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Originally Posted by FLOYD
How did some of you decide what items you would not move without and what itmes you would be better off replacing once settled in?
I don't think I would consider bringing electronics(tv, stereo, etc) that would be expensive to move and could be purchased over time once settled.
I have a couple of valuable, custom pieces of furniture I would hate to part with. The again I could possibly be money ahead to forget sentiment, sell these and buy what I need upon arrival.
Pictures, family albums, and this sort of thing are irreplacable but would be the least expensive to move.
The cost of moving a pet looks to be one of the bigger hurdles, the guy is laying on the floor beside my chair now. It don't think leaving him behind could be an option but I also worry about how he would handle the move, isn't there an isolation period (maybe 30 days)?
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Hi Floyd,
Partly our choice was governed by age of items and as Dolly mentioned sentimental value. We paid around £6000 for a 40ft container.
Sentimental value was the Mustang, some pieces of furniture and of course personal items such as photo albums.
We didn't bother bring the sofa since it was ancient and some of the other furniture that had seen better days. We did bring the stereo (because it's a good one) and the tv because it was new. On most electrical items from the UK all you need to do in Oz is change the plug and it will work (the tv may need a set top box as well).
As Dolly said we are replacing things are we go along. We didn't bring a microwave since my parents needed one and it was donated to them. We have lived 10 months without one since we only replaced it last week
Really we have only just started buying non-essential items for the house.
Regards,
Karen