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The main thing I'd bring is bookcases, if you need them. It is very hard to find bookcases for serious amounts of books (eg. the Ikea-style ones that can take a gazillion paperbacks).
Other furniture you can get locally, so unless you have something unique or that you are attached to, I wouldn't bother.
By the way, having tried a number of couches through the years here, I think microfiber is the best in terms of comfort, but that's subjective.
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God forbid to copy you,Kani!)):
Btw,what is your house design?
are you asking about the furniture style/decor? if so, the kapolei home is country/cottage and the kailua home is island with pineapple and palm trees motifs. lots of earth tones such as greens and yellows.
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Frossie,thank you so much for the bookshelves advice.I really need
them !
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No,Kani,I was going to build exactly the same house on the lot next to yours ]
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hehe, stillhope! lucky for me i'm not divulging my plans yet and the lot next to me is NOT for sale. :p
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I brought my leather couch and chair here and they are fine after 6 years in so far as mold goes. They are not sticky either.
All my other leather stuff, jackets, shoes, big problems, because they went into closets.
Fabric upholstery gets more smell than the leather, and vinyl is awful IMHO.
But the leather recliner chair I bought for my son from Costco, DID mold, and the color rubbed off the leather, so I guess the moral is, good leather (mine was made in Italy) is OK, but poor quality isn't.
I will not buy any more electronics or furniture from Costco, as every bit of it turned out to be crap that died the day after the limited warranty expired. Things I bought that shouldn't have died -- microwave (name brand), Pioneer amplifier, HP printer, Sharp fax machine, monitor, recliner chair, office chair .. one thing that was good was a digital camera by Minolta.
I'm convinced Costco gets the second rate stuff, the seconds on the brand names, because things I've bought from Sears and other places have held up fine. I would rather have something work longer than save a bit of money on it.
I can't help with comparing to mainland prices, as they probably have gone up since I got here, plus I rarely bought things there anyhow. The leather furniture was the only time I ever got matching furniture. Most of my furniture I got at estate sales -- most of it is holding up fine, except one piece that got stuck in a container truck for six months -- and of course I had some problems, as it was in Hilo and with no air circulation.
You are absolutely correct, Kathy, they do have second rate name brand stuff. Many of the big box stores - of which Costco is one - contract out to manufacturers to produce a line of products especially for their stores. Big box stores have lower prices because they have inferior products. Weigh a drill from a big box store and weigh the same make and model number of drill from a non-big box retailer. There is usually a significant difference in weight and that's usually because of inferior or thinner materials in the big box store item.
I used to rep some really high end pumps and someone once brought one in for repair. No bearings, just bushings, narrower gauge wiring, thinner shafts, etc. The whole pump was different from what the manufacturer usually sold. However, they had made a zillion of them for someone to put into a specific machine. Manufacturers do the same thing for the big box stores. Compare a KitchenAid mixer at WalMart versus the same thing at Macy's and see if there's any difference. Stamped plates versus machined plates, press to fit parts verses screw fit parts. They getcha and it almost seems like fraud but I suppose it isn't technically somehow.
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wow, that's so interesting, Hotzcatz! From the horse's mouth ...
So Macy's is good quality? I feel that and buy quite a bit of what I do get from them, having their card and coupons galore, and finding the sales, it's very competitive with Wally World.
What about Sears? They seem willing to back whatever they sell.
I'm trying to talk my son into returning the plasma TV he bought at Costco. It's a Panasonic which I've always found reputable, but already it has lines in the picture that shouldn't be there. He said he couldn't afford Sears. I'm saying he can't afford to buy at Costco as it's still an expensive TV and it won't last!
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We actually found Theraputic mattresses here CHEAPER than in Chicago! (OK, they were on sale, but the non sale price was not out of line.... )
If you have a container already, & have space for everything & don't want to get money for sharing a container (no guarantees that anyone need to share when you need to ship, though!)
Then definately ship as much as you can.... no reason not to (except on the back of the packers & unpackers...) as you will not being paying any more or less depending on how much you get in....
"to ship or not to ship, that is the question" for those who have too much stuff to fit in one container or are looking at not shipping a container... if you have a container, and if you have the room, and have a place to put your stuff when you get here... why not ship?...
of course, the caveat being: any thing made with particle board, press board, or that 3 initial acronym that some are using... much of the flat pack ready to assemble stuff(and even some of the Scandinavian Design & IKEA stuff) ... that stuff will be history here & wasted. If you have any, sell all of it on the mainland, while it still has value.
(we decided not to ship any furniture for a number of reasons, & have found some things here that are very reasonably priced... Also have seen a few places go out of business here, which means very good sales prices, but also less future choices & less people selling furniture ....)
OH! have got to add this! We found that a glass front bookcase is the best for your books here, unless you are going to have them in a humidity control area... we add dessicant pouches into the bookcase & have had no problems since we got the bookcase (we had books warping without) (our dessicant pouches are the crystal kitty litter in pin pricked zip locks - unused litter for those of you....)
edited... can't type... I meant Tempurpedic.. available at Furniture land/Sleepland (both Hilo & Kona) They have had ads for the sleep systems (do not know if these follow the on line sales Tempurpedic has... may have been close out models.. but they were less (by a little) than the prices we had seen in Chicago...
You can find many styles (but island /Teak/ bamboo are most common) with a wide selection of quality & prices... I have heard sooo many complain about costs of things... somethings DO cost more.... but in Chicago somethings that are crazy cheap here were way more (ever priced a papaya, or bamboo, mango wood, koa or teak furniture in Chicago??? )
Main reasons why we didn't ship: I was moving here to return after 30 years to college & we had no idea what next...
age of our furniture.. all pieces were way over a decade, some were antiques that had suffered greatly when moved from Florida to the Midwest some 40 years ago, and we had friends that really did love them & wanted to give them a home....
wanting to change everything.... move from a snuggly atmosphere (essential for many months in the midwest ) to a more open patio atmosphere
So I have still left you with the "to ship or not to ship..."
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Carey,thank you for the reply.
I don't have a container yet,but planning to have 20' one.
Chances to share are slim to nothing,I am well aware of it.I still sometimes have second thoughts,but it's another thing to consider -delivery for each item from Hilo to my house.
Selling used stuff most of the time is a waste of time and lost cause.
According to a Panasonic rep.,that staff which is made 10 years ago is much better quality.(i know,it was an honesty that could have cost him his job ).I experienced it first hand(already mentioned it in another thread).
"To ship or not to ship",Carey it's like to decide which leg to amputate.
May be I'll just flp a coin...
P.S.Carey are you talking about Tempur-Pedic brand? They have a policy like Lancome-never "on sale",but sometimes a gift with a purchase.I had a linen set.
BTW,thanks for the info about kitty stuff..Thanks God I am not there yet )):
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Hope,
If you are that undecided about whether to ship or not, then don't. Everything that you need will be available. You aren't going to the moon. Stuff can just become a hassle and it is expensive to ship. I didn't send a container, but shipped lots of stuff that ended up being a waste.
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