10-03-2007, 05:49 PM
well, in my life I've not been able to afford new furniture, so what I've acquired has been hard won and valued ...
that said, if and when I move from here, I think I'll cut almost everything loose. Maybe.
The thing is if you ship a container -- we shipped a 20 ft -- it can hold a lot. We lightened our load of old clothes and papers, but didn't have to get rid of much furniture because we had room.
Shipping pallets is expensive ... the cost of replacing the contents of a whole container has got to outweigh the shipping cost (we spent $2700; I'm sure it's gone up).
Point being that it costs the most per item if you take the middle road and pay by the pound instead of by square footage.
If you have a burning desire to outfit your house with all tropical furnishings, and can afford to, there's a lot to be said for starting afresh ...but $2000 doesn't buy a lot of furniture here at all. A decent mattress and box springs here costs more than a $1000 - on sale. (not counting frame).
(I'm not too big on buying used mattresses).
that said, if and when I move from here, I think I'll cut almost everything loose. Maybe.
The thing is if you ship a container -- we shipped a 20 ft -- it can hold a lot. We lightened our load of old clothes and papers, but didn't have to get rid of much furniture because we had room.
Shipping pallets is expensive ... the cost of replacing the contents of a whole container has got to outweigh the shipping cost (we spent $2700; I'm sure it's gone up).
Point being that it costs the most per item if you take the middle road and pay by the pound instead of by square footage.
If you have a burning desire to outfit your house with all tropical furnishings, and can afford to, there's a lot to be said for starting afresh ...but $2000 doesn't buy a lot of furniture here at all. A decent mattress and box springs here costs more than a $1000 - on sale. (not counting frame).
(I'm not too big on buying used mattresses).