In Reply to: Is anyone shopping for house stuff? posted by suefromsydney on Sunday, 22. September 2013 at 06:37 Bali Time:
In Dec/Jan we bought & shipped home some stuff for our outdoor renos.
HIT - Outdoor furniture in synthetic rattan (probably not any cheaper than what you can buy here but 100% custom-made to our specs). Doubt very much we could've got exactly what we wanted at home so was well worthwhile.
HIT - Copper & fibreglass large light fittings - something unique & that I haven't seen here - they look fantastic in the cabana next to our pool.
HIT - Terrazzo water feature (about 1/2 the cost of what I've seen here, even including the shipping costs).
MISS - Stone pavers. Quality is not great, lots of snapped-off corners & cracked/broken pavers. Lucky we bought a LOT of extras!
They do look fantastic & we could never have afforded Travertine otherwise but the quality is just not there.
We shipped through Bali Home Furnishings & this was so easy - wouldn't hesitate to do so again. All in all, think I'd only ship home those unique items that you just couldn't buy here, or something custom-made.