Guest ang Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 hi we dont know wheather to ship or not most of my furniture is aprox 9 years old and there's nothing that cost alot and if the shipment is going to cost aprox£4000 would i be able to buy new over there for about £4000 and then if its difficult to get a rental then we would also be paying for storage dont know whats best please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chardy Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 Depends what you need to buy I guess and how much money you will land with. IKEA are ever the favourite for kitting out a house on the cheap ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoveOz Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 hi we dont know wheather to ship or not most of my furniture is aprox 9 years old and there's nothing that cost alot and if the shipment is going to cost aprox£4000 would i be able to buy new over there for about £4000 and then if its difficult to get a rental then we would also be paying for storage dont know whats best please help I think you need to work our how much it will cost to buy / replace the stuff you have. So many people have said that Oz cost a lot of money to buy things out there. As for storage, it depends on how much you are going to take... if you rent a place with a garage then you would be able to load that up with the stuff you don't need straight away, maybe? Good Luck with your move! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 We paid $3000 for a decent fridge, couldnt wait for ours to arrive, so you wont get much for £4000, we shipped everything including the dog and the car, dog needed a good feed by the time she got here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted April 16, 2012 Report Share Posted April 16, 2012 No right or wrong answer - we shipped everything as glad we did, much more floor space for us to fill here. Others have bought here and been equally as happy. Work out what you need and look on some of the websites for prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunganita Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 We've recently moved over and still waiting for our gear, but having seen some of the prices, even at Ikea, I'd suggest shipping everything. If you have a decent car to bring over, it's worth the cost and hassle. I really wish I shipped mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono007jono Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 Cars are very expensive .But look at the costs to ship 1.You have to have owned it for 2 yrs i think.And it has to be very very clean.Steam cleaned very thoroughly.Or customs will give u a big bill.They dont like soil.plantage,seeds or anything organic.VERY hot on it.But if u have an Aston Martin,then worth a ship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jcleveland Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 how did you get on with your dog,we are thinking about all this and have a german short haired pointer(4yrs old this year),it seems a lot to put a animal through and am worried about doing this.how much did the whole thing cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccolo Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 re the dog, it is costing us almost €5000 to ship our pug! that's 1k for quarantine fees, 1k for the import permit/pet passport and 3k to ship him. Yes I'm concerned about how he'll handle the journey but he is part of our family and we just couldn't imagine leaving him behind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted May 6, 2012 Report Share Posted May 6, 2012 re the dog, it is costing us almost €5000 to ship our pug! that's 1k for quarantine fees, 1k for the import permit/pet passport and 3k to ship him. Yes I'm concerned about how he'll handle the journey but he is part of our family and we just couldn't imagine leaving him behind hiya not long to go for you now picccolo good luck with the flight etc ....... john goes 19/5 me on the 16/6 love n light mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philpom Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Friends of ours that were moving to Oz were telling us to get rid of everything and buy new when we got here. We brought everything, they didn't and they got a shock as to how much money they have had to spend to start over again. Your choice entirely Ang, but if you just want to get up and running straight away and not having to trawl the shops for the best deals, then my advice would be to ship everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda@no9 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 We're shipping everything! Considered the car but have been told that customs will really look into everything and we could end up having to pay loads. Dog is costing around £3,000. He shipped his push bike over and even though he'd thoroughly cleaned it, they kept it for over a week in quarantine. Things like pillows I'm going to lob this end but buy new to ship as I am a vacuum cleaner. I need a new one anyway. I'm currently clearing my loft and it's surprising the junk we've accumulated over the years! Christmas decs took a hammering and I've yet to get the artificial tree out and de 'cone' it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfie Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 OOOOOOOOOOO Linda i never thought to de-cone the tree that is a task I shall consider or then again not ). I shall leave that until John has left and decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda@no9 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Cant take cones in so de cone!!! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 We're shipping everything! Considered the car but have been told that customs will really look into everything and we could end up having to pay loads. Dog is costing around £3,000. He shipped his push bike over and even though he'd thoroughly cleaned it, they kept it for over a week in quarantine. Things like pillows I'm going to lob this end but buy new to ship as I am a vacuum cleaner. I need a new one anyway. I'm currently clearing my loft and it's surprising the junk we've accumulated over the years! Christmas decs took a hammering and I've yet to get the artificial tree out and de 'cone' it. You dont pay customs duty on anything (unless you have a container full of booze) even the car, you pay 'Import' duty on the car and then GST on the duty, it doesnt work out that much really, especially when you consider the price of used cars in Aus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linda@no9 Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Thanks Druid. We were told that shipping a car can be costly, not for import duty, but for Oz regulations, how clean it is etc etc etc. Instead of paying the fee at the end (which is how we have the car) we're just going to give it back in August. Hubs has now bought a vehicle in Perth, so we shall have transport when we arrive. We were told that unless you have a classic car, it's probably not worth the hassle. x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumber Paul Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 We paid $3000 for a decent fridge, couldnt wait for ours to arrive, so you wont get much for £4000, we shipped everything including the dog and the car, dog needed a good feed by the time she got here $3000 for a 'decent' frige? Hells bells, I picked up a good fridge from Harvey Norman in Osborne Park for $700 bucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ang Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 so really if you dont go for the best of everything you can pick up things at a descent price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Thanks Druid. We were told that shipping a car can be costly, not for import duty, but for Oz regulations, how clean it is etc etc etc. Instead of paying the fee at the end (which is how we have the car) we're just going to give it back in August. Hubs has now bought a vehicle in Perth, so we shall have transport when we arrive. We were told that unless you have a classic car, it's probably not worth the hassle. x Beleive me, when you see how much used cars are in Perth its well worth the hassle, but if you have got a good way out instead of losing a fortune on selling then it makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 $3000 for a 'decent' frige? Hells bells, I picked up a good fridge from Harvey Norman in Osborne Park for $700 bucks! That was a 'Middle of the road' priced fridge in the January sales too, we looked at the $700 bucks fridges, you dont get much for your money, we wanted the ice and cold filtered water dispensor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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