What to bring

Hi, we are moving to Glasgow and tossing / selling most of our belongings here in the US. We will be looking for a furnished flat and I am wondering what I need to bring?  We are shipping over a small container only

Do they typically supply dishes, pans, utensils? Any other must bring or must nots appreciated!

Thanks for your help

I've lived in a few furnished flats in Glasgow over the years, and all of them have had crockery, cutlery, pots & pans.

Thanks Albatross, appreciate it


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If it were me, I'd plan on buying new sheets and pillows .

I've found that it can really vary. The first furnished place we rented had the barest of essentials (four place settings, one pot, one pan, etc). We ended up buying a bunch of stuff to make it feel "ours." Now we're in a place that provides pretty much everything except linens.

For me it's strange to hear about a furnished place offering pots and pans, etc. I've had a couple furnished flats in the UK and none of them supplied anything.

Of course if you find a place that doesn't supply that stuff, a quick trip to Ikea will sort that! :-D

a quick trip to Ikea will sort that!

And your sanity.

Haha son of a sailor, my sanity is long gone!


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If it were me, I'd plan on buying new sheets and pillows .

Thanks yea I guess ours don't fit. My husband is going to have a hell of a time with a UK king sized bed


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Haha son of a sailor, my sanity is long gone!

Bob Ross was fond of saying that if you painted, a bit of craziness came with it. I'm beginning to think that immigrating is likewise a warning sign.

Every furnished place I have ever rented here (in the north of Scotland) had pots, pans, dishes, cleaning supplies, hoovers, curtains, lamps, artwork on walls, and even a lawnmower (when I had a small garden). Some had tvs, duvets, sheets and pillows as well.  The quality and quantity of items varied from place to place.

We'll be in the same situation in Edinburgh. I'm under the impression that my standard double sheets here in the US will fit the standard double over there? I even measured my mattress, haha

(unless someone wants to correct me)

The double mattress over here is a similar dimension to the full mattress size in the states. The big thing would be the depth of the mattress.

I haven't actually tried full sheets from the US on a double bed here though. I only just discovered that this year.

That's what we have Lyonaria I'll try it and report back (mid September, haha)

While I was out in California earlier this year, I bought a lovely set of sheets at Costco for a double bed - they fit great on our double bed here.  In fact I put them on again yesterday and was reminded again how smooth they are (brushed cotton type) compared to a set I bought here.

I also bought a bed skirt for a double in the US that fits our UK double perfectly, so I'd say they're pretty much the same.