Balikbayan Boxes To Online Shops
Have you ever used a Philippine based online shop to send gifts back home? Sending gifts is one of the most popular practices by many overseas Filipinos, which is other than sending money or remittances. This practice normally requires a package, and one of the most popular package used by overseas Filipinos are balikbayan boxes.
Using balikbayan boxes
Balikbayan boxes are just a normal box used by overseas Filipinos. The difference from other package, however, is its size, which can accommodate a number of items such as gifts, common household items, toiletries, as well as canned goods. But the real reason why these boxes are used is because of its cost-efficiency.
According to many overseas Filipinos, if the items are sent individually in individual packages, the cost can be very significant compared to the use of balikbayan boxes. There are, however, several disadvantages to its use. One is the slow delivery process, normally taking weeks to even a month, as well as the lack of a solid delivery date.
Start of online shops
Because of its disadvantage, many overseas Filipinos sought for ways to speed up their delivery. Because of these, a number of online Philippine gifts shops were founded in in the Philippines. So what are the things which made these online shops popular and beneficial?
The reason why online shops became popular is because of its convenience. Like any other online shops, these online Philippine gifts shops are also known for its convenience. However, other than just the convenience of buying things, these online shops also allowed overseas Filipinos to send gifts back to their loved ones as easily as a few clicks.
What made these online services more popular is that it allowed overseas Filipinos to quickly send gifts back to their loved ones in the Philippines. Compared to taking weeks to even a month with balikbayan boxes, sending gifts through these online Philippine gifts shops normally takes 2 to 5 working days.
Wider collection of gifts
Another advantage that most of these online shops are known for is its collection of gifts which can easily be sent to their loved ones, in which most of these are normally impossible to send through the use of packages and balikbayan boxes such as bouquet of flowers, foods, appliances, and even vehicles such as motorcycles.
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About the Author:
Deirdre Gonzales is a business entrepreneur from Cebu City Philippines. She's now based in Florida and writes in her spare time for various websites including Myayala.com
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