Have used them lots of times from both Ireland and china and found it a great service considering the other options and prices, never had a drama until yesterday, this is how the latest box got home from Beijing we also use the same company for sending money home too and never a worry, they already returned my fee and will replace all broken items by way of reimbursement no questions asked (but nothing was broken ), so I guess no harm no foul, will continue to use them as its a headache to find another service from china and it only takes 5 weeks to Visayas from Beijing, I would lay the blame at the Filipino end of the delivery

 

Who is THEM?

 

I had a friend (yes, Dave, I did have one ... and he never called me fecking ugly - but then, you are known for your honesty!) and he went to work as a teacher on the Isle of Lewis. If a pupil was running too fast in the playground he would shout "McCloud" and ALL the pupils would turn around. Being a Census enumerator must have been easy in past days.

 

Gloria (who, I think, would come (sic) in the night).

 

As everyone realises, volume is an issue (where weight is not limited).

Looking at a well-known courier, I see that a box can cost 10p (UK money) per square inch. This can go down to 5.6p by using bigger boxes/promos.

I had an old Tesco Malted Wheat box here (they used to sell them in City Mall) and worked out that it would cost from £3 down to about £1.90 to send.

Obviously, sending small and heavy products is the best (if the price in Phils is expensive) and perhaps some of these could be sold on. I know, by buying from a business selling imported goods, that items such as Germolene are relatively expensive here and possibly could be sent to sell via Shopee or FB (IF government rules on medications allow). This profit idea could include premium soaps, make-ups, etc. to allow the ladies to preen themselves. A few well-chosen items could pay for the entire sending fee.

On a slightly-connected idea - a friend in the UK took pieces of silverware to the USA when she visited her daughter there. She sold them at enough additional profit (additional to what they would sell for in the UK) to pay the entire cost of the holiday.

 

I was not sure @Dutchie that anyone would get that!