Maybe someone has posted this observation before, but this thread is so long ...
I just received 3 packages which I ordered from Amazon, through Johnny Air, all electronics. One of them was purchased directly from Amazon while the other 2 were through third-party sellers.
I had to pay a huge amount of shipping (to JAC) for the item which was purchased directly from Amazon, because they put the boxed item inside an even bigger box. The problem is that I got charged almost double the shipping cost because of the increase in volume.
The other 2 items came from third party sellers and they just sent the original box. Kaya ang baba sobra ng shipping costs.
My lesson: If you are buying electronics items from Amazon and shipping to Manila via JAC or some other forwarder, it's better to purchase from third-party vendors at Amazon, and not from Amazon directly. Anyhow, Amazon still guarantees purchases from third parties. Besides, ang bilis din talaga ng shipments ng third-party vendors.