Shipping Our Stuff to the Philippines

Shipping Our Stuff to the Philippines
We've got another load of balikbayan boxes ready to drop off. We took a trip to Lowe's to check out some light fixtures to send for our next bathroom projects in the Philippines. Yes, you can use light fixtures from the US in the Philippines....
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[@MrCalorchard]

$90 here in So Cal . ( jumbo ) Kabayan’s Express Cargo . I always rub off the expiration date………😅😅😅 . We are going to ship 3 boxes this week.

[@Marker44]

Good thinking! Lol

[@cristinacejudo1924]

You can ship your household item by shipping container. It cost me $6K on a 20-ft x 8-ft, and it takes a couple of months to get there. I think it was worth it, refrigerator, washing machine and dryer 4 bedroom house funitures. I like the quality of the appliances here in the USA. You just need a converter.

[@streetglide_24c62]

How do you do the electric on those lights since the pi is 240

[@Marker44]

All you have to do is buy the bulbs in the Philippines. The light fixtures are basically just wires.

[@stecar9122003]

My wife uses LBC to send things to the Philippine. Most of the time when an item has an expiration date it's still good beyond that date. I have had medicine that's at least a year past the expiration date and it's still just as good as it would be when I got it. It's not like the item is still good up to the date of expiration and when the clock hits midnight to start the next day it's no good. Some things expire quicker than other things. That's why I don't just throw things out when it's beyond it's expiration date but that's just me and everyone is free to do whatever they want to do. The only thing that I have brought from the US and plugged it in without a converter is my cellphone charger and nothing has happened. I'm not going to try to see what happens of plugging my laptop in to the outlets in the Philippines because I'm not going to take the chance and a converter isn't that expensive.

[@Marker44]

Ive plugged in laptops, cellphones, and video game consoles. All are rated 120/220v. Just check the voltage rating before plugging anything in. Good points about expiration dates.

[@allenmcquhae]

A large LBC box down in Houston to PH is $80.00 with no weight constraints. "If it fits, it ships". We've always taken advantage of the extra luggage allowance we have for being premium members of United (3 checked bags each. 75lb. limit each bag) S&R has a lot of imported stuff too but it is really expensive. So, bring it with you.

[@mattgustafson2516]

You can get American coffee. Even Kirkland is in many places. The best by far is the local coffee at the market. The flavor is much better than the American brands. Shasta is readily available in Idaho as well.

[@tas5306]

We have used Forex (in Houston area) to ship boxes of gifts for many years to my wife's relatives, etc. There are several other shippers in the Houston area. We stopped sending gifts, etc as my wife will just send them money instead. We have a running joke, as we know some people will send their junk household items to their relatives, some will even send thre old winter coats to their relatives in the Philippines. She says it is just better to send them money instead.

[@filamphibian2980]

Balikbayan is the best! But Amazon may be my new provider of choice here in the Visayas. They currently have a promo, where many items are shipped to the Philippines at no cost. (Plug in your Philippines address, and the items you shop for will show whether or not they ship to the PI, and whether or not it qualifies for free shipping.) I ordered a Columbia rain jacket, 5 lb bucket of power pro wood screws, and 1 lb of power pro lag screws...$125 of items, total cost, including shipping is $132. ( One of the items did not qualify for free shipping). NO taxes. No customs fees. Ordered on Feb 1st, Amazon says it will arrive here in Roxas City on the 17th. Almost too good to be true. I'm expecting something to go wrong.... I'll update you all, if i can remember.

[@Marker44]

Sounds great! Thats something Im hoping will continue to expand and improve in the Philippines.

[@filamphibian2980]

This is a follow up to my Amazon order. The only surprise was the item arrived 4 days earlier than expected. No taxes and no customs duties. $7 for shipping.

[@jimc3672]

Try some of the Philippine coffees. They have some very good brands. You can get a bean grinder really inexpensively.

[@Marker44]

I'll probably have to check it out next time. Folgers is too hard to come by.

[@chalabiste8300]

Who protects your house in Philippines when you are in US? I would be afraid of theft.

[@Marker44]

My wifes family, our neighbors, and our security cameras.

[@gioantolin5357]

Atlas changed their name to "LOGO" with the same ownership just new company name ❤❤❤👍👍👍

[@Marker44]

Didnt know that. Maybe our boxes and paperwork will start to reflect that soon. Thanks for the info!

[@hanksweeting4117]

Nice video my friends all the best to your family

[@Marker44]

Thank you very much!

[@faronray5765]

I always wondered how much it would cost to fly balikbayan boxes when you fly the same day? When I'm standing in line for check in with PAL when going to the Philippines, I see countless number of Filipinos with balikbayan boxes on carts checking them in the same day they fly out. It would be nice to get your boxes same day if it cost the same when you arrive in the Philippines.

[@Marker44]

Im curious about the cost also. The only problem for me may be the weight limit. I would be interested to know more.

[@bryonamos-ld6du]

They started at US 120,000,,, but they said they were wanting to go back to the US ,,, and unbelievably they told us that they would do $80,000 US,,, but the problem is that we haven’t seen it yet,,, and before anything else we do need it inspected before anything,,, oh about the land in the mountains,,, it was only a RIGHT to build,,, with no title,,, so those are native lands in which is a big no no for us,,,later guy!

[@John-pt9nx]

We use Global and had 4 boxes just delivered last week from when we visited in Oct . Took a little over 3 months .

[@nestorreyes4100]

Hi Cecile,glad to see you with your husband blog.kuya Cesar told me that you and your husband have blog name mark 44.now I'm start watching your blog and hope to see more blogged to watch over mark 44

[@Marker44]

Glad you are watching!

[@jeffreyparker4462]

Man I am right there with you on the Dr Pepper. I always said I wouldn’t buy generic, until the prices went outrageous lately. Now I will crack open a Dr. Thunder sometimes. My fiancé in Bagac has found Dr Pepper in S&R in Pampanga. She also said that her grocery store in Balanga has it every once in a while.

[@Marker44]

I was thinking S&R probably has it. Royal Duty Free in Subic has had it before. We've found some good things in the Balanga grocery stores also!

[@bryonamos-ld6du]

Bro,,, thanks for the heads up,,, we do send balikbayan boxes here from Ak,,, $130 to send a pretty big box, we too have been sending boxes,,, especially a lot of my cordless tools,,, a lot of hand tools,,, believe me my dear wife caught on and desired sending her higher end kitchen ware.,, a lot of her electric appliances,,, breville quality and so forth,,, Ziroshi Japanese brands,,, and all other brands,,, I think a lot of the higher quality brands can never be found in Davao city,,, oh by the way we may have found a home???,,, down southeast of Davao city,,, hey thanks again,,, nice to see you guys!,,, oh on the electrical issues,,, getting the 110 to 220 converters,,, I still got to get those and when I was at Davao I purchased a converter there,,, because we sent electrical kitchen appliances for my wife’s mom,,, and it seems to work great,,, miss the Phillies,,, take care

[@Marker44]

Congrats on the house!

[@drewnc6196]

I had actually googled to see how much a Weber Kettle charcoal grill there costs and I was amazed at the price!! I have a Weber Natural Gas Grill (which has a connector to the house natural gas) and the Weber Kettle basic grill. I love how the food comes off the tiny kettle and I have the vortex and split charcoal baskets to do indirect cooking. I have also used the kettle for slow smoking utilizing the charcoal snake which is just briquets lined 3/4 of the way on the wall of the grill, two rows wide, and a final row over the two. Also add some apple or hickory wood after 6-8 inches around the snake, You light one end, and it will cook for 3-4 hours or more depending on the venting you do as it moves across the rows of charcoal. Temps maintain pretty well at 250 degrees f. Great for smoking brisket or chuck roast.

[@Marker44]

Yes, I was very shocked at the prices of the Webers that we saw for sale.

[@badhabit9696]

we pay 130$ from elk city ok, thanks i guess that not bad, they come and get them.and we pay more in gas.

[@Marker44]

Not a bad deal

[@badhabit9696]

would please tell me how $ each box cost??? thanks

[@Marker44]

$115

[@John-pt9nx]

A dent on a grill is called ,,,, a beauty mark ! Lol

[@villasisbacag]

We use atlas too