What did you leave behind, that you regret?

[Krikit 1,164]

Can you explain about the foriegner discount please, thanks

Go to the customer service department of any Macy's and ask for the foreign or out-of-country customer discount. You will need to show them either a driver's license or a passport proving that you are from another country. They will give you a discount card that is good for an additional 11% off all sale and regularly-priced items.

[*julez* 124]

Can you explain about the foriegner discount please, thanks

Go to the customer service department of any Macy's and ask for the foreign or out-of-country customer discount. You will need to show them either a driver's license or a passport proving that you are from another country. They will give you a discount card that is good for an additional 11% off all sale and regularly-priced items.

GTFO!!!

If only I knew about this before! Are you for real Krikit????

[English Muffin 59]

GTFO!!!

If only I knew about this before! Are you for real Krikit????

It's definitely real. I've only ever tried it in Macy's in NYC though, not sure if every single Macy's does it.

[Sal and Jay 2]

Can you explain about the foriegner discount please, thanks

Go to the customer service department of any Macy's and ask for the foreign or out-of-country customer discount. You will need to show them either a driver's license or a passport proving that you are from another country. They will give you a discount card that is good for an additional 11% off all sale and regularly-priced items.

Wow ty for that info

[*julez* 124]

GTFO!!!

If only I knew about this before! Are you for real Krikit????

It's definitely real. I've only ever tried it in Macy's in NYC though, not sure if every single Macy's does it.

Looks like Griff will have to go shopping with me every time I go to Macy's!! We've bought a lot of stuff from them! I really wish I knew this before!

[Krikit 1,164]

@ Julez.

Yes, it's real, and yes, it's at every single Macy's. Don't ask the sales clerks, though. Some of them won't know what you're talking about. Go straight to the customer service/gift-wrap department..... they'll know. Especially in an area that gets a lot of tourists like NY and FL. (And definitely Buffalo because of all the Canadians and the Falls. ) Julez, get your husband to get it, initially, then just use it after that. You don't need him along. You just present it at the time of purchase, like a credit card or whatever. The passport or DL is shown at the time of issue.... they don't ask to see it again. They have recently changed their policy where it was only good for a 10-day period, but now they issue it and you keep it forever.

[Lisax 0]

@ Julez.

Yes, it's real, and yes, it's at every single Macy's. Don't ask the sales clerks, though. Some of them won't know what you're talking about. Go straight to the customer service/gift-wrap department..... they'll know. Especially in an area that gets a lot of tourists like NY and FL. (And definitely Buffalo because of all the Canadians and the Falls. ) Julez, get your husband to get it, initially, then just use it after that. You don't need him along. You just present it at the time of purchase, like a credit card or whatever. The passport or DL is shown at the time of issue.... they don't ask to see it again. They have recently changed their policy where it was only good for a 10-day period, but now they issue it and you keep it forever.

Wow, thats cool! B)

[Lisax 0]

One thing I would have liked to have bought over was my Ford KA, but it would have been ridiculous to ship over, inspected, insurance, etc, so my dad sold the car for me. It was my first car, I loved it.

Also it amazes me that virtually no one over here has an electric kettle! I got so used to that back in England, we eventually found one in a store called Benny's, and the kettle is Canadian.

[Jeraly 4]

I know Griff had to bring a Lancashire potato peeler with him! He hates my potato peeler that much!

I don't have one I am attached to but I know that when I was out there the ones we got all broke really really fast ><

GTFO!!!

If only I knew about this before! Are you for real Krikit????

It's definitely real. I've only ever tried it in Macy's in NYC though, not sure if every single Macy's does it.

OMG - that is awesome!! Oh dear... good for me... bad for Jeremy

In terms of what I am bringing... I don't live alone (still with my mum) so I don't have a lot of kitchen things and stuff like that that I will miss. I am bringing all of my video games and most of my books. I am selling my DVDs and CDs. I'm taking a select few cuddly toys that have sentimental value, and after my massive heart-rending tears at parting with my art supplies (only one smallish box) I decided that sod it - I'm going to take those as well if it will make me happy

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

The only thing I regret not bringing is some Bisto instant gravy granules. You can't get instant gravy granules here!!

I've had my Mum mail some to me.

Yeah, add those to my list too. And I don't have a trip lined up to London until October or November, so . Maybe I'll have my mother-in-law put some in a packet... I also got my vegetarian mother hooked on the Bisto Veggie gravy so now she's clamouring too.

Americans are heathens -- no gravy granules!

[Krikit 1,164]

The only thing I regret not bringing is some Bisto instant gravy granules. You can't get instant gravy granules here!!

I've had my Mum mail some to me.

Yeah, add those to my list too. And I don't have a trip lined up to London until October or November, so . Maybe I'll have my mother-in-law put some in a packet... I also got my vegetarian mother hooked on the Bisto Veggie gravy so now she's clamouring too.

Americans are heathens -- no gravy granules!

If you ever get to Canada you can find pretty much everything you can get in Britain over there. I'm in Canada now, actually, stocking up. My Mum told me I'd better start packing up and get back home before I have to buy another suitcase for all my stuff.

[Marilyn. 340]

Living alone. I really regret leaving that behind.

Oh yea, I do miss that.

not me.. i don't like living alone

[StillThePrettiest 3]

I can't exactly answer the original question as I'm not over there yet

but I'm shipping quite a lot of stuff... if you shop around, you can get good deals on shipping (the one I eventually used in the UK was half the quoted price of the first company I enquired with) and ends up around £5 - £7 per cubic foot (depending on how much you're sending)... for smaller items, like kitchen stuff, you can see that that's a GREAT saving on buying it all new; you can fit quite a lot of potato peelers in a cubic foot!

I'll end up spending quite a lot on shipping, in the end, but we talked it all over and it's what we wanted to do... I was paying to store a whole lot of stuff in Australia anyway (as when I left I was supposed to be back in a year ), so I needed to empty the storage space, and I can store some things at mum and dad's, but not a lot... lots of things end up cheaper to ship than replace, anyway, as I mentioned above... and Dave really wanted me to have lots of familiar things around me

I don't think there's much I'll regret shipping, and I've been saving for months to be able to afford it, but I guess we'll see

I'll be back to report in six months' time

[sj5 4]

Shoes, bedsheets, skillet, picnic stove, and my daughter stuff toys (too damn expensive here )

i don't know where to get this here.

Edited May 15, 2008 by SJ

[JVKn'CVO 11]

My packing judgement was terrible, I was very sentimental about it. I ended up asking my friends for help, they gave me a new perspective on it. I brought mostly irreplacebles. The rule was leaving behind all things that I could replace in a 6 months time, for example, I gave away most of my electronics. I had a whole set for 24 people of german china that I had to leave at one of my friend's, and I'll just have that shipped when the time is right, same with books, I had so many and they are so heavy. I wished I had prepared with more time and taken better advantage of Justin's trip to ship things. but oh well

I still ended up bringing 3 big suitcases+carry-on+ my dog (40 pound siberian husky)

Good luck! I know it's a whole experience on itself making the move

Saludos,

Caro