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Old 01-07-2007, 07:43 AM
 
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Greetings,

I am living in Manila, and I have family in the Austin area. They are interested in sending a balikbayan box to me . Any leads on forwarders, or filipino stores in the Austin area that offer this service?

Thanks,

ManilaTexan
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Old 01-07-2007, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Cedar Park, TX
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Hello! If you Google 'balikbayan box' you will find a few forwarders. When I did a search on the Filipino store in town "Jegimajo Coffee & Gift Shop", balikbayan boxes did not show up.

Good Luck!
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Old 01-07-2007, 08:45 AM
 
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Here's a link to a store in S. Austin that I bet carries them:

http://www.jegimajo.net/catalog/default.php

P.S. Gotta love Google cause I didn't even know what this was!
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Old 01-09-2007, 12:30 AM
 
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Thanks, I have already spoken to the folks at Jegimajo, and did the google search thing. They are pretty high priced, I think because they must not have any competition. They start at $90 per box and I used to have them sent from houston for $45...
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Old 10-18-2008, 03:47 PM
 
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Smile Shipping to Philippines via Manila Forwarder

Try Manila Forwarder:

Manila Forwarder
2 Honor Oaks Court,
The Woodlands, TX 77382
832.768.0277
832.744.2078
832.287.4835
281.893.0900
Toll Free# 1.877.296.7669
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Old 10-18-2008, 03:48 PM
 
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Default Manila Forwarder

[URL="http://www.manilaforwarder.com"]www.manilaforwarder.com[/URL]
1.800.210.1019
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Old 10-20-2008, 08:08 AM
 
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I've used Manila Forwarder before, but not in Austin. We've had good experiences with them.

(ps...thanks for the link to Jejimajo! I want to check them out. I'm craving Nagaraya Cracker Nuts)
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Old 04-26-2009, 07:26 PM
 
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Looking for the same thing. The Woodlands zip appears to be neighboring Houston so faaaar. I think the only option in Austin is Jejimajo, which stinks. 90 is waaay too much. Used to pay ~60 in Chicago, 45 sounds really nice, about the same as in Tokyo. Both are port cities with a large population of Filipinos, so it makes sense.
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