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    Hi all,

    We will b moving to NZ in July/Aug time, and we wer'e just putting a list together of whats worth taking and what needs replaced eg: Dishwasher is very old. Now should we buy here and ship it or wait till were in NZ?
    For those that have been through this and are maybe 6 to 12 months in, what do u wish youd brought with you and what was a waiste of time bringing.
    We will have plenty of room in our shipping container so give us sum ideas.

    Bye

    David & Janice

    submitted: EOI 6th/2/08

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    Our three cats. But that doesn't help much does it.

    I wish we had left nearly everything. With the money we saved on the container we could have bought basic furniture. Our special bits and pieces could have come in boxes with Seven Seas. Ah, the blessing of hindsight.

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    We actually wish we had packed more!

    We only had 6 weeks to sort and made a bit of a snap decision really we feel now. We came with 6 cases and shipped 12 boxes over.

    I would have left our sofas as they were from DFS and very bulky and wouldnt have been much fun trying to fit into houses over here. I would have brought my living room furniture, dining room suite, wardrobes and beds as although we have replaced them over here, we have found there is not so much choice and styles and quality are different. Also found some of the items quite pricy to replace.

    I would also have packed all/most of my bedding and towels as again, there are nice things over here but again its the quality issue and price.

    Definetly would have brought my washing machine, tumble dryer, dish washer and fridge/freezer as some makes are extorsionate (sp ??) and am not too fond of the top loader washers over here.

    When i think what i got rid of and what i got for them, i could cry!

    Never mind, hindsight eh!

    Sharon
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    We've had the bulky DFS sofas problem too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lockstock View Post
    We've had the bulky DFS sofas problem too.
    Just to put the other side of the coin so to speak.

    We did bring our sofas with us from the UK (which hardly fitted there to be honest) and they are no problem at all in our NZ house which has loads of room.

    For things that you wish you have shipped with you, then this topic has been brought up many times before so would suggest a search for it.

    For us, a condensing dryer and non stick saucepans as both items hard to find and thus expensive in NZ.

    Ian

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    We planned to do a big Costco shop before we came, and just ran out of time... I'd like to have stocked up on:
    - Persil non-Bio tablets
    - washing up liquid (the ones here are so thin...)
    - dishwasher tablets (they only have powder here)
    - bin bags
    - batteries

    Definately bring your white goods, we were lucky enough to buy new in the sales before we came. Also, basic furniture (book shelves, CD racks etc) is v. expensive here - in comparison to good old IKEA - and I wish we'd brought more in that line.

    Carpets (and all floor coverings) & curtains also seem v. expensive - might be worth buying a bolt of good quality curtain fabric and then getting it made up when you arrive. Paint is scarily expensive, but you are not supposed to ship it, so it probably wouldn't be let in.

    Make-up and toiletries in general are expensive, and not such a wide range available. I wish I'd stocked up on shampoo & conditioner, also razor blades for OH.

    Probably worth taking a trip to M&S and buying a few bags of undies, t-shirts etc (tights are expensive here, and not so good quality IMO).

    If you have room, my vote would be for Bring It All!!!

    J

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lara Croft View Post
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    - dishwasher tablets (they only have powder here)
    - bin bags
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    They definitely do dishwasher tablets in NZ, we use them all the time.

    Depending on how you dispose of your rubbish, you may need to buy council bin bags otherwise they won't take them away. Not saying bringing bin bags not useful, just that you may need to buy some in NZ anyway.

    Ian

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    Here's a thread about expensive things in NZ:

    www.enz.org/forum/showthread.php?t=9903

    Cheers

    Tia

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    I wish I had brought more Pond's Cold Cream with me.

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    We brought all our furniture and white goods (except dishwasher which was built in), which worked for us. The container was expensive (40' cube) but for the cost of it, we would not have been able to buy all the stuff inside, if you see what I mean! The house we rented and the house we bought both had dishwasher in. Here it's a Fisher & Paykel Dishdrawer, which is fine.

    I don't miss any particular products: here I use Persil Low Suds powder for my front loader - everything else causes a flood!- whilst I used to use Ariel tabs in UK; Finish tabs are replaced here by Active Dishwasher powder which we find really good.

    I buy shampoo etc here without really thinking about comparing to UK. Anyway, after nearly 18 months, I can hardly remember what we used over there!

    Being the type of person who is not attached to any particular brands, I couldn't be bothered to bring supplies of toiletries/cleaning stuff with me and as I said, we find everything here to be fine. Don't know if I'm odd, but I always thought toiletries etc were dear in UK too!

    Gil

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