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IMO everything that is not electronic that you already have, as I have posted elsewhere, I have burned out 110 volt electronic stuff, even when I knew to not plug them in, so silverware, all kitchen stuff including cookware, dishes, glasses etc, hand tools, sheets and other bed accessories, quality hangers, shoes, clothing, computers and routers if they are 100 to 240 volt and be sure to switch the switch on desktops to 240 before you ship them, TV's as long as they are 100 to 240 volt and you already have them, IMO it is not worth going out to buy them new to ship over, bathroom health tools including nail clippers, metal files, digital scales and other personal health items, IMO most of the stuff they sell in the Philippines is junk, computer cables, memory sticks etc, so again, if you are moving there permanently, then IMO bring everything that is not voltage sensitive that you regularly use and already have.
You get what you pay for. So, whenever you are here, if you get it here and want better quality, you will need to pony some more.
Very true. Magnify that with the on island distributors NOT pony-ing up so only low or marginal quality stuff makes it into the provincial boonies.A lot of fairy decent stuff can be found ......... in Manila.