Saya adalah pembeli tegar barangan secara maya. I think semua benda dalam dunia boleh dibeli secara online regardless where you are. Dan I ni plak jenis spesis, kalau dah nak tu, regardless kat mana pun bnde alah tu, I nak jugak beli. I bought stuff frm Hong kong, US and UK before. And use different2 way to purchase. Last time I used to rely on ebay seller yang boleh do worldwide shipment. Memang ada, tapi salunya barang lagi mahal even inclusive the shipment cost. Pastu dia ship using normal post so sometime takde tracking number and may take weeks nak sampai. some did offered ship to malaysia. macam gymboree. but unfortunately, the shipping cost agak mahal i rasa. sebab dia based on your purchase amount and not by qty/weight. and from amazon.com, they only deliver certain item to malaysia. yang lain, nehiii...
Ini membuatkan si pembeli tegar tidak gembira. Ko Nampak perangai kurang molek ini? Kalau beli barang nak segera sampai. Sebab level kesabaran saya adalah senipis kulit bawang. pastu nak shipping cost semurah mungkin.
That’s when I found my true love. Which is comgateway. Ekceli ada byk je lagi sekufu dgn comgateway ni. But I dah baca byk review and rasanya comagetway ni menepati piawaian.
How to start?
Sonang je. Ko register je kat comgateway. And they will provide you your own US Address. 1 user 1 US address. Based on this US Address yg korng dpt, sila lah membeli belah secara maya secara gembira kat mana2 US websites. And upon checkout, korang masukkanlah US Address korng yg comgateway dah bagi. You can buy as many as you wish from different2 merchants. But only the first 3 shipments je free for consolidation. The additional shipment sampai ke comgateway and kne charge USD1.
I bought from several merchants before. F21, oldnavy & gap (both satu roof. So you can combine either gap or oldnavy in one purchase), zappos, Gymboree, amazon, ebay, etsy, jc penny, and etc (dah lupo!).
Some merchants does accept our local credit card, but some does not. Mcm spanx and kate spade, tak trime ye kad kredit kite. So if you still need to buy stuff from website yg rejek kredit kad mesia wlupun kredit kad ko limit level puluh ribu, you can opt for comgateway punya service which is BuyForMe. Ni dieorg tolong rakyat marhani sekalian yg nak gigih beli jugak but with 10% charge of rege barang.
So, once all your item reach your comgateway punya address, dieorg akan enter dlm system. So korng leh view your account and tau la which item dah sampai kan. Say you buy from 3 different merchants, Amazon, GAP and Sephora. You all can consolidate this 3 shipments which akan jadi lagi murah kalau do the consolidation instead of send ke mesia satu2. Comgateway takkan charge for the first 15days brng you all ada kat warehouse dieorg. After that baru kene charge per day. So better beli serentak all items so leh bajet sampai ke comgateway almost at the same time and leh terus ship to Malaysia.
And from US to Malaysia, dieorg pakai DHL. Sangat reliable. Within 3-4working days je dah sampai. Tu yang I soookak giler.
Tax?
Ok, there is tax yg kite kne byr to local custom bile bwk brng dr luar mesia. Syarat dia adalah jumlah purchase+shipment not exceeding rm500. I ada baca kat belog somewhere yg she do the open order for Gymboree and share shipments among them. And sadly kena tax. Byk ok. Dlm 10% jugak dr total price.
In my case, I bought stuff exceed rm 1k per shipment, but so far tak pernah lagi kena tax. I tak tau la because I pakai jampi apa ke kan but I guess the trick is like this.
Even I beli item amounting usd400 from gap and oldnavy, I split it into 3 different purchase. 1 purchase not exceeding usd150 la konsepnya. Note: selalunya dieorg offer free shipments within US. Jadi tak kesah la ko split bpe package pun kan?. Then sampai kat comgateway, it will be three different package. And I opt for consolidation. Consolidation ni konsepnya adalah, 3 package ni dikira berat dia sekali. Bukan satu2. So jimat sket kat situ. Sebab insurance and dia terus count weight dia by every subsequent kg. sebab the first 1kg tu yg mahal tu. So when the item reach Malaysia custom,even ko ada 3 package, dieorg akan tengok by package punya declaration form. Since ko dh split tadi, per package just cost like usd150 opkos custom takkan kacau. Kalau satu package ko sampai usd400 mmg la dia akan charge tax, and ko kne gi kastam byr tax. Nampak tak bezenye kat situ? So thts y even I bought stuff exceeding rm1k pn tak kone tax. And another thing, kalau korang beli brng byk2. Misal la kata 30 helai baju dlm satu box, the package size akan jadi besar. And comgateway plak akan caj based on package size or package weight whichever higher. So kang kompom even berat 2kg, but packaging size beso, your shipment price lagi mahal. Thts why its best to split the purchase.
Macam I buat ni :
This is the most recent purchase from oldnavy & gap. Even dr same merchants, I split it into 3. Well, I guess enough for maternity and nursing tops at the moment. Nanti dah bersalin kita sambung balik. And, oh god! Baju baby sgt chomell. Cant wait for the Gymboree!
And look aunty anne! Mama bought me few shirts and jeans for your wedding too. Harap2 muat nak pakai.
Ni ha sape nk sgt tengok my baby bump. Hahahaha.. keji je kan? Tak Nampak sgt pun. Tapi at least korng tak la Nampak bahagian lomak2 kembang2 tu.
Plus! Who ever invented recipe for this durian pancake from Scrumptious Desserts ni memang truly genius. Ahhhh!
