What's really the best way to have your item shipped to the Philippines?

[DevilHands]

Assuming I don't have any relatives abroad? I do know about Johnny Air Cargo from reading people's experience on the forums, but personally I think the price is a bit pricey if I am gonna buy DVD's on ebay to whom sellers usually sell only 1 DVD at a time... tapos kailangan maghanap pa ako ng ibang seller for other DVD title so.. from what I learned para sa JAC lumalabas kailangan akong magbayad ng dalawang shipping fee kasi magiging seperate nga naman yun items dahil hindi galing sa iisang seller.

I also don't like how they still charge $50 for electronics handling fee per unit. Lumalabas kasi pareho lang presyo kung bibili ka dito tsaka mas less hassle pa kung sa pinas ka na bibili. The reason why I consider learning to purchase online is to be able to get cheaper and more variety of products, dami din akong nagustuhan sa ebay but I really want to get more tips on shopping online specially shopping DVD's/Blurays sa ebay.

Oh! and I do hope Cd's and DVD's are not considered as an electronic item for JAC

Thanks

[iiinas]

Assuming I don't have any relatives abroad? I do know about Johnny Air Cargo from reading people's experience on the forums, but personally I think the price is a bit pricey if I am gonna buy DVD's on ebay to whom sellers usually sell only 1 DVD at a time... tapos kailangan maghanap pa ako ng ibang seller for other DVD title so.. from what I learned para sa JAC lumalabas kailangan akong magbayad ng dalawang shipping fee kasi magiging seperate nga naman yun items dahil hindi galing sa iisang seller.

I also don't like how they still charge $50 for electronics handling fee per unit. Lumalabas kasi pareho lang presyo kung bibili ka dito tsaka mas less hassle pa kung sa pinas ka na bibili. The reason why I consider learning to purchase online is to be able to get cheaper and more variety of products, dami din akong nagustuhan sa ebay but I really want to get more tips on shopping online specially shopping DVD's/Blurays sa ebay.

Oh! and I do hope Cd's and DVD's are not considered as an electronic item for JAC

Thanks

i think if you want to be cost efficient using jac, you should patronize dvd selling sites that offer free shipping like amazon. so that you dont pay double for shipping. and no, jac does not treat dvds and cds as electronic, so its $6 per pound + $5 per shipment as handling fee. average number of disc per pound is 4 pcs.

but if you really insist for the cheapest, i think balik bayan boxes via sea freight is the cheapest because the biggest box cost only 70$ to ship but it will arrive around 1-2 months and of course since you cant fill up a whole balik bayan box right away, you have to pay consolidation fee to the company handling the balik bayan box for you.

[oReOsHaKe]

i think if you want to be cost efficient using jac, you should patronize dvd selling sites that offer free shipping like amazon. so that you dont pay double for shipping. and no, jac does not treat dvds and cds as electronic, so its $6 per pound + $5 per shipment as handling fee. average number of disc per pound is 4 pcs.

but if you really insist for the cheapest, i think balik bayan boxes via sea freight is the cheapest because the biggest box cost only 70$ to ship but it will arrive around 1-2 months and of course since you cant fill up a whole balik bayan box right away, you have to pay consolidation fee to the company handling the balik bayan box for you.

How much ba usually ang consolidation fee if I go for balikbayan box?

With regards to JAC, even if you have packages from separate merchants, you will only be charge one handling fee as long as the packages arrives all in a week.  I was able also to have 5 packages (DVDs sent in separate bubblepaks) from 1 merchant considered as 1 package (1 invoice) and 1 handling fee.

So, if you have several packages, make sure they arrive in NY or NJ in the same week para isa na lang handling fee babayaran mo.

I would recommend buying DVDs or Blu-ray at Amazon rather than at eBay.   

[DevilHands]

iinaslao - what company would you recommend that gives those service? I am thinking it's worth the wait, if I am gonna purchase big electronics online.

oreoshake- how do you count 1 week sa JAC? I mean kunwari natanggap nila sa tuesday one of the package, kailangan ba matangap nila before next tuesday or pwede pa sa next tuesday yun other package para masama pa as one shipping? Still though... parang medyo risky din ito kasi bidding sa ebay eh hehe... I don't think sellers are willing to wait for you to win all the items you like, assuming they come from a different seller.

[blued888]

Parang medyo mahirap mag balikbayan box kapag wala ka kakilalang tao. Lalo na if you'll be purchasing from multiple merchants. Baka mamaya hindi maganda ang pagkalagay sa box at magkawasak wasak yung mga DVDs. For electronics I'm not sure if you have to conform to the balikbayan box size of the forwarder, common sizes are 23" x 20" x 17" and 24" x 24" x 18". I believe some are willing to quote depending on box dimensions plus weight.

[oReOsHaKe]

oreoshake- how do you count 1 week sa JAC? I mean kunwari natanggap nila sa tuesday one of the package, kailangan ba matangap nila before next tuesday or pwede pa sa next tuesday yun other package para masama pa as one shipping? Still though... parang medyo risky din ito kasi bidding sa ebay eh hehe... I don't think sellers are willing to wait for you to win all the items you like, assuming they come from a different seller.

Within the week is Mon to Sat of that week.. Kaya nga I would recommend buying directly sa merchants rather than bidding sa eBay.. Come to think of it, the winning price when you bid in eBay is almost the same as the lowest selling price of say third party merchants in Amazon..

[DevilHands]

I see... thanks Oreoshake! I would buy sa Amazon na lang... and btw I have a question about buying from sellers sa Amazon... nasa thread siya ng Amazon dito hehe... bago ko lang siya napost. Hope you could answer my queries there... Thanks!

[chimpanshane]

Does anyone tried FRS