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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2220 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 08:30 AM »
Happy with my Amazon transaction (an nVidia Shield).  1 week lang from ordering to delivery to my home.  Price-wise would have been more or less equal to ordering using Johnny Air Plus.
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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2221 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 11:28 AM »
Question:

I ordered an item last dec 30, that's almost 10k and another item a week after that that costs 3k.  Amazon then shipped it at the same time with the same tracking number. Would I have any issues with customs?

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« Reply #2222 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 11:40 AM »
I've been ordering various stuff online, wala ako naging problem whatsoever sa customs charges, haven't experienced any loss sa mail, I'm hoping mag tuloy tuloy experience ko, I've lived in Pasig, QC, now in Rizal, I had a solitary incident a guy sa QC Post Office tried charging me, strangely when I returned the next day iba yun tao humarap sa akin (I didn't tell the new person of my incident the previous day waiting for whatever charges sabihin), no charges LOL

dito sa Rizal they deliver straight to your door compared sa Pasig and QC where they send you parcel notice
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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2223 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 12:01 PM »
Question:

I ordered an item last dec 30, that's almost 10k and another item a week after that that costs 3k.  Amazon then shipped it at the same time with the same tracking number. Would I have any issues with customs?

not sure what your items are, but unless it's commercial quantity I don't think you'll have any problems, if fragile or expensive yun items I usually use a courier service (Johnny Air etc) para meron ka pwede habulin in case meron problem better yet get mail insurance

if I remember correctly binayad ko starts at $3 for $100 coverage then additional increments the higher coverage mo, yes additional expense but peace of mind din in case fragile yun item or against mail loss
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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2224 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 02:30 PM »
If I bought two items from different sellers, will Amazon place it in one package or separate? Pwede pala kasing separate orders para maclaim yung free shipping for orders 49USD and up.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2225 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 02:34 PM »
If I bought two items from different sellers, will Amazon place it in one package or separate? Pwede pala kasing separate orders para maclaim yung free shipping for orders 49USD and up.

From my experience, separate deliveries yan.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2226 on: Jan 13, 2023 at 04:19 PM »
If I bought two items from different sellers, will Amazon place it in one package or separate? Pwede pala kasing separate orders para maclaim yung free shipping for orders 49USD and up.

They consolidate when it's convenient for them. Kung hindi, they will ship the items separately.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2227 on: Jan 30, 2023 at 11:19 PM »
Sa mga nakasubok magbayad ng import fee, 12% ng $217 lang ba ang babayaran na import tax? Ang laki kasi ng deposit, $98.


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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2228 on: Jan 31, 2023 at 07:35 AM »
Sa mga nakasubok magbayad ng import fee, 12% ng $217 lang ba ang babayaran na import tax? Ang laki kasi ng deposit, $98.

No, it'd be more than 12%. Yung 12% na sinasabi mo is just VAT; there's import duty to consider (this will vary depending on the item category and the origin of the item).

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2229 on: Jan 31, 2023 at 08:24 AM »
Has anybody here tried ordering from Amazon Japan? I’m guessing reliable naman siguro?

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2230 on: Jan 31, 2023 at 09:24 AM »
Sharing this tax calculator. Di ko sure kung accurate pero nung tumawag ako sa hotline ng Customs, eto yung ginamit nila to determine the estimate tax.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2231 on: Jan 31, 2023 at 11:33 AM »
Sharing this tax calculator. Di ko sure kung accurate pero nung tumawag ako sa hotline ng Customs, eto yung ginamit nila to determine the estimate tax.

Di ko alam mag fill up sa calculator 😀

Hintayin ko nalang may $30 voucher sa bank para bumaba ng konti ang price

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2232 on: Feb 01, 2023 at 09:00 AM »
Di ko alam mag fill up sa calculator 😀

Hintayin ko nalang may $30 voucher sa bank para bumaba ng konti ang price

That calculator is so hard to fill out.

Parang customs broker lang yata makakapagfillout ng tama dun

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2233 on: Mar 17, 2023 at 12:42 PM »
ordered March 13, delivered today! ang bilis! parang shopee na lang din  ;D

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2234 on: Mar 17, 2023 at 01:17 PM »
ordered March 13, delivered today! ang bilis! parang shopee na lang din  ;D
Yes, sobrang bilis nga this month. Mukhang nawala na ang congestion ng couriers from last holiday season. Pati mga warehouse nila ang bilis magdispatch ngayon.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2235 on: Mar 17, 2023 at 02:02 PM »
^yes sa pag dispatch. kaya make sure na tama lahat ng order kasi ang hirap habulin ipa-cancel pag na process for  dispatch na

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2236 on: Mar 17, 2023 at 03:49 PM »
ordered March 13, delivered today! ang bilis! parang shopee na lang din  ;D

bagal pa din oreder ko last 14 hindi pa din naship out hahaha

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2237 on: Mar 17, 2023 at 06:15 PM »
followup lang nasa tabi tabi lang cust.serv 🙄🤣

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2238 on: Mar 20, 2023 at 01:27 PM »
Generally i have not encountered any failures with Amazon, except for my order last 06 Feb., have not arrived until today. Tracking shows until 07 Feb. with the package most likely lost as per the latest update. Refunded already. sayang. this is the only fail from the many times I've ordered directly. The one I ordered last week - 12 March, arrived just today. pretty fast and not complaining.

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« Reply #2239 on: Mar 20, 2023 at 04:03 PM »
Generally i have not encountered any failures with Amazon, except for my order last 06 Feb., have not arrived until today. Tracking shows until 07 Feb. with the package most likely lost as per the latest update. Refunded already. sayang. this is the only fail from the many times I've ordered directly. The one I ordered last week - 12 March, arrived just today. pretty fast and not complaining.

Which courier handled that lost item?

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« Reply #2240 on: Mar 20, 2023 at 05:18 PM »
Which courier handled that lost item?

ECMS. Bad trip pa, the cole haan shoe that i bought was on sale for like less than USD80. now it's back to USD130.
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« Reply #2241 on: Mar 20, 2023 at 05:22 PM »
ECMS. Bad trip pa, the cole haan shoe that i bought was on sale for like less than USD80. now it's back to USD130.

sayang. ako din i lost one shoe of the same brand pre-pandemic and di na nalaman kung saan napunta.

ang dami naka sale ngayon na shoes. tiempuhan. i was able to purchase one (stitchlite pa) for my partner for just a little over 3K total  ;)

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2242 on: May 08, 2023 at 08:36 AM »
Metrobank has a promo (again). 30$ off on amazon purchases of 100$ (single purchase but can be multiple items to reach 100$)

Metrobank30.


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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2243 on: May 10, 2023 at 06:16 PM »
Tried the Metrobank promo today and the code METROBANK30 initially worked when I applied it but I did not proceed with the transaction as I wanted to add more items. When I tried it again, code wouldn't be accepted anymore. I think it assumed I already used it. I complained to Amazon chat support... I got passed around some 5 CS associates (all with Indian names) over an hour but no one could resolve the issue. I doubt they even understood the problem. I had to go over the issue with every associate I chatted with. I got pissed off already and let the last associate know how bad their service was. They ended up crediting me with a 1 time $100 coupon.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2244 on: May 10, 2023 at 06:22 PM »
^wow! makapag complain na nga kahit wala ako bibilhin! :D

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« Reply #2245 on: May 10, 2023 at 06:30 PM »
^wow! makapag complain na nga kahit wala ako bibilhin! :D
Gulo ng associates nila… 3x I got referred to supposedly a “different department.” That other associate naman got disconnected from the chat.


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« Reply #2246 on: May 10, 2023 at 06:30 PM »
wow, super swerte!  :D

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« Reply #2247 on: May 10, 2023 at 07:12 PM »
Tried the Metrobank promo today and the code METROBANK30 initially worked when I applied it but I did not proceed with the transaction as I wanted to add more items. When I tried it again, code wouldn't be accepted anymore. I think it assumed I already used it. I complained to Amazon chat support... I got passed around some 5 CS associates (all with Indian names) over an hour but no one could resolve the issue. I doubt they even understood the problem. I had to go over the issue with every associate I chatted with. I got pissed off already and let the last associate know how bad their service was. They ended up crediting me with a 1 time $100 coupon.

The site will only accept the promo code once. The next time you switch to your Metrobank card as a payment method (click 'use this payment method'), the unused $30 discount should apply automatically.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2248 on: May 10, 2023 at 10:21 PM »
I've been ordering various stuff online, wala ako naging problem whatsoever sa customs charges, haven't experienced any loss sa mail, I'm hoping mag tuloy tuloy experience ko, I've lived in Pasig, QC, now in Rizal, I had a solitary incident a guy sa QC Post Office tried charging me, strangely when I returned the next day iba yun tao humarap sa akin (I didn't tell the new person of my incident the previous day waiting for whatever charges sabihin), no charges LOL

dito sa Rizal they deliver straight to your door compared sa Pasig and QC where they send you parcel notice

Hindi pala pare-pareho ang shipment? All the while I thought Amazon shipments are always door to door.

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Re: Amazon.com - shopping, shipping, post office, customs Q&A
« Reply #2249 on: May 11, 2023 at 12:56 AM »
Hindi pala pare-pareho ang shipment? All the while I thought Amazon shipments are always door to door.

in so many years that I've purchased from Amazon, it was always door-to-door when delivered locally ... hindi lang door-to-door sa ibang big hotels sa US na merong office ang FEDEX - FEDEX retrieves the delivered items, then you have to pick-up and they charge you $10 kahit free yung Amazon shipping, which is really BS ... on other hotels, they even bring the items to your room free of charge, napansin ko sa mga Marriott hotels may FEDEX offices
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