Help!!! Hubbie having major meltdown

[niknjas]

Hi
Hopefully someone can answer yet more of my questions.
Last night hubbie said he didn't want to go due to recession etc etc, worried about work, money etc. Bearing in mind flight booked and Pickfords due to to come in 14th January although no paperwork signed yet. Talked about it a bit more and said did want to go but didn't want to ship furniture in case it didn't work out and we would have wasted loads of money on shipping.

I have agreed to look at furnished rentals and have been looking at Voovit for shipping over boxes

Has anyone shipped furniture over later and just shipped boxes. Has anybody rented fully furnished for longer than short term and can anybody give me any suggestions apart from BASHING HIM OVER THE HEAD several times with a large heavy blunt implement.
Thanks
A very stressed out Niki

[Flutterby]

Hi Niki

We moved here in January and we only shipped a couple of boxes by airfreight, leaving the rest in storage in the UK. We rented fully furnished for 8 weeks and then moved into an unfurnished rental. We spent minimal money setting up and have still not shipped our stuff ( but that is just because we need to pull our finger out). I wish we had shipped from the start and bear in mind that it is just hubby and I.

I would cost it all out and see how long you are prepared to live without your things, it took me 7 months to find a full time job which meant we were prepared to ship our stuff.

One thing I would recommend it getting everything export packed and ready by Pickfords, we self packed and are now tearing our hair out as we have not got an inventory for customs and are going to have to rely on the shippers to declare everything for us.

Good luck with what you decide.

[The Pickles]

It's a tough one... it took my husband 4 months to find a job (which he starts today, yay) and another friend's husband 8 months... we lived in a Roo Rentals property for the first 6 weeks and then we were lucky to find a fully furnished house to rent (we always rented furnished in London so didn't really have much furniture anyway).

My advice (for what it's worth), have enough money to allow for many possible months of not working (you could be lucky and find work in a couple of weeks, I know people do) because there is nothing worse than seeing your savings running out quickly and wondering what on earth you'll do if they do run out completely... I had many a sleepless night worrying.

Shipping wise, we did without our things for 3 months due to delays and although it's nice having our stuff and our little boy having his toys, there are plenty of lovely people on here who will help you out by lending you the basics.

Good luck!!

[The Dimmocks]

Hi
We can understand your hubby having doubts as it such a big step. On the job front, we have been e-mailing loads of companies for the past month and have been lucky enough to secure a job offer for my hubby. We booking our flights next week (once savings hit our bank account) to fly out in February. We have last shipper coming this week to give quote and will then decide who to use, although Pickfords are my favourite so far, they middle price wise but will try and knock them down to lowest quote we had. We shipping all our stuff as well .

Good luck with your move.

Michelle

[niknjas]

Thanks everybody
I'm just hoping it is a wobble that won't have a knock on effect and is just panic because not long now. I can understand where he is coming from because I've worried and am still worried about things. Difference is that it has never crossed my mind not to go. Would be less worried if we didn't have the kids because you don't mind roughing it.
Spoke to Pickfords this morning about maybe delaying sending furniture and sending boxes independently. Only came back about £250 cheaper so will tell J later and see what he says. Quite happy to just send some boxes over (Kids stuff) and then go from there if we have to. Hopefully one of these two job interviews that we have lined up come up trumps. Also looked at more jobs online this morning.
I'm the positive one out of the two of us but must admit this wobble ahs got me in a quandry now.
Oh well, as they say it will sort itself out in the long run. Just dubious about buying stuff to set up when we are going to ship at some point and end up with duplicates
Thanks again everyone.
Good luck with the new job today The Pickles
Good luck The Dimmocks with your move too.
Niki
Niki

[eleni]

Hi NIki

I have travelled to uk from Adelaide a few times ,I have used a few shipping companies.However I got many quotes some were crazy prices/quotes.The company I eventually used this time was wentworth international free fone 0800454796 or 01932853344 ,we shipped half a container load and paid £2,500 all proffesionally packed,the other companies prices crazy!!!I even added a few things and no charge all paper work done for customs no dramas....we moved here a year ago

It is a big step to leave uk ,just make sure you have enough savings ,as others have said

wishing you all the best

Helen

[simkim]

Hi Niki and Jason, We arrived in adelaide 2 weeks ago, we were unsure what to bring so decided to just bring boxes, we used taxi truck and shipped about 34 boxes and some other items that had to be export wrapped e.g tool chest it came to approx 1,600 pounds. We didn't know what to do for the best but now i am here i am looking forward to my familar belongings arriving. The shops are fantastic here so if you decide not to ship there are some lovely furnishings and accesories to buy from shops like big w, target and kmart. A good thing to do if shipping boxes is to work out how much it costs per box to ship it's amazing how that helps you decide what to bring and what to get rid of. It's a stressful time especially when you have to say those final farewells. My husband is a truck builder and he has been offered two jobs since he has been here there is plenty of work if you do your homework, both job offers came from people who he contacted from the uk. Hope this helps kim(38) simon(37) lauren(12) Jack(6) and Samuel(2)

[niknjas]

Thank for that Simkim - how are you settling in.
That's the good thing about this site, at least you can speak to people that have been in the same situation and you don't feel stupid asking questions.
I'm hoping out of the people that wecontacted on the internet regarding the jobs they come through and then it will be one less stress.
Have spoken to Wentworth as per Eleni's recommendation and they are coming out on Monday to give us another quote. Once spoken to them, will just put all the info in front of J and see what he says.
Thanks again

[niknjas]

Thanks for that Helen
They are coming out Monday to quote. Fingers crossed
Niki

[simkim]

Hi niki We have settled in ok, the first week or so was just like a holiday, lot's of time spent on the beach and driving around the different areas that you spend so much time researching before you get here, then you have to get into practical mode and start shopping for a car and attending lots of opens for rental properties, we are in a furnished rental in sheidow park adelaide, it is lovely but we have to move out on the 9th dec so we are frantically looking for a property so that we can try to be settled before xmas descends upon us. My children started school on mon and my husband starts work next mon, so not looking forward to being on my own ( although i do have my 2 year old son for company!) Hope you decide what to do with your belongings, where abouts are you heading for? If i can be of any help at all just let me know Kim