More and more citizens of Russia give preference to foreign stores, which is understandable, because buying any goods in them can significantly save both during sales and the difference in price. The only thing that overshadows users is the inability to place an order directly, but this problem is completely solvable.
The American company Shipito is located in California and is known as one of the largest among those that provide mail forwarding services. The business idea to create such an organization in the United States is more than logical, because most of the stores there do not carry out international delivery, and the only way to make a purchase is to specify the address in the USA, which is provided by similar companies.
Many have been using the services of the company for a long time, and someone does not dare to make a purchase through Shipito, reviews of which sometimes have a very negative color. Is it possible to find at least one company that only good is said about? Most likely, a subconscious unwillingness to understand the procedure gives rise to fear of the unknown.
Buying Through Shipito - How It Looks
In general, two main areas of the company’s activity can be distinguished:
- providing the address to which orders are delivered from American stores, and forwarding them to customers, no matter in which country they live;
- intermediary services that consist in making a purchase at the request of the client and delivering the order to him.
In the first case, the client pays only the service for providing the address and the cost of delivery, in the second, the order of the goods is added on behalf of the client.
In any case, to start work, you must register on the site. For the convenience of users from different countries, you can choose one of several interface languages, including Russian. During registration, the client receives information about the address in the United States, which will need to be specified when placing orders in stores.
Many shipping companies offer Shipito wholesale discounts, so the cost to the end user will not be higher than if you contact the postal company directly.
Shipito - registration instructions
Before registering, you need to decide how often you will need Shipito services. Reviews on this issue are different, so many, paying for a one-time shipment, were so carried away by purchases that they later purchased a monthly subscription or monthly service. Services for receiving and sending parcels can be paid in the following order:
- one-time service;
- monthly subscription;
- subscription for a year.
For those who plan to make purchases more than once, it makes sense to consider a subscription, in the case of purchase of which a virtual address is provided for the indicated amount of time, and the fee for each parcel arriving at it is significantly lower than in the case of a one-time service. The advantage of this type of service is the possibility of obtaining a service for consolidating several parcels into one, which can significantly reduce the total cost of delivery. Choosing the best rate will be the first step in registering.
It takes no more than ten minutes to create an account. The second field that the user lands on is personal data about the client (name, country, email and actual address, phone number). Entering this information is carried out in Latin letters. Next, it will be necessary to confirm the correct choice of tariff and the entered information.
The third necessary action is to indicate the
method of payment (credit card, money transfer or PayPal) and information about it (in the case of a card, you must enter its number, expiration date, secret code, and so on). After that, it will be necessary to pay the selected tariff, and immediately after receiving payment for the use of the services, the account will be activated.
Shipito - job reviews
As already noted, different things are said about the company. Someone has been using its services for several years and is very pleased with the quality of service (reporting on all actions with the package, quick preparation and sending, speed of receiving answers to questions and resolving disputes). There will be both neutral and negative statements about Shipito. Feedback from users who claim that they will never contact the company again, due to the fact that its employees steal packages, more like the work of unscrupulous competitors.
This is not to say that Shipito services are the only way to get goods from US stores, such services are provided by ShopFan and VIAddress. In any case, there is a choice, both meanwhile, to make purchases abroad or not, and between companies that provide shipping and assistance services when making purchases.