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Question

My husband and I are leaving in a few months to visit Poland for a year. Does anyone have any advice on what we should bring as far as clothes, shoes, etc...??

Answer 1

You don't say which city or area you will be living in, but after multiple trips to Krakow and to nearby areas, I can say the following:

Buy and/or bring the brand name jeans, dress pants, boots and shoes you like with you. They will be expensive in Poland, as will most leather goods, such as belts and bags, at least for popular name brands and "better" clothes that are fashionable and durable.

Cosmetics are also very expensive there.

Just about everything else you'll need for the house and to eat can be had there for comparable or reasonable prices at a local Tesco or Carrefour or Aldi grocery/dept. store. Or at Ikea!

Food is easy to get and is reasonably priced, even at good rstaurants, and you'll love the wine and beer prices and selections.

Food generally is very fresh and of very high quality. But English or US-style boxed mac and cheese, certain types of potato chips, snacks and other kid food and candy favorites must be shipped into the country (and of course, go thru customs with long waits and high costs).

I was just there and Lot airlines lost our luggage for two - 1/2 days, so we had to replace a lot of stuff at the start of our trip.

What a pain in the wallet--even when we went to the corner Jubilat "five and dime" store for "cheap" stuff the 1st day.

Buy a faucet-mounted or under-the-sink water purifier system and lots of filters and bring them with you--there's a reason (actually, many reasons) that Poles do not drink their own tap and well water. The mineral water--both still and sparkling--is great, but those bottles and the prices witll start to add up.

You will find a lot of Russian and Chinese made, inferior or faulty goods for fairly high prices in the small shops and generally, worse merchandise in the rural areas at the very small mom and pop type skleps (shops).

Touristy places had the best stuff and selections, and the most brand names you'd be most likely recognize, but at very high prices.

ie: Revlon mascara that sells at my Target for $5.00 was $11.00 there; a bra that would cost $20 here cost over $40 there, etc.

We had problems with the "middle of the road" price/brand name baby wipes ($5.99 per 60 pack), sunglasses, undergarments ($8.00 per pair for plain, white cotton Hanes underwear for boys), and other clothing ($25 tops for women that the buttons popped off the first time they were worn, the stitching was not straight, etc). We should have stuck to the pricier UK or US imports for the clothing, at least.

We're going there to live for three years this Fall and after our most recent experience, I plan on shipping more stuff over than I originally had planned, such as my Calphalon pots and pans and our best kitchen knives.

I love the country and the people, but definitely will approach the move differently, now that I've been and spent time there.

Go check out the various sites that cater to expats in Poland such as:

expats-in-poland.com

polishforums.com

Caution: The polish forums site can sometimes be "in your face" and edgy, so visit there and check it out for language, safety concerns, etc first--- before your younger kids do!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Enjoy your visit.
Please bring comfortable yet stylish clothes and shoes for 4 seasons but don't worry if you forget something. You can find beautiful clothes reasonably priced in Poland.

Answer 3

Poland is beautiful and wonderful, the food is definatly fresh dill pickle soup to cherry soup, in the winter you will need a very good pair of boots i would just buy them there a few coats, dont take any mac and cheese, you will forget about that kind of food once there. Take advils or nyquil, they have apap there its naproxen but no cough syrups you have to go to the doctor for that. I lived in Lodz and I cant wait to go back. take house slippers, and have a wonderful expierence!!!

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Bring both clothes for warm weather and cold weather, and some jackets because it rains there and you will get wet. Pretty much, pack more for warm weather, some long sleeve shirt and pants, jackets, and couple sweaters. Also, some nice clothes for a night on the town, or going to church or somewhere nice. HOpe this helps.

Answer 6

Log in www.travelwithmca.com in Collette Vacations area, then look in Europe section and you can find many information about Poland.

Answer 7

Nothing special - whatever is worn in the world, is also worn in Poland.

Answer 8

Take what you wear here, both for cold and warm weather, but avoid wearing sweats in public (wear them at home).