All currant shipping options please :) (moving, furnishings, relocating to)

[TwoByFour]

Originally Posted by MamasHouse

So then someone could steal your stuff and it's not covered??? Or fire? Destruction??? What in the world?

That was how the policy was written 4 years ago. You should read it now, carefully. They really did not want me to cancel it, kept trying to charge me for it.

I actually looked into freight insurance and could not find anything reasonable. As the other poster said, I hoped our home owner's policy covered it. Certainly with Matson that is the only option although I think they will cover like $1000 in damage but that is it. Those Matson cans are bomb proof. PODS are flimsy.

[MamasHouse]

Originally Posted by hotzcatz

There is also the option of selling everything on Craig's List or at a yard sale and then replacing it by the same means once you're here. Little more effort, but you'll not have to pay shipping. Hotels are frequently changing out their furnishings, so there's usually used hotel stuff around. Most of the Hawaii hotels are the expensive type, too, so they have pretty good stuff.

Depending on where you move to, there could be a lot of humidity. Antique furniture and furniture made of press board don't survive well in high humidity. Leather will mold and mildew. Also houses in Hawaii are frequently much smaller than their mainland counterparts, so smaller furniture may be in order.

Which area of which island are you moving to?

For clothing, natural fibers are much more comfortable than synthetics unless they're new special synthetics. Loose cotton clothing is much, much more comfortable than polyester.

We are moving to the foothills of upcountry Maui. My mattress alone was $5k and then our bed was $2500. I've seriously been contemplating selling everything but I doubt I'll even get pennies for this bed or my other furniture. I tried to sell a one year old $3000 fridge for $500 and had no takers. I can't even imagine a used mattress and bed.

[MamasHouse]

I have back issues, hence the expensive bed.

[TwoByFour]

It is really disheartening to sell stuff and get so little for it. We also got pennies on the dollar. We had a painting by a well known local Seattle artist that we thought would retain or grow in value but only got about 15% what we paid for it. I got so bummed about the little amount we were getting that I hauled most of our stuff to Goodwill and gave it to them. Easier than dealing with Craigslist lookie-loos and low-ballers.

[Harpaint]

Originally Posted by hotzcatz

There is also the option of selling everything on Craig's List or at a yard sale and then replacing it by the same means once you're here. Little more effort, but you'll not have to pay shipping. Hotels are frequently changing out their furnishings, so there's usually used hotel stuff around. Most of the Hawaii hotels are the expensive type, too, so they have pretty good stuff.

Depending on where you move to, there could be a lot of humidity. Antique furniture and furniture made of press board don't survive well in high humidity. Leather will mold and mildew. Also houses in Hawaii are frequently much smaller than their mainland counterparts, so smaller furniture may be in order.

Which area of which island are you moving to?

For clothing, natural fibers are much more comfortable than synthetics unless they're new special synthetics. Loose cotton clothing is much, much more comfortable than polyester.

^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^

Bring almost nothing and replace in Hawaii. Mainland furniture and clothing mostly doesn't work.

[MamasHouse]

We are barely bringing our any clothes and what furniture we may bring is solid wood.

[hotzcatz]

If it's big furniture, you could possibly try a freight consolidator, but they'd not pick it up so it would most likely have to be delivered to their warehouse. At least, that's how it works with the consolidators I know of.

We got one of those nifty orthopedic beds at a yard sale for $200 not too long ago. It is motorized to go up and down and has a massage setting, too. So, even if you weren't able to get much for it at that end, you'd be able to buy more stuff at this end.

However, there'd be a time delay between getting here and finding all the things, though. They aren't always available right when you want them. Also, once you get comfortable suitable things, it's a bummer to have to go find them again. So it might be worth it to pay the shipping rates. Each move will be different depending on who's doing it and what their circumstances are, so choose what's best for you.

[whtviper1]

I must recommend you bring everything you have - but also go on a buying spree on the mainland.

The quality diminishes greatly in Hawaii on practically any furniture and to me it's downright creepy to buy other people's stuff like a couch (ewww, the stuff they may spilled on that or done on that).

Any excess you can easily sell in Hawaii likely at a profit.

[Rain Monkey]

Originally Posted by whtviper1

I must recommend you bring everything you have - but also go on a buying spree on the mainland.

The quality diminishes greatly in Hawaii on practically any furniture and to me it's downright creepy to buy other people's stuff like a couch (ewww, the stuff they may spilled on that or done on that).

Any excess you can easily sell in Hawaii likely at a profit.

Actually, I have to disagree with the comment about quality diminishes in Hawaii. As with anywhere, quality is subject to one's willingness and frequency to open one's wallet. I am unaware of the availability of high-end/quality furnishings on Maui, however they certainly appear available on Oahu, and I am generally unaware of retailers who sell to the high-end/quality conscious consumer who are unwilling to ship to the other islands. In addition, and in my opinion, the value of new furniture is a lot like the value of new automobiles...both generally depreciate in value once 'used'. Of course, YMMV!


Lastly, with regard to the purchasing used furniture, re-upholstery is always an option.


Good Luck with your move. Hope it goes smoothly.

[Joliefille]

Kahalui has a couple nice furniture stores, but be prepared to special order everything and w-a-i-t.