bru Decent Beer Patrick |
the issue of coloured toilet rolls, when i first moved here i was suprised that i could only find white toilet rolls until someone explained that coloured toilet rolls play havoc with septic systems (like wot us folks out in the boonies have)
So i guess the nice green andrex my kids bought over for me will just have to remain fond reminders of my colour co-ordinated bathroom back in ole blighty *sigh* Jan OP ... remember lots of curry paste (if thats your thing) its nearly impossible to find out here (well in N Michigan it is anyways) :) |
Originally posted by frrussre Jim, only problem with non USA beds the local bedding will not fit. Idid buy 2 Twin/single beds from IKEA couple of years ago. Seem very good quality & good price. Normally do not like IKEA stuff, but these have turned out to be great value. Mens & womans, good quality business suits, I find at least double UK price. Ditto top of the line shoes & shirts. Reg. Frank R. Back to the original thread: Antiques, art, personal belongings, PC, clothes. Electrical give wide berth, don't bother. Jim:confused: |
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Originally posted by jimcheal Hi all you wonderful dream fulfillers. We are moving to the states in a few months. Can anyone give us some information on what is expensive out there compared to the UK. Stuff that we can take with us. I'm not talking about tea bags. You know general things sucha s furniture, clothes etc Jim The way to get around this is: buy/bring British branded clothes and on arrival in the US, *invest* in a front loading washing machine. Note the highlight to the word invest. Front loading washing machines are relatively new to the US and are slowly catching on and at the present time more expensive than top loading washing machines. NC Penguin |
Generally US - UK bedding does not fit. You could shop around & find odd sizes. US bigger beds than UK. Pillows also different sizes.
Tough one is Duvet covers, usually pretty grim designs here. Also can pay big bucks, our cover/sheets/shams cost us in excess of $600 for soft good quality. lots of the ones sold here are like sandpaper & not meant to be directly against skin. Yanks use a top sheet + duvet/comforter. See in the movies they use Duvet NO COVER, UGH! Bed Bath & beyond have some nice stuff. Some people buy 2 sheets & sew together, get your own choice of fabric etc, save money. Frank R. |
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Originally posted by NC Penguin I tend to find that clothing in the US is poorer in quality than in the UK and add to that the American washing machines (top loading), then clothes do not last as long as in the UK. The way to get around this is: buy/bring British branded clothes and on arrival in the US, *invest* in a front loading washing machine. Note the highlight to the word invest. Front loading washing machines are relatively new to the US and are slowly catching on and at the present time more expensive than top loading washing machines. NC Penguin :( Jim |
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Originally posted by NC Penguin I tend to find that clothing in the US is poorer in quality than in the UK and add to that the American washing machines (top loading), then clothes do not last as long as in the UK. The way to get around this is: buy/bring British branded clothes and on arrival in the US, *invest* in a front loading washing machine. Note the highlight to the word invest. Front loading washing machines are relatively new to the US and are slowly catching on and at the present time more expensive than top loading washing machines. My wife had a problem in the UK with British washing machines - swearing that they damaged her clothes, ... or was it that the detergent damaged her clothes. :confused: Personally I don't think that it makes a difference either way! :D I bought most of my clothes from the US long before I ever met my wife (a US citizen) and before I even visited the US. I find the prices to be lower and the quality better than anything I could find in the UK. Not only that, US long fittings actually fit me, and that is no small consideration when you're 6'5"! :D |
I may not be the best advice giver. We only brought clothes, personal items, antiques, art etc, expensive kitchen knives, tools Non Electric. And my sons toys. Mid 80's to now I still go to my UK stored stuff, look thru and give it away. Find the odd size clothes, bell bottoms.
Reg. Frank R. |
Pulaski I don't know where you shopped in Uk or where you shop here in the US, and your wife must have boil washed the clothes if she found UK machines inferior to US. Sorry there is no comparison- the washing machines here are the worst! They are huge, crude, inferior objects that are terribly hard on clothes, ripping in many cases- I detest them! They have 3 programmes at most- no boil wash, the 'delicates' wash is a joke. After 11 years of cursing every time I do the laundry- frontloaders have finally appeared in the stores -woohooo!!! Only trouble is I have to save up to get one- $1800 for a washing machine (that still isn't up to European technology) is flipping expensive.
All kitchen appliances in US are antiquated compared to the European version. Don't get me started on the cookers, ovens. It took me a few years to find a fairly decent electric kettle- and I still haven't found a cordless iron. One exception - the fridges are BIG- they don't last too long here in Florida, but they are big. There are people who ship in European kitchens and have changed the electrics in the whole house, but it costs big bucks. My advice- hit Marks and Spencer and stock up on underwear etc The quality here is cheap.... underwear lasts about 6 months- even the top dollar stuff. Clothes are cheaper here, but mostly everything is better quality in UK. Even if you pay big money here, you don't get the same quality. My hubby wished he'd bought a ton of Mark's shirts for work. I only brought what I couldn't live without- personal effects, books and luckily all my china and kitchenware... and let the kids bring what they wanted to, but if I had my time over again I would bring much much more. Beds and all the bedding- even pillows (they don't last long here), furniture (and had I known that there was an Englishman in the area who could convert the electrics, I would have brought all kitchen applicances except the fridge). If your children wear Clarks- you won't get properly fitted shoes here, so I would buy a few sizes bigger for each to last till the next trip home. As a footnote and OT- if you like your cuppa tea- bring as many teabags as you can carry. The tea here is awful, and its expensive buying British tea from Brit shops. Food in general, I find more expensive here in the US. The staples like bread, milk, potatoes etc in particular. Example, I pay over $2 a loaf for ordinary wheat sliced. And work this one out- oranges are more expensive here in Florida than they are in Wales!!!! |
Horses for courses I guess - I personally loved getting back to a decent top loader after putting up with front loaders for years in a flat in London. Ours has 18 programmes (just counted them:D ) and gets things really clean - used it for 6 months now and nothing ruined yet. And they are huge - great with 2 kids and sweaty weather!
Apart from that I would agree with the comment on most of the other kitchen equipt. Microwaves are from the 80's, and don't get me started on the coffee machines. And hoovers....if oyu want an upright, fine, but if you want a cylinder, forget it! Don't know about clothes quality - not bought any yet. |
Vacs, I bought a Miele for $800 (My local NYC store has some for over a $1000). Great stuff but crazy price. Same model same attachments in John Lewis UK $300. Plus the UK model is 1500/1600w mine is 1100 watt. I called up Miele USA, they said they can't make the 1500w models for USA 110v not powerful enough ????? Re the price they can't do anything about that.
I had a fairly expensive Hoover in USA, I was did not work very well. I took it apart, Wow! i found out why no suction, the motor was about the size of a baseball. Piece of junk. Yes US electronics may be cheap, but generally poor quality. Short warranty. Even SONY USA, $1000 product, 90 day warranty, now that’s confidence for you. Reg. Frank R. |
Originally posted by Taffyles Pulaski I don't know where you shopped in Uk or where you shop here in the US, and your wife must have boil washed the clothes if she found UK machines inferior to US. Sorry there is no comparison- the washing machines here are the worst! They are huge, crude, inferior objects that are terribly hard on clothes, ripping in many cases- I detest them! They have 3 programmes at most- no boil wash, the 'delicates' wash is a joke. After 11 years of cursing every time I do the laundry- frontloaders have finally appeared in the stores -woohooo!!! Only trouble is I have to save up to get one- $1800 for a washing machine (that still isn't up to European technology) is flipping expensive. All kitchen appliances in US are antiquated compared to the European version. Don't get me started on the cookers, ovens. It took me a few years to find a fairly decent electric kettle- and I still haven't found a cordless iron. One exception - the fridges are BIG- they don't last too long here in Florida, but they are big. There are people who ship in European kitchens and have changed the electrics in the whole house, but it costs big bucks. My advice- hit Marks and Spencer and stock up on underwear etc The quality here is cheap.... underwear lasts about 6 months- even the top dollar stuff. Clothes are cheaper here, but mostly everything is better quality in UK. Even if you pay big money here, you don't get the same quality. My hubby wished he'd bought a ton of Mark's shirts for work. I only brought what I couldn't live without- personal effects, books and luckily all my china and kitchenware... and let the kids bring what they wanted to, but if I had my time over again I would bring much much more. Beds and all the bedding- even pillows (they don't last long here), furniture (and had I known that there was an Englishman in the area who could convert the electrics, I would have brought all kitchen applicances except the fridge). If your children wear Clarks- you won't get properly fitted shoes here, so I would buy a few sizes bigger for each to last till the next trip home. As a footnote and OT- if you like your cuppa tea- bring as many teabags as you can carry. The tea here is awful, and its expensive buying British tea from Brit shops. Food in general, I find more expensive here in the US. The staples like bread, milk, potatoes etc in particular. Example, I pay over $2 a loaf for ordinary wheat sliced. And work this one out- oranges are more expensive here in Florida than they are in Wales!!!! I get the picture in regard to the US technos not being up to scratch. I'm interested in this idea of getting the electrics converted. How does that work? Are there converters you can purchase? Are they expensive? I guess that it all boils down to the reasons we are moving to Florida, the weather, opportunites etc....Having all you've said when are you moving back to WALES! I guess there are some prices that are worth paying for the lifestyle you live, don't you think? Is it not the case that generally, overall, all things being equal you are better off in the US? JIM:confused: |
In about 8-10 yrs- as soon as we can retire. We intend to spend at least 6-8 months of the year in Wales, the rest of the year out here ( I have 3 adult children and a grandson here).
Personally, I could earn much more back in UK - my husband earns more here. I'm not one of those who moved to US because I hated UK- we had a very good life there. Are we better off? in terms of monthly salary - yes. In other ways - no. And one thing is for sure- my husband would have been retiring comfortably next year had we stayed in UK. But I'm not the best one to ask- as I said I didn't come here for a better life- I came because of my husband was sent out here by a British Company. it all depends on your frame of reference as to how people find living out here- come from Glasgow inner city and you'll probably think its paradise. We'd already lived abroad early in our marriage and knew that the grass wasn't always greener. As for the electrics, I heard of an English fella living locally in Sarasota (AFTER we had moved :( ) who converts house electrics so you can use all European appliances. I haven't a clue how its done, but I know it can be done somehow. |
Originally posted by Yorkieabroad Horses for courses I guess - I personally loved getting back to a decent top loader after putting up with front loaders for years in a flat in London. Ours has 18 programmes (just counted them:D ) and gets things really clean - used it for 6 months now and nothing ruined yet. And they are huge - great with 2 kids and sweaty weather! Apart from that I would agree with the comment on most of the other kitchen equipt. Microwaves are from the 80's, and don't get me started on the coffee machines. And hoovers....if oyu want an upright, fine, but if you want a cylinder, forget it! Don't know about clothes quality - not bought any yet. What washing machine have you got?? I want one!!! Not even the "new" frontloaders appearing in the stores have 18 programmes! I'm beginning to think Florida is really a backwater State. It's not the toploading that gets me..its the agitator (like the old fashioned twin tub, my grandmother had) that I fight with. Now the tumble dryers are good, at least they are really big. And I do like the fridges. Accck - vacuum's! I haven't found a really good one, and I've lost count of how many we've had over the years. What about the hobs and ovens..omg! At least they're big, that's the best thing I can say about them. |
Originally posted by Taffyles ...... My hubby wished he'd bought a ton of Mark's shirts for work. .... Look at the front loader w/ms at Lowes, they have a new fancy German one for about $1,200. BTW it was the detergents in the UK that my wife had a problem with. But I still don't know what you are doing with your machine to rip clothes? Maybe you are over loading it? .... when we had a US top-loader she rarely put much more into it than could be crammed into a British front loader. We now have a Maytag (Americcan made) front-loader and it was about $900, I thinik. |
Originally posted by jimcheal I stated this thread off buy asking whats expensive in the Uk compared to the US as we are moving over shortly. What we should take with us. I get the picture in regard to the US technos not being up to scratch. I'm interested in this idea of getting the electrics converted. How does that work? Are there converters you can purchase? Are they expensive? I guess that it all boils down to the reasons we are moving to Florida, the weather, opportunites etc....Having all you've said when are you moving back to WALES! I guess there are some prices that are worth paying for the lifestyle you live, don't you think? Is it not the case that generally, overall, all things being equal you are better off in the US? JIM:confused: If you are coming over here for good, then take what America has, and learn to live with it. Americans don't seem to have a problem with electrical appliances - and they seem just fine to me too. You'll create a life of stress and grief if you go on pining for things from the UK. The internet message boards have given a platform to many different people, and I have discovered that British expats living in America are devided into those who love life here and those that see nothing but problems and wonder how Americans manage. I am one of the former, but listen to too many of the nay-sayers and you'll wonder about the wisdom of coming at all. British laundry appliances were fine, I never had a problem, and although US machines are bigger they work the same way. I doubt that clothes care which way they are pointing when they are sloshed back and forth! :D So far as all the programs go, I mostly used one in the UK, and occasionally a second, and that is the same here - our machine has more programs than we'll ever use. Kettle? I don't own one, Americans don't have them and that is why they are hard to find. There is no demand. You want coffee? ... buy a coffee maker, tea? ... put the bags in the coffee maker too, that's what my wife does. I don't drink hot tea, only iced tea, but it's me that it British! Clothes? I'll concede that underwear is cheaper at M&S, socks especially, but as I am still living off my M&S stock-pile I can't comment on US ones. Having said that I'll probably stock up on M&S's best the next time I go back. :D To answer your original question, bring what ever you have, to avoid having to shop for everything when you arrive, but don't bring large electrical appliances, or small cheap ones either. If you have a good hi-fi that'll work perfectly on a good quality transformer, and your computer should be OK too. |
Originally posted by Pulaski Things are different here Jim, and some expats have the biggest problem with that. America is different from the UK, and that's about all I can say. If you are coming over here for good, then take what America has, and learn to live with it. Americans don't seem to have a problem with electrical appliances - and they seem just fine to me too. You'll create a life of stress and grief if you go on pining for things from the UK. The internet message boards have given a platform to many different people, and I have discovered that British expats living in America are devided into those who love life here and those that see nothing but problems and wonder how Americans manage. I am one of the former, but listen to too many of the nay-sayers and you'll wonder about the wisdom of coming at all. British laundry appliances were fine, I never had a problem, and although US machines are bigger they work the same way. I doubt that clothes care which way they are pointing when they are sloshed back and forth! :D So far as all the programs go, I mostly used one in the UK, and occasionally a second, and that is the same here - our machine has more programs than we'll ever use. Kettle? I don't own one, Americans don't have them and that is why they are hard to find. There is no demand. You want coffee? ... buy a coffee maker, tea? ... put the bags in the coffee maker too, that's what my wife does. I don't drink hot tea, only iced tea, but it's me that it British! Clothes? I'll concede that underwear is cheaper at M&S, socks especially, but as I am still living off my M&S stock-pile I can't comment on US ones. Having said that I'll probably stock up on M&S's best the next time I go back. :D To answer your original question, bring what ever you have, to avoid having to shop for everything when you arrive, but don't bring large electrical appliances, or small cheap ones either. If you have a good hi-fi that'll work perfectly on a good quality transformer, and your computer should be OK too. You don't make it in this country if you are a negative, pessimistic person who can only see problems and can't accept the differences...but before you can accept, you have to know what the differences are! We've been here 11 years (and made it) and seen a lot of expats come and go- the first ones back on the plane are the ones expecting everything to be wonderful...many of them get a rude awakening when they have to deal with the reality of living here. Oh and there are plenty of kettles for sale, and plenty of Americans have a kettle, but they are the old whistle type you boil on the stove :D Most Americans haven't had the benefit of European appliances, so don't know the difference, people coming from the UK will soon find out for themselves. |
Originally posted by Taffyles Being a bit presumtious aren't you pal LOL. I believe the man asked "what is more expensive in the US"- so people are telling him. If he'd asked what is cheaper, no doubt the answers would have suited you better??? You don't make it in this country if you are a negative, pessimistic person who can only see problems and can't accept the differences...but before you can accept, you have to know what the differences are! We've been here 11 years (and made it) and seen a lot of expats come and go- the first ones back on the plane are the ones expecting everything to be wonderful...many of them get a rude awakening when they have to deal with the reality of living here. Oh and there are plenty of kettles for sale, and plenty of Americans have a kettle, but they are the old whistle type you boil on the stove :D Most Americans haven't had the benefit of European appliances, so don't know the difference, people coming from the UK will soon find out for themselves. |
Yes I saw two in Target the last time I was in there, both automatic shut off too. Haven't seen any in Sears yet, mind you I haven't looked too hard- as I got a nice Russell Hobbs from the British Shop last Christmas ...that should last a while.
Has anyone seen a cordless iron? I'm determined to get one :) |
Get real....
Cant help but agree....live in the USA, when our friends from London come all they do is shop...OLD NAVY day and night... most of the clothes you buy anywhere these days are manufactured in the far east. The washers dryers etc the same. I never bought a ladder or matress in the UK but my advice is if you have free shipping then bring whatever you can dont mess with voltage conversions except for computers where it is generally built in. If you have to pay for shipping buy new and enjoy it. I am amazed at the discussiona bout clothes and electrical equipment none of this stuff is built in the UK nor the US for that matter. I have a 12 year old sears washing machine (and 3 kids to fill it) never would spend 1000$ on any appliance anyway and we use 3 functions. We have an american bought cordless kettle for tea and it is still working 5 years later but when it breaks I will toss it and buy another I think it cost $18. Of course we all miss things from home..thats what the internet is for I order PG tips from Florida and get the kids Jaffa cakes in London once a year.
enjoy...and dont join the I cant get a good curry club! |
Originally posted by Pulaski Things are different here Jim, and some expats have the biggest problem with that. America is different from the UK, and that's about all I can say. If you are coming over here for good, then take what America has, and learn to live with it. Americans don't seem to have a problem with electrical appliances - and they seem just fine to me too. You'll create a life of stress and grief if you go on pining for things from the UK. The internet message boards have given a platform to many different people, and I have discovered that British expats living in America are devided into those who love life here and those that see nothing but problems and wonder how Americans manage. I am one of the former, but listen to too many of the nay-sayers and you'll wonder about the wisdom of coming at all. British laundry appliances were fine, I never had a problem, and although US machines are bigger they work the same way. I doubt that clothes care which way they are pointing when they are sloshed back and forth! :D So far as all the programs go, I mostly used one in the UK, and occasionally a second, and that is the same here - our machine has more programs than we'll ever use. Kettle? I don't own one, Americans don't have them and that is why they are hard to find. There is no demand. You want coffee? ... buy a coffee maker, tea? ... put the bags in the coffee maker too, that's what my wife does. I don't drink hot tea, only iced tea, but it's me that it British! Clothes? I'll concede that underwear is cheaper at M&S, socks especially, but as I am still living off my M&S stock-pile I can't comment on US ones. Having said that I'll probably stock up on M&S's best the next time I go back. :D To answer your original question, bring what ever you have, to avoid having to shop for everything when you arrive, but don't bring large electrical appliances, or small cheap ones either. If you have a good hi-fi that'll work perfectly on a good quality transformer, and your computer should be OK too. I guess we Brits do live up to the wingging pome banner don't we? We are looking to embrase the American way of life and obviously there are going to be vast differences in our cultures. All that is adding to the excitment of going. It just makes sence with our limited budget to be forewarned with regards expense. We have endless amounts of M&S underware HA! Its been good to hear the difference points of view though we really appreciate it. Thanks Jim |
Taffyles - we've got a Kitchenaid Whisperquiet - and it really is very quiet. We were concerned when we got it that it was too gentle, as the agitator is a screw mechanism, rather than the rotary swisher thing that I've had in top loaders before,and it just seems to turn the clothes over. But even though its very gentle, it gets things clean. Programmes - yep 18, and we've used 3 in 6 months.....Pricewise it was about 500 bucks on its own, but we got a discount cos we bought a dryer and fridge at the same time - brought thee washer down about 100 bucks, plus a $50mail-in rebate for each (Grrr - those really wind me up!!)
Kettles - we picked up a cordless stainless steel Russel Hobbs for about 40 or 50 bucks in Foleys. No idea what it would cost in the UK. Fridges - boy, moving back to the UK will be hard (if we ever do it) - don't think I could bring myself to leave the fridge/freezer we have now - its bigger than my old wardrobe!! Cost - about $1000. |
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Thanks both- I'm looking for a cordless IRON though- dashed if I've ever been able to find one. I've got a good kettle.
Yorkie that machine sounds great- I'm looking for gentle after the amount of clothes I've thrown out. I daren't put a dress or permanent press clothes in my machine (top of the line Kenmore when I bought it- and cost over $500- years ago). I'll have a look around for that make, cos that's cheap for a machine too - can't wait to phone the sally army and get them to cart my monster away. When I go home, I want to take my fridges with me heehee- I've got two (living in FL you need more!), although you can get American style (and size) fridges in UK now- bit pricey though. |
Originally posted by Taffyles Thanks both- I'm looking for a cordless IRON though- dashed if I've ever been able to find one. I've got a good kettle. Yorkie that machine sounds great- I'm looking for gentle after the amount of clothes I've thrown out. I daren't put a dress or permanent press clothes in my machine (top of the line Kenmore when I bought it- and cost over $500- years ago). I'll have a look around for that make, cos that's cheap for a machine too - can't wait to phone the sally army and get them to cart my monster away. When I go home, I want to take my fridges with me heehee- I've got two (living in FL you need more!), although you can get American style (and size) fridges in UK now- bit pricey though. |
Originally posted by Taffyles Being a bit presumtious aren't you pal LOL. .... Sorry, I like to have my say. :D |
Bed Bath & Beyond have Cordless Irons. Vacs, if your desperate for Brit, Dysons are here, BestBuy stores.
Re, nothing is made in UK or USA, true but they are made to the Customer/ country specs. Ps. when I take my trips to UK, after a few days "Think to myself, need to go home" Home for me is NYC USA. Much rather be in Florida, great place, nice people. Reg. Frank R. Bitching about the place is OKay, I'm still not leaving. Reg. Frank R. |
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