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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #1050 on: Apr 30, 2008 at 09:45 AM »
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« Reply #1051 on: Apr 30, 2008 at 11:30 AM »
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« Reply #1052 on: May 01, 2008 at 09:51 PM »
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« Reply #1053 on: May 05, 2008 at 10:27 AM »

i have read in some areas here that you can order from Amazon and then ship through Johnny Air Cargo.
1. how is this possible?
2. do we have a choice of courier or is it Amazon who assigns?
3. is this the cheaper route?

if this is via the courier - then we dont pay any taxes right? just the shipping fee?

would appreciate info as i have not bought from Amazon... but im thinking...
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« Reply #1054 on: May 05, 2008 at 10:43 AM »
i have read in some areas here that you can order from Amazon and then ship through Johnny Air Cargo.
1. how is this possible?
2. do we have a choice of courier or is it Amazon who assigns?
3. is this the cheaper route?

if this is via the courier - then we dont pay any taxes right? just the shipping fee?

would appreciate info as i have not bought from Amazon... but im thinking...
TIA

Yes you can order from Amazon and send it to JAC in NY.  Just register with JAC here in the Philippines.  If you want it sent straight to the PHilippines, then Amazon will assign their preferred courier.  JAC is cheaper and faster but not for bulky items.  If you use JAC as the courier, there is no customs tax to be paid.
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« Reply #1055 on: May 05, 2008 at 11:26 AM »

thanks sir.
how much is estimate cost of shipping it to the philippines.
say for 2 or 3 dvds?
for blu-ray, is it still cheaper doing this than from local stores?
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« Reply #1056 on: May 05, 2008 at 11:29 AM »
thanks sir.
how much is estimate cost of shipping it to the philippines.
say for 2 or 3 dvds?
for blu-ray, is it still cheaper doing this than from local stores?

Via JAC? around $17.00

I think much cheaper if you have it sent straight to your address.  You can eyeball the price once you check out the items.  for 2 to 3 DVDs, around $12 yata. 

Definitely cheaper buying BD in AMAZON than buying it here..
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« Reply #1057 on: May 05, 2008 at 01:41 PM »
Via JAC? around $17.00

I think much cheaper if you have it sent straight to your address.  You can eyeball the price once you check out the items.  for 2 to 3 DVDs, around $12 yata. 

Definitely cheaper buying BD in AMAZON than buying it here..

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« Reply #1058 on: May 14, 2008 at 02:53 PM »
Yes you can order from Amazon and send it to JAC in NY.  Just register with JAC here in the Philippines.  If you want it sent straight to the PHilippines, then Amazon will assign their preferred courier.  JAC is cheaper and faster but not for bulky items.  If you use JAC as the courier, there is no customs tax to be paid.
last week i ordered (my first time) from Amazon 3 BDs with a total cost of $97.86 (inclusive of priority shipping cost)...the package was delivered by DHL yesterday but i have to pay P2,400.00 of custom duties to the courier as evidenced by custom assessment..wow! can't do anything about it but pay up...so, how do i register with JAC here in the philippines - for me to be able to avoid paying custom duties?

i do order from yesasia and hivizone also, but i claim the package from our local post office after paying P20-P30 lang?
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« Reply #1059 on: May 14, 2008 at 05:06 PM »
last week i ordered (my first time) from Amazon 3 BDs with a total cost of $97.86 (inclusive of priority shipping cost)...the package was delivered by DHL yesterday but i have to pay P2,400.00 of custom duties to the courier as evidenced by custom assessment..wow! can't do anything about it but pay up...so, how do i register with JAC here in the philippines - for me to be able to avoid paying custom duties?

i do order from yesasia and hivizone also, but i claim the package from our local post office after paying P20-P30 lang?

You can probably contact these numbers on how to go about registration:

812-47-02 / 813-72-27 or 817-29-89

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« Reply #1060 on: May 16, 2008 at 07:02 PM »
thanks bro for the heads up...already got in touch with JAP and will see how this will turn out....already ordered from amazon - with shipment directed to JAP New York address...

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« Reply #1061 on: May 20, 2008 at 03:14 PM »
hi i'm new here, i'm thinking of buying books in amazon, but just want to ask few questions first, hope someone can help, if i buy something at amazon using my visa credit card, will the amount be automatically converted in peso when it appears in my statement of billing? or i have to pay in dollars? thanks. :)

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #1062 on: May 20, 2008 at 03:53 PM »
hi i'm new here, i'm thinking of buying books in amazon, but just want to ask few questions first, hope someone can help, if i buy something at amazon using my visa credit card, will the amount be automatically converted in peso when it appears in my statement of billing? or i have to pay in dollars? thanks. :)

Amazon will bill you in dollars. Your credit card company will bill you in dollars or pesos, depending on the type of card you have and the arrangement with the credit card company.
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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #1063 on: May 20, 2008 at 04:49 PM »
hi i'm new here, i'm thinking of buying books in amazon, but just want to ask few questions first, hope someone can help, if i buy something at amazon using my visa credit card, will the amount be automatically converted in peso when it appears in my statement of billing? or i have to pay in dollars? thanks. :)

if its a local credit card, the price you bought from amazon in dollars will be reflected and beside it the exchange rate the credit card's bank (citi, bdo, security) assessed you with during the bill was posted, then the peso equivalent of the purchase.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #1064 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 08:13 AM »
Bad trip, just confirmed today when my dirty harry bd series shipped out to JAC NY.. Yup amazon is starting to charge sales tax on orders to New York. I was charged 7 plus dollars for this. Hay naku.. Times are hard pa naman right now. This will definitely make me relax on my hidef purchases and just wait nalang for great deals. Great super deals like last year are over ( no tax, free shipping, additional 10 percent discount ) Man what a big difference.

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« Reply #1065 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 08:39 AM »
Yup amazon is starting to charge sales tax on orders to New York. This will definitely make me relax on my hidef purchases and just wait nalang for great deals. Great super deals like last year are over ( no tax, free shipping, additional 10 percent discount ) Man what a big difference.

No good...with tax & no 10% promo it's discouraging to order that frequent. Yes, I agree...will wait for the "sale or deal" period na lang  :-[

Good thing there's HD download as substitute. :)

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« Reply #1066 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 10:19 AM »
Bad trip, just confirmed today when my dirty harry bd series shipped out to JAC NY.. Yup amazon is starting to charge sales tax on orders to New York. I was charged 7 plus dollars for this. Hay naku.. Times are hard pa naman right now. This will definitely make me relax on my hidef purchases and just wait nalang for great deals. Great super deals like last year are over ( no tax, free shipping, additional 10 percent discount ) Man what a big difference.


try to ship it to JAC new jersey:

717 Newark Ave.Jersey City
New Jersey 07306
Tel: 2016595152

Tried it this morning wala sya tax. Dun sa new york meron.

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« Reply #1067 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 11:51 AM »
don't you guys get a discount anymore? i'm still getting 5% off on my orders

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« Reply #1068 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 12:18 PM »

try to ship it to JAC new jersey:

717 Newark Ave.Jersey City
New Jersey 07306
Tel: 2016595152

Tried it this morning wala sya tax. Dun sa new york meron.

can we ship to New Jersey? kasi instruction ng JAC is to ship only to NY

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #1069 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 12:38 PM »
can we ship to New Jersey? kasi instruction ng JAC is to ship only to NY

yes we may.  u can look at the post of aura sa JAC thread..
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« Reply #1070 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 12:40 PM »
can we ship to New Jersey? kasi instruction ng JAC is to ship only to NY

yes,

sir hubes,

instruction yan ni miss aura black mismo. mas mura daw kasi tax.

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« Reply #1071 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 12:49 PM »

try to ship it to JAC new jersey:

717 Newark Ave.Jersey City
New Jersey 07306
Tel: 2016595152

Tried it this morning wala sya tax. Dun sa new york meron.

Ok thanks will check nga this with JAC here. I think I read somewhere this tax is only on selected items. Hopefully not on those hd players, receivers, dvd players bec I always order at amazon for their 30 day price guarantee  they have (a big advantage to me). I got some big refunds from them on players before, also on dvds, bluray, and hddvd. Now lets say with a 400 dollar player, if I will be taxed around 30 to 40 bucks. Man thats heavy.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #1072 on: Jun 03, 2008 at 08:48 PM »
Amazon warned me about the impending NY tax so I re-routed an office laser printer and a laptop to New Jersey. No tax charges at all and delivery time didn't change.
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« Reply #1073 on: Jun 06, 2008 at 08:42 PM »
In the past month, my Amazon (US) deliveries have begun arriving on-time again, and are once again with Royal Logistics.

Still for QC post-office pick-up, though, without the Php 35 handling fee.
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« Reply #1074 on: Jun 06, 2008 at 10:36 PM »
Bad trip, just confirmed today when my dirty harry bd series shipped out to JAC NY.. Yup amazon is starting to charge sales tax on orders to New York. I was charged 7 plus dollars for this. Hay naku.. Times are hard pa naman right now. This will definitely make me relax on my hidef purchases and just wait nalang for great deals. Great super deals like last year are over ( no tax, free shipping, additional 10 percent discount ) Man what a big difference.

Dang! Same here, my last Amazon BD purchase reflected this new tax component (I just thought I didn't notice it before or it wasn't broken down or something).  Jeesh, I should've used Jersey then - well lesson learned.  :-\

don't you guys get a discount anymore? i'm still getting 5% off on my orders

Eric, howdya get this 5 off?  Is this from Amazon or JAC?  TIA


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« Reply #1075 on: Jun 06, 2008 at 11:10 PM »
from amazon :) it was a promo in 2006 that if you buy 3 hd movies or a player you get 10% off for a year. mine ended january 08 but im still getting 5% off till now

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« Reply #1076 on: Jun 07, 2008 at 02:16 AM »
We get 5% off but add 8% tax still not good. Has anyone else try to ship it to JAC new jersey?

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« Reply #1077 on: Jun 07, 2008 at 08:18 AM »
i tried shipping to new jersey last year when i ordered from another site that charges state tax. new jersey doesn't have state tax so i figured i'd save a couple of bucks if i sent it there. ok naman. its just like in new york.

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« Reply #1078 on: Jun 08, 2008 at 03:57 AM »
Guys tanong lang.. Sorry newbie po ako sa online shopping kaya ill try my luck sana may makatulong..

Im gonna be ordering on Amazon.com and people recommended JAC for shipping here..

1. Anong credit cards ang inaacept ng amazon.com dito sa pinas?
2. Pano un process na gagawin? sa shipping address ba ilalagay ko un JAC ng new york o new jersey?
3. May bayad ba registration sa JAC? and pag kunyari na pa ship ko na puwede pumili san pickup or delivery?

Salamat po sa mga makakatulong sakin :)

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« Reply #1079 on: Jun 08, 2008 at 01:06 PM »
Guys tanong lang.. Sorry newbie po ako sa online shopping kaya ill try my luck sana may makatulong..

Im gonna be ordering on Amazon.com and people recommended JAC for shipping here..

1. Anong credit cards ang inaacept ng amazon.com dito sa pinas?
2. Pano un process na gagawin? sa shipping address ba ilalagay ko un JAC ng new york o new jersey?
3. May bayad ba registration sa JAC? and pag kunyari na pa ship ko na puwede pumili san pickup or delivery?

Salamat po sa mga makakatulong sakin :)

First and foremost, register with JAC which is free.  Any VISA or Mastercard issued by any bank here in the Philippines is accepted for payment online at Amazon.  Once you are registered with JAC, you can then order online at Amazon and place the shipping address of JAC New Jersey in this format:

JOHNNY AIR CARGO - NJ
c/o JET CREUS / Company Name or Your name
717 Newark Ave., Jersey City
NEW JERSEY 07306
Tel.  #  (201) 659 5152
Fax  #  (201) 653 5969

Use New Jersey kasi walang tax.  You can specify beforehand with JAC Philippines where you want to pick up the items.  It can be delivered door to door with additional fee yata.
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