Room in our LA Container Oahu Bound March/April (Honolulu: rental, mattress)

[blurgirl]

I booked a 20' container. They will drop off the container Friday March 28th at a secure storage facility near the 110/91 Freeway in Gardena for us. I didn't want to deal with street permits and I wanted the container to be secure and not worry about someone picking the donut lock.

We have 72 hours not including the weekend to load the container. They will pick it up Monday April 1st or Tuesday April 2nd. It will arrive at the Honolulu Port the following week. We will then have a truck deliver it to Kaneohe.

I was trying to find someone to share since I know we won't have a full container and make the expensive worth it. If you need ship some items and help us offset the cost, please post or email me.

[KauaiHiker]

Nice of you to post this on the forum, I hope you find someone.

If you don't, an idea I had was to load your excess space with cheap ikea furniture to resell in Hawaii. There is no ikea here and the alternatives aren't always that great (teak furniture from Indonesia seems to be the substitute, but it's not as cheap). I brought a whole home-office setup in my container (2 desks, 4 bookshelves), as well as 2 bookshelves for a friend, which they really appreciated. My stuff is the honeycomb cardboard and particleboard construction (Expedit line: EXPEDIT Workstation - birch effect - IKEA) and it's held up well even in this climate. The IKEA quality is a few steps above the Kmart particleboard and pressboard in looks and construction.

I think the ikea stuff could sell at a 50% markup here (but don't trust me, do your own little research on craigslist and any other online retailer), though maybe that's just on the neighbor islands. Plus the ikea furniture is well packed in boxes that are easy to pack in tightly into the container (like playing tetris). It is heavy, but DIY containers are unlimited in weight to my knowledge. So all in all, it MIGHT be possible to spend 2K at Ikea, use your rental truck to take it to your loading zone, and sell it all for 3-4K in Honolulu. Just a thought I had.

[kowen1208]

E-mail sent.

[sbartist]

My suggestion would be Ikea stuff too!

[OpenD]

Problem is, where are you going to store that stuff once you arrive? In your carport?

[kowen1208]

Originally Posted by OpenD

Problem is, where are you going to store that stuff once you arrive? In your carport?

Who needs a bed frame when you have a pile of flat pack furniture to put your mattress on? Sofa? Another pile of flat pack with some throw pillows. Etc.

[MovingAloha]

blurgirl, it appears we're out for now. I know you'll find someone. Good Luck!