subject: Advantages Of Using Online Shops To Send Gifts From Abroad [print this page] Other than the use of packages such as balikbayan boxes to send gifts back to the Philippines, many overseas Filipinos had also recently used online shops to send gifts to their loved ones. So what are the advantages of using online shops to send gifts to the Philippines compared to the use of balikbayan boxes?
Advantages of Using Online Shops
Packages such as balikbayan boxes became popular because of its cost-efficiency compared to the use of small, individual, packages. According to the many overseas Filipinos, if the same number of items were sent in these smaller packages, the cost can be significant compared to the use of balikbayan boxes.
However, the disadvantage of using balikbayan boxes is its delivery, which is said to take weeks to even a month. There is also the issue of the lack of a solid delivery date. This is because these boxes are usually transported via container ships compared to smaller packages which are normally sent through air freights.
Because of this, online shops became a very popular alternative to send the same number of gift items in a short period of time, because most of these online shops used by overseas Filipinos are based in the Philippines.
Online shops became popular for overseas Filipinos because of its many advantages, one of which is the convenience it provides for overseas Filipinos. Compared to the use of balikbayan boxes, overseas Filipinos would only have to use a computer or a WIFI-enabled mobile phone to access an online shop in the Philippines.
Browsing through an online catalog is also faster compared to browsing through numerous aisles, making it faster to choose and send gifts back to the Philippines, usually taking minutes compared to the time and effort normally required to arrange and send a balikbayan box.
However, what made online shops more popular is because of its online gift delivery Philippines which is much faster compared to the use of packages.
Unlike the usual weeks or even a month of waiting for the balikbayan box to arrive, online gift delivery Philippines would only take 2 to 5 working days. Other online gift delivery Philippines can also offer a 24-hour delivery service, such as those provided by Myflowerdepot.com.
Other Advantage
Another advantage of using online shops, according to overseas Filipinos, is with its collection of gift items. Other than the usual types of gifts sent through packages and balikbayan boxes, online shops can offer gifts such as bouquets of flowers, foods, home appliances, vehicles, and other types of gifts which are usually impossible to send through packages and balikbayan boxes.
