Online Shopping - Safe ba?

[newkidontheblock]

mga sir tanong lang. safe ba umorder ng products online? coz i'm planning to shop a car stereo sana online. any feedbacks sa mga naka-try na & paano ang ways of payment pag walang credit cards? thanks in advance!

[odell]

as of i heard ok nama ndaw basta un shop na oorderan mo talagang reputable..hehehe. sa alam ko lang ha?
hehehehe

[boybi]

sana hindi ka nalang sumagot odell, hehehe

there are some sites that can receive payments vie money order, pero this takes time and meron konting charges sa postal office or bank. but most online shops don't ship electronic items outside of their countries, and if they do, mahal ang shipping cost. its better to buy it locally nalang.

another alternative is if meron kang relative sa country na yun is ipa-balik bayan box mo nalang.

[ssaloon]

also, take note of the steep shipping and handling rates for overseas orders. dapat oorder si pajerokid ng 8650mp... $131 yung freight cost eh!

[yebo]

saka may babayaran kang customs duties dyan, di i-release sa iyo yung shipment pag hindi bayad ang customs duties. kahit na UPS, Fedex o DHL, meron customs duties yan. then you will end up paying more than if you just buy locally.

at pag sira yung na-receive mo na goods, syempre ibabalik mo hehe! bayad ka na naman ng shipping cost (which will also include insurance fees), customs, etc hehehe!

at wala ka pang warranty.

[theveed]

only purchase things na talagang malayo price or not available locally... Kung oorder ka through web always pay using credit card coz you have 30 days to dispute any charges unlike money order/transfer wala kang habol. Hence the term credit, di ka papabayad ng cash agad, may protection ka.

Using a card online is no more dangerous than using it sa store, gas station, resto, etc since anyone can copy your number and perform multiple swipes etc. Pare pareho lang pwedeng iclaim (actually, restaurants and clubs have the HIGHEST number of fraudulent charges... taga Citibank misis ko kaya alam ko kwento hehe)

Pag wala ka card, dont bother, 1st, mas mahal wire transfer, 2nd wala kang habol.

duties are a b1tch, but may way to circumvent, just ask the seller to include a receipt saying it's a sample or promotional material - no commercial value ok na. di ka na kakaltasin sa post office.

happened to us dati when I requested some sample products from germany. the company sent me 6 bottles of products weighing more than 8 kilos... Nakita ko na ngiti nung matanda sa post office kala nya makakapera sya sa tax, pag open nya ng box, lahat ng invoice nakalagay "Samples - No Commercial Value".. Kawawa sya hehe. Sabi nya "grabe naman ata magpadala ng samples mga to!" (usually may under the table deal if you dont want to pay for the full custom charge, gagatungin ka ng officer to pay "him" instead of the custom rate, hayup)...

[empy]

pare, listen to theveed. there are many scammers online, and even if the company is reputable, if you buy something without seeing and testing it, there are many things that can go wrong. plus, stuff can get lost, stolen or damaged in transit.

USE a credit card. and make sure the company is established and reputable. if i can help in checking out any companies in the US, let me know.

[dazedchiq]

uhm.... if you're going to buy through ebay... don't get a deal na money order ung gusto ng seller.. lalo na kapag un lang ung only payment option nya. delicado un, e.....

[the_wildthing]

I order CDs on-line sa Amazon, yung mga mahirap makuha dito, pero I haven't tried any other item. Plus, I don't have it shipped here, dun lang sa US. Tina-timing ko lang pag may uuwi or may box na papadala... You may want to try that. Good luck.

[effone]

same thing with the_wildthing, i bought a book at amazon, address it to my uncle at san diego and brought it with them to the philippines. no extra charges pa and sure na makakarating sa yo.

goodluck!!!

[pajerokid]

Safe, in general, yes..... ONLY if you buy from the big boys like Amazon. Dami ko na rin na order.

Make sure you are ordering using a secure connection para mas safe (look for a padlock symbol sa ilalim ng browser)

[FrankDrebin]

Try this one. http://www.e-2-door.com

[sauman]

During the late 90's nakailang beses din akong bumili ng mga rare CD's sa CD Now, nung una by moneyorder ang ginawa kong payment pero nung mga sumunod para mas safe Credit card na rin ginamit ko. Ang tagal nga lang dumating ng package nila dito sa post office at siempre may halong kaba na rin dahil baka nakawin lang ito sa post -office

[theveed]

sobrang bad trip ang local post office... one time when my friend sent me a baseball cap from LA to manila, he sent it May, nung nakatanggap na ako ng claim stub from our post office September na! Di pa yun, 3rd notice na, eh wala ngang 1st and second eh.

I checked the time stamp sa envelop, 1st week of June natanggap na ng main post office main, they shipped it out that same week. Nagtagal lang sa lintek na Cainta post office for 3 months...

Pero kung QC/Makati/Pasig ka mas mabilis. Di pa naman sumasablay so far mga packages namin.

[newkidontheblock]

thanks! sa mga replies..nag research din ako tungkol sa international shipping ng every online store grabe!!!!! halos kasing presyo na rin nung item yung shipping cost...

[Bossing]

i ordered some videos online i track it sa shippers website it arrived here may 29 and is being processed by customs. i have no idea how to pickup th package will they call or mail me?or do i personally have to go to customs or post office???thanks for your help guys

[ssaloon]

if shipped here via courier, they will deliver it to the address you used for filling up the online form. jan ka ata matatagalan, pr. alam mo naman postal service natin dito.

[Bossing]

thanks mikko, its my first time to order na usps ang carrier tried fedex before diretso sa bhay delivery. hassle nga postal service dito bka 3 months na di ko pa nakukuha package kaya nga what im thinking is to visit the post office and ask

[ssaloon]

hehe! kaya yung mga dvds na na gusto ko, pinabili ko nalang sa friend ko na nasa states. order nalang sya online (free shipping and handling doon) tapos dadalin nya nalang sakin pag-uwi nya this july. cant wait to get my hands on em

[Doc Diesel]

try www.myusmailbox.com or thru sa akin, he he he.....

Doc Diesel