Saturday, July 12, 2008

Comgateway and Singapore Spree - ST701

Has anyone ever used the services of Comgateway or the ST701 Singapore Spree before? They're both offered by a local company called Comgateway that allows for you to purchase things on any US site. A lot of US sites don't offer international shipping or they don't accept international credit cards. What comgateway does is assign you with your own Oregon postal address so you can buy online with companies that don't offer international shipping but accept international credit cards. For companies that don't accept either, Comgateway offers a concierge service whereby you tell them what you want to purchase and they'll do it for you at an added charge of 5% of your total bill including US local shipping. The Singapore Spree option on the other hands works similar to the concierge service, except that you also get to share your postage with other shoppers who shop at the same store. It's a good method cos shipping is charged at minimum 1kg, but if u buy something like a piece of clothing, that's definitely not gonna weigh 1kg right? So sharing the shipping cost with someone is a good idea.

I think tho this works a lot better or is more beneficial for you if you are buying a lot of stuff, otherwise shipping costs will outweigh the cost of your product unless of course you buy something that costs a few hundred dollars. Their shipping charges are really good too. I've checked out other online 'mail forwarding services' and their shipping charges cost a bomb and some of them require a one time registration fee plus a monthly 'rental' fee. Comgateway doesn't require any of that. I still have yet to try using the services, but I'm quite curious to know if anyone out there (ie. anyone who's reading my blog) have tried? Comgateway currently delivers to China, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, French Polynesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka (http://www.comgateway.com/COMGATEWAY/com.creditel.comgateway.common.FAQ.do#gi3). I hope that one day they'll expand to Australia because I don't think Australia has something like this currently. Maybe also because Australia is such a remote place that logistically it wouldn't be feasible to offer such low shipping rates.

So if anyone's had experience with comgateway, can you share them with me?


2 comments:

  1. I use a similar service called Bongo International http://www.BongoUS.com

    They provide the same services, but offer you 50% off DHL rates. They also have the best technology of all the parcel forwarding companies. I suggest checking them out.

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  2. oh thanks! I'll check this out.

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