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I'm moving from the Midwest to the NYC area (probably Brooklyn). I've been doing a ton of research and have read tons of threads here
One question that I've had on my mind though, what do I bring and what do I leave?
In the place I'm in now, the only furniture that is mine is my bed (queen), mattress, desk and dresser/shelf. Is it really worth the $1500 it would take for a Uhaul and gas? Or should I ditch them and find new crap when I get into the city?
How does buying furniture work in NYC when you don't have a car? New furniture can be delivered, but if I buy it used there's little chance someone would deliver it for me...
Is it really worth the $1500 it would take for a Uhaul and gas? Or should I ditch them and find new crap when I get into the city?
Worded like that, haven't you just answered your own question? It doesn't sound like they merit much if any sentimental significance, and their replacements are pretty easy to find. I can't imagine Sleepy's sells bedding for much. Everything else can be found on a street corner, both new or used.
My only question is, would it cost even remotely that much? I got a deal for unlimited miles and two days use of a 14' truck. It plus the gas didn't put me out more than 150.00 on a 200 mile move. But your mileage may vary as they say.
I'm moving from the Midwest to the NYC area (probably Brooklyn). I've been doing a ton of research and have read tons of threads here
One question that I've had on my mind though, what do I bring and what do I leave?
In the place I'm in now, the only furniture that is mine is my bed (queen), mattress, desk and dresser/shelf. Is it really worth the $1500 it would take for a Uhaul and gas? Or should I ditch them and find new crap when I get into the city?
How does buying furniture work in NYC when you don't have a car? New furniture can be delivered, but if I buy it used there's little chance someone would deliver it for me...
Depending on where you buy you can get used furniture delivered. If not, you can always rent a U-Haul van for a couple of hours and pick it up yourself. But for what you are talking about, you can probably pick up those pieces new from certain stores with that price range.
I'm moving from the Midwest to the NYC area (probably Brooklyn). I've been doing a ton of research and have read tons of threads here
One question that I've had on my mind though, what do I bring and what do I leave?
In the place I'm in now, the only furniture that is mine is my bed (queen), mattress, desk and dresser/shelf. Is it really worth the $1500 it would take for a Uhaul and gas? Or should I ditch them and find new crap when I get into the city?
How does buying furniture work in NYC when you don't have a car? New furniture can be delivered, but if I buy it used there's little chance someone would deliver it for me...
Anything bought in NY will cost a lot if your not careful. Best of luck though
Buy at Ikea and have it delivered. Or rent an SUV for 1-2 days, drive to Ikea, shop, load everything into your car and unload it yourself. If you can't unload it by yourself, then hire someone from Craigslist to help unload it for you and then assemble everything.
You can furnish your apartment for free with stuff from Freecycle and Craig's list. (Except I wouldn't take anything upholstered due to bed bugs.)
Also, the space that you are moving into will probably be a lot smaller than the space you have and it would suck to pay to move the stuff across the country and not have room for it.
I know people in a building which was recently extensively renovated. The architect thought the living room was too small, so space was taken from the bedroom to enlarge it. The result? The bedroom was large enough to accommodate nothing larger than a twin bed.
Yeah, that'll make an apartment marketable!
Check your bedroom dimensions before you commit to driving/shipping a queen sized bed here. It should fit, but there's no guarantee it will.
The trouble with having furn delivered in NYC is that the large items like beds and sofas can cost almost as much to have delivered as they were to buy. And don't forget the 8.375% sales tax on the items.
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