Comments on: When You Need Money Just Write Yourself A Check

By: Philly

Philly — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:12:34 +0000

@Jim: Hi Jim, agreed if you are in someplace like the Los Angeles area. You have tons of options to ship boxes there, with a number of different shippers.

An awful lot of my readers, over the years, have come from places like “Alonalot Kansas” and such … and the Manila Forwarder program can help them a lot. I aprently didn’t make one thing clear … you don’t ship the boxes yourself, using someone like FedEx ..or using any local agents … you contact the friendly folks atManila Forwarder’s office direct and they will set it up for you … big shippers can get substantial discounts from UPS … and UPS is almost always cheaper for domestic shipments.

Bottom line I wanted to point out is, everyone in the US is within BBBR . Balik Bayan Box Range

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:53:21 +0000

Dave
Good idea for many but from here to L.A. would have cost me an extra 55 dollars a package with fed-x. I did find an Manila Forward agent here and he wanted 50 dollars more a box to ship with him or 135 dollars versus 85 dollars and i would have had to drive 50 miles each way to get to him. I took 3 boxes per trip and it cost me 25 dollars in gas or about 10 extra a box. It helps that my brothers car gets 35 mpg on the highway so it made my decision easy. Like you said check your options and find the best and cheapest way especially if you are shipping many boxes. In three months i hope to join my boxes there and start my new life. Thanks again Dave for the good info here.

By: Philly

Philly — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:20:19 +0000

A little note to anyone who might be traveling 45 miles or more each way to ship boxes. My freinds at Manila Forwarder ship virtually any size box from any road-reachable location in the US. They use UPS or other package carriers to pick up from your doorstep. Typically this ads $30 or $40 to the cost of the shipment ... if you drive 150 miles round trip at today's gas rates you have likely spent $45 already, so if it will help do the math and dhip from your door if it works out cheaper.

By: Philly

Philly — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:38:41 +0000

That’s cerrtainly service above and beyond the call, isn’t it?

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:53:15 +0000

Marshallmellow
Thanks for the words the people i used are GM global forwarding and they have been nothing but great. Sent a Tv and they actually made a wood crate for nothing to put in as they wanted to make sure it would not get damaged. i had it in a foam mattress pad but now i know it will be fine. THANKS FOR THE WISHES.

By: marshallmellow

marshallmellow — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:04:47 +0000

Jim – Best of Luck to you and your gal on your upcoming re-location. I am hopeful the transition from Maine to PI will be successful!

I am bookmarking the ManilaForwarders website for future use. I have used Atlas Shippers in the past with great success as well. I noticed the address for ManilaFowwarders is over in Eagle Rock California so I will have to stop by to see them the next time my wife and I go shopping at Eagle Rock Mall…where they have a big Seafood City Market, Chow King, Jolibee’s, Goldilock’s and other Filipino/a
stores and businesses…tis a wonderful place…hehe

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:55:51 +0000

HI DAVE
I FOUND SOMEONE ABOUT A 75 MILE DRIVE WHO SHIPS AND SHE USES THE LARGE BOXES AND IT IS 85 DOLLARS. I FOUND ANOTHER A LITTLE CLOSER BUT HE WANTED 135 DOLLARS FOR THE SAME BOX SO WE TAKE A DRIVE AND TAKE 3 TO 5 BOXES AND I HAVE 2 MORE TRIPS AND I WILL HAVE SENT ALL I PLAN. THANKS FOR THIS SITE AS IT HAS HELPED IN MANY WAYS. I AM EXCITED THAT SOON I WILL BE THERE AND START MY NEW LIFE. MY LAST BOXES WILL BE MOSTLY COMFORT FOODS TO KEEP ME GOING FOR AWHILE AS I AM PRETTY FUSSY IN MY EATING HABITS. THANKS AGAIN DAVE

By: Philly

Philly — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:33:52 +0000

Thank you Jim. for faithfully reading and participating. I’m sure I am not alone in wishing you well on your move. Keep us posted.

By the way, somehting I didn’t mention when I was talking about shipping via balikbayan boxes. The standard size you get at the Filipino stores is not the only size you can ship. Visit my freinds at Manila Forwarder
and check out their ‘oversize’ box programs and also their ‘eBoxes’ which let yu ship at balaikbayan rates (plus a UPS fee) from any address in the US … no need to live within easy rnage of a fixed-base box agency.

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:30:28 +0000

Hi Phil
I am planning to move to San Calos in Megros Occidental. The girl i have been writing to for 4 years lives there and when i visited in March i liked it very much. I have fibromyalgia and 3 bad bones in my neck and back yet while there did things i can not do here. I live in Maine and the weather effects me badly. When i was there i did a lot of walking and had to take my pain killers about4 times the whole 3 weeks here i take at least 2 a day.Can’t wait to be there and settle in. I have shipped 10 b boxes and need 2 more and i will have everything i want there. Thanks for the e-mail and i enjoy reading every day here and on the other sires for great info has helpedme plenty.

Jim

By: Philly

Philly — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:49:58 +0000

Hi Jim,

Thanks for you comment and your report on Xoom. Xoom certainly has abig part of the remittance market. I never used them myself becuase they don’t do busi8ness in all the US states, and my ‘official’ state of residence is one of them. I have no idea why, many other services are licensed in all 50 states. I use http://www.remithome.com myself. They are licesnsed in all 50 states and have been very leliable for me … but thye do not have Xoom’s feature of a dedicated ATM withdrawal card.

Best of luck on your move, and pray tell which “San Carlos” are you talking about? October is a great month here in the northland.