Going back to the UK... do we ship or sell???

[thebaddeleys]

Hi Everyone,

I'd love some advice please on shipping all your stuff as opposed to selling it all and starting a fresh. We are heading home in Jan/feb next year and can't decide whether to sell everything or ship it. When we came out here we shipped EVERYTHING, and it cost nearly £3k, but now we are going back we are thinking maybe we should sell everything and just ships a few things like the kids toys, TV, playstation/xbox etc.

I'd love to hear from anyone who sold everything in the UK and had to buy everything when they got here, did you lose money in the end, is there anything you wish you had shipped because it cost you a fortune to replace, etc etc?

We are thinking with the whole recession in the UK there might be some deals to be had so trying to work out what to do.

Any advice from anyone please.

Thanks in advance everyone,

Kerry x :)

[happy feet]

Hi Kerry, we sold everything in the uk and bought here, it cost a fortune and if we go back we will def ship everything back over. It is very expensive to start again, so my advic is take it all back, even if you get good deals, it soon adds up.
Good luck with your move

cara

[BJF]

We're heading home in Feb and we're taking what will fit in a 20ft container, if it won't fit, it ain't going with us. Def leaving washing machine (it's a top loader and I doubt I'll get a kitchen it will fit in), freezer (it's way too big for a UK kitchen), freezer (hate it, it's an upright one).

I'm gonna get Pickfords in hopefully this week or maybe next if they're really busy, I've already spoe to them via phone and told them we will need to walk round the house several times, I have stuff thats def going back, after that it's a case of re-walking round the house and deciding what else will fit in the container. A 20 ft container will cost me A$9k, Pickfords said they need to do pack up on a Monday and uplift on a Tuesday to guarentee it being on shipping the following Tuesday (shipping to UK is Tuesdays only), shipping is guarenteed 5 - 8 weeks delivery on condition I don't go into part container. We're already sorting through stuff and throwing stuff away.

We moved here with bare minimum, basically just personal stuff and kids toys and it cost way too much to replace everything so this time most is going home with us.

[SA Great]

Hi Guys,
Why are all you guys going back? Alwyas interested to hear the reasons why.

[thebaddeleys]

We're heading home in Feb and we're taking what will fit in a 20ft container, if it won't fit, it ain't going with us. Def leaving washing machine (it's a top loader and I doubt I'll get a kitchen it will fit in), freezer (it's way too big for a UK kitchen), freezer (hate it, it's an upright one).

I'm gonna get Pickfords in hopefully this week or maybe next if they're really busy, I've already spoe to them via phone and told them we will need to walk round the house several times, I have stuff thats def going back, after that it's a case of re-walking round the house and deciding what else will fit in the container. A 20 ft container will cost me A$9k, Pickfords said they need to do pack up on a Monday and uplift on a Tuesday to guarentee it being on shipping the following Tuesday (shipping to UK is Tuesdays only), shipping is guarenteed 5 - 8 weeks delivery on condition I don't go into part container. We're already sorting through stuff and throwing stuff away.

We moved here with bare minimum, basically just personal stuff and kids toys and it cost way too much to replace everything so this time most is going home with us.

Gosh $9k sounds expensive, when we came over we paid £2.7k for 16ft in a shared container! I'm thinking maybe sell all the big items like settees, dining table and chairs etc so we just use half a container with the rest of our stuff as like you we have things we definitley want to take back. x x x

[Anne B]

If the $/£ exchange rate stays as it is you will find things cheaper in the UK. We recently did a comparison across the Ikea websites and Australia is much more expensive.
For example Morrum bunk bed UK £159, Adelaide $499, Arild 3 seat leather sofa UK £799, Adelaide $1999.

The UK seems cheap compared with the Euro zone too. However if you've only bought new recently it seems a pity to sell the stuff so soon as you won't get what you paid for it.

As for the recession here, I think it's effects are varied. Some people/areas have been hit hard by it, others totally unaffected. People are still losing their jobs though. You should definitely be able to get some bargains.

[HEAPS GOOD !!!]

Gosh $9k sounds expensive, when we came over we paid £2.7k for 16ft in a shared container! I'm thinking maybe sell all the big items like settees, dining table and chairs etc so we just use half a container with the rest of our stuff as like you we have things we definitley want to take back. x x x

Hy guys, good luck with the move back.... i am sure alot of the newbs on here would snap up some of your gear...:D

HG

[BJF]

Part/shared container is of course cheaper but no guarentee how long it will sit in the docks waiting for someone to use the other part of ya shared container. I def can't wait too long, not am I prepared to wait too long for our stuff to catch up with us. I believe removals and shipping is cheaper coming this way and ya can not nor should compare, right now ya earning and paying for everyting in A$ not GBP

Peeps here on PIA of course get first refusal of anything I'm not taking home, it will need to be collected on Sunday 7th Feb, all I'm asking is a realistic offer for anything ya want. It is all good working order and clean but obviousley not new as we've been here 5 yrs. As daft as it sounds I'll have crockery and glasses that will need a home too as I don't have the boxes for them anymore, also will have queen bed and maybe (depends on how much room is left in container) three jumbo single beds. I'll post a def list in the new year. What doesn't sell will go to charity, I'm thinking of sally army's womens refuse places.

[The Monaghans]

I think it's a great idea that what you don't sell you'll donate to charity, good for you. I've read posts on here before as to why you're going back and I know that we've had huge "wobbles" in the past couple of years ourselves. I just wanted to say fair play (or should I say "Good on yer!") for giving it a go and we wish you the very best of luck for your return to the UK and we hope it's everything you hoped it would be.

And no, I'm not being sarky!:p

All the best
Liz

[clare]

We are hoping to come out next year some time had a really hard time selling our house and are now saving wot we lost on it, we sold everything too - wot ive just read fills me with horror!! are we doing the right thing?????????