Moving from Dubai in June to NY

I am of no help but just wanted to say I wish I was you! Good luck and enjoy NYC!

good luck on your move!!! NY is home for me...and moving back is for now...a pipe dream. wishing you and the family all the best!!!

I can safely state that you can get anything in NY at a better quality and cheaper price than Dubai. And if you find the local stores expensive, you can get anything and everything delivered through online e-commerce. ValGal

Hello Mamaof3, I'm from the US, grew up in NY, although I haven't lived there in many years. Furniture, clothing (for all seasons) and household goods are all available there in huge supply and much less expensive than here. Designer goods, of course, are still expensive, but everything else is reasonably priced compared to here. I recommend only taking those things that you can't bear losing if you can't find an exact replacement. New York City itself is one of the higher priced areas in the US, but it's easy to drive over to the New Jersey side for lower prices. Craigslist is definitely the closest thing the US has to Dubizzle. I've used it many times successfully, although you have to use common sense. Many local newspapers have excellent classified advertising sections as well. There are also many consignment shops, which are great places to find high quality slightly used furniture at great prices. I'm looking for someone to split a shipping container with. If you're interested, please let me know.

Thanks Whysayno and SueB, Really links are very helpful. What about clothing? What type of clothes we can take with us. I don't want to take all the junk with us if it is not suitable in US. If I am not wrong most of the warm clothing is required? Soryy for so many questions cause we have never been in US. Thanks for your guidance. You will DEFINITELY need four-season clothing (winter, summer, spring, fall--yes, think wardrobe expansion in all the best ways! I am desperately missing my knee-high boots--can't bring myself to wear them as it just doesn't feel right...) But, clothes are SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper in the US and typically better quality (or should I say, you get more bang for your buck). Wait for the clearance sales and you will LOVE the outlet malls! Oh, the outlet malls. If you're up for it, Delaware, a US state not far from NY has tons of outlet malls and no Sales Tax. If you like designer stuff, Nordstrom Rack and Filene's Basement (both have websites) have great bargains at times (it is a bit like a jumble/garage sale--it's the thrill of the hunt!) As for Dubizzle, my goodness, hmm.... I would say the only thing comparable is Craig's list (but I am drawing a blanket). HOWEVER, I AVOID craigs list. It's gotten a bit of a bad rap these days and IMHO, rightly so. One thing that is super fun (and dare I say it, "hip") is going to garage sales. You can find adverts for them, but you will have to drive out of the city. I LOVE them--it feels environmentally helpful, I don't have to worry as much (I have children), and it's a fun way to see different neighbor hoods and interact with the locals. I will admit, that I usually keep my purchases confined to those things I can bleach (so no clothes or stuffed animals :) Good luck--it will be a big adjustment, but it will be fantastic!

Sorry I can't give you any advice but I will say this .... OMG you lucky thing... Best of luck!

another fab online company is jossandmain.com they are part of Wayfair that was mentioned. We bought a dining table from them and saved ourselves about $1,000 or more. The table was a Paula Dean table but did not say that it was, but I had been looking at her table for a while and asked Jossandmain if it was the same and it was...so a great bargain.....

Hi, Our family is moving to NYC. please give me suggestion for a good but reasonable mover and packers. what do you suggest for furniture? Is it cheap in NY or no? If it is reasonable then we can buy over there, instead of shipping from Dubai. we are moving to Brooklyn. Is there any specific living communities / areas for families? Thanks in advance HI Mama! I can't give you specific guidance on NY, but what I can say is that it is VERY easy and affordable to buy furniture is the US. We just moved from the US (west coast) and it was cheaper to buy in US and ship to Dubai than buy locally (in terms of quality--you can find inexpensive furniture in Dubai, but it is MDF as opposed to solid wood). Here are some great websites (furniture-wise) to give you an idea (I have ordered from all of them and they are really good). Of course, there are tons of local outlets, but this should give you a variety of price so you can decide to pack it up or not (IKEA is also way cheaper in the US than here). Also if you do order, google the stores name and coupon (websites like retailmeknot etc will often have coupons (esp for places like Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel) www.ballarddesigns.com (we've done custom orders through them--wait for a sale!) www.wayfair.com (they have EVERYTHING and all budgets--the also mention where the item is made, which I appreciate) www.amazon.com (everything, and I mean EVERYTHING can be ordered from Amazon... from tampons, to baby cribs, to astro turf, to milk...) Here's a great article with loads of online outlets that will keep you busy for weeks: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/08/18/best-websites-furniture-home-goods_n_3881090.html NY as I understand is definitely not cheap, but coming from Dubai, you may find it comparable (food and fresh produce will likely be cheaper, and certainly eating out--particularly if alcohol is involved). There's also things like Amazon Fresh and other stores that deliver fab produce from local sources right to your door. We had good friends that moved from Brooklyn and by far the biggest issues were housing and schools (but I can't advise on that as I have no experience). Good luck! Oh, and as for moving companies, DEFINITELY go for long-established recommended companies in Dubai. We had a horrible experience moving to the US from Dubai years ago. Basically, the Dubai company defaulted and our stuff was stuck in a US port for WEEKS and about to be auctioned. We had to pay thousands of dollars to get it out.