AmyW Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Hello. Our shipment is finally being delivered and unpacked to us this week. It was packed professionally before it left the UK. I’m wondering what sort of condition to expect everything in once the crew have unpacked ie would all kitchen stuff need to be cleaned, would all clothes and linen etc need washing- what are others’ experiences? Also, are there any tips what to do or look out for as our stuff is being unpacked? I’ve been told they will take all packaging away but only unpack until the available surfaces are full, so I am planning on putting things away as they are unwrapped. Any advice appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Worth reminding them that a floor is a perfectly good example of a surface then. So unless you've brought a really crazy amount of stuff there is no excuse not to unwrap it all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 Unless you are in temporary accommodation, get them to unwrap everything, else you will have a mountain of packing materials to store until they bother to come back and collect... We had a garage full for weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peach Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 I still have a few boxes un-opened since we moved here in 2011..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 2 hours ago, Peach said: I still have a few boxes un-opened since we moved here in 2011..... LOL, I thought we were slacking, been back 3 years in a couple of weeks time and we still have unopened boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulya Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 From memory a lot of ours was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted February 27, 2023 Share Posted February 27, 2023 5 hours ago, Peach said: I still have a few boxes un-opened since we moved here in 2011..... I've got clothes i brought that ive never worn but for some stupid reason still have hanging in the wardrobe! lol.. We have been here just over 16 yrs,lol Cal x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tychen Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 If you've got a professional pack-ship-unpack service (which sounds like you do), you'd expect everything to be in the same condition as if you'd put them away in your own cupboard/wardrobe for however long it's taken them to get here. There were multiple layers of waterproof bubblewrapping for us. Some IKEA furniture (which we'd only packed because there was excess allowance) broke en route - but insurance allows you a bit of time to make those claims. I think the movers on this end came back to collect the packaging from remaining boxes after a couple of weeks. Like others, it took us years to unpack all the boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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