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Lisa.
I Like It Here
Joined: 09 Jun 2004
Posts: 58
Location: England
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2004 6:15 am Post subject: nice one |
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 That's more than reasonable, good find 
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Sazzle
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 25 Jan 2004
Posts: 16
Location: Twickenham
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Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2004 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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One reason for shipping is that you would have to sell (for little cash) givcve away or worse, scrap a load of stuff.
This then needs to be replaced at the other end.
If it is junk, then dont ship it, but much of our stuff isnt. We are also attached to various bits n pieces, etc
So we are moving some, things like beds we will buy when we arrive.
Let personal common sense rule.:) |
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Lisa.
I Like It Here
Joined: 09 Jun 2004
Posts: 58
Location: England
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:18 am Post subject: what to bring |
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 I'm still having issues with this one.
I'm not attached to my cooker, fridge, washing machine, etc but i am attached to my Fijian war club, masks and a picture of a turtle made from mulberry bush, i have just been reading another thread and it seems MAF may have issues with these items as they are made from untreated wood, humph, just when you think you have it all worked out, bam!
Also if there are any like minded people out there who just took sentimental items, in hindsight is there anything that you now wish you'd bought with you? or if you shipped out everything perhaps you now feel there was no need, i'd be really grateful to know, i realise i've already asked this but still feel i'm not sure, sorry to bore you all with my worries if you have read this before.
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Lauren
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 08 Feb 2004
Posts: 43
Location: Christchurch
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Posted: Tue Jun 29, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject: untreated wood |
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Hi Lisa,
We brought a wooden giraffe carving that was a gift from africa which no one questioned at all. That was about the only 'dodgy' thing we had. It was packed in a box with photos etc by the movers so MAF wouldn't have even known it was there. The only things they inspected were mountain bikes and BMX.
Sure I've put this somewhere before but we are one of the ones who 'brought it all'. In hindsight I would have left the portable TV and possibly the main tv as it has a funny glow in the corner which apparently is due to being set for a different hemisphere!! Everything else works as it did in the UK. (tip- if you bring a front loading wash machine use half as much powder as you did in the uk or it bubbles out of the front, done it twice so far!)
Because we really did bring everything, theres nothing extra I wish I had brought. If we had decided to leave/sell a lot of stuff I think I would have struggled to replace it quickly enough with moving to a new country, finding somewhere to live and starting work etc!! It's been hard enough replacing little things, still have no microwave pots and been here 2 months.
If you're worried about being without your stuff when you get here, just time it right when you send it from the UK. We decided it would be easier to live in the UK with no stuff than here in new country so sent stuff 4 weeks before we left UK and borrowed off friends and family then only had 2 weeks to wait here. Easier if you dont have kids.
Hope that helps, probably just confused you more, it's different for everyone.
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Lisa.C
I Like It Here
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
Posts: 75
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Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 7:02 am Post subject: |
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Hi Lauren,
I'm just going to take them and hope for the best,  thanks for your advice.
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abesrve
I'll Hang Around A Little
Joined: 27 Jun 2004
Posts: 41
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Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2004 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Lauren, if you don't mind me asking, how much did it cost to ship 'everything'? |
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