It's no secret that the US market is filled with higher quality and often cheaper items. Now we are talking about those brands that are local there. Of course, in the domestic market you can buy them only with a big cheat. Thanks to the power of the Internet, there is only one reasonable solution: order the product you like directly from American online stores. But along the way, you can meet a number of problems.
Difficulties
It's not easy to order from a country across the ocean. First of all, the problem of a language barrier may arise - a Russian simply will not understand the details of the goods offered to him. Again, you need to be able to negotiate with an American counterparty, find out some nuances from the seller. There are several options here, but in general the problem is solvable: you can find a translator, ask an English-speaking friend, or, in extreme cases, search Google for what is required of you. And in general, it is not so difficult to overcome the language barrier.
Another problem is payment. Americans do not work with such payment systems as Webmoney, Qiwi or Yandex. Money - they justare unaware of their existence. In the West, PayPal is the most common. Fortunately, it is also available in Russia - and if you want to order a package from, say, Amazon or eBay, you will need to create an account in this system. In the future, when paying with the same Webmoney, for example, you will have to transfer funds to PayPal. That is, albeit with less convenience, but the problem still remains solvable.
Third, the greatest difficulty among those described above is delivery. This is especially true for stores that do not ship across the ocean. Such a dilemma without options makes us turn to intermediaries.
Delivery services
In the Internet business, a whole segment has appeared, aimed at the delivery of goods from abroad. Companies operate in it, which are intermediaries between the customer (physically located in the country where delivery is not carried out) and the seller operating in America.
Such services have existed for quite a long time, and thanks to them it is possible to establish a connection between a store located in the States and a buyer living in the Russian Federation. Of course, such intermediary functions are performed for a reason - the buyer must pay a certain commission for the work done. This is the basis of the business model in question.
There are actually a large number of such services. In this article we will talk about one thing - this is the "Banderolka" website. The reviews left about him indicate that the project helpsmany people from RF get what they want. Today we will consider how this service functions, what features of its activity can be distinguished, what kind of services it provides. In the end, appropriate conclusions will be drawn about how the "Banderolka" (from Qwintry) works. Reviews indicate that this is a portal that contains information about services and data about the company. Let's talk about him.
Services
To begin with, let's characterize more precisely what the company we are describing is doing. Already by its name alone, it can be said with certainty that we are talking about a transport and logistics company. Since its description contains information about orders from the USA, we can conclude that the company carries out its activities, which is based on the delivery of parcels from the States to Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan.
However, this is not the whole list of what this service can be useful for. We are expanding the circle of information about what reviews "Banderolka" has and what else its employees are doing.
Sending
First of all, perhaps the most valuable service can be called the ability to ship the goods that arrived at their warehouse. It looks something like this: when buying on Amazon, you can indicate the postal contacts that "Banderolka" has: customer reviews also confirm that it all starts with this - an indication of where the goods will be sent. To do this, information about the post office, street and city where their warehouse is located will be placed in your personal account.
At the time of writing the article on the website "Banderolka" (reviews can also confirm this) it was indicated that their warehouse is located in Delaware. This means that when placing an order, you just have to specify this address - and the thing you bought will arrive where it will be accepted and neatly issued.
Reception
If the goods arrived at the address of the service warehouse, it must be accepted. This function is performed by the employees of Banderolka.com. Reviews note that this service is free and does not require any special permissions or other papers. Everything is extremely simple - employees receive goods for free.
In addition to physical placement in specially selected premises, those who work in the service also enter packages into the database. This allows you to control the procedure for each of them.
Storage
The next step in the delivery of products from Amazon, eBay and other trading platforms is the saving of goods, their storage in a warehouse. It is carried out free of charge (if the period of the goods in the warehouse does not exceed 45 days) or for a fee - for $0.5 per day.
During the specified period, the buyer must decide what he wants to do with the goods. By this, it is mainly meant that the person will indicate: the thing needs to be sent to some address. Its location will be implied in its native country - Russia, Belarus, Ukraine or Kazakhstan, where the Banderolka operates. Customer reviews show that afterspecifying the address to the one who made the order, all that remains is to wait for the parcel, which will, depending on the delivery service, travel from 10 to 40 days.
Other
Since a person who makes an order from the USA, but is physically located, say, in Russia, cannot independently control the quality of the parcel, the reliability of its packaging - all this is also included in the category of additional services from intermediary companies. For example, this is unpacking / packing of goods, weighing, a combination of different parcels. Thus, the intermediary "Banderolka", reviews of which we are primarily interested in, is a kind of integrated solution for the delivery of goods. With his help (and the hands of his experts) you can perform all the same actions that you would want to do yourself, having received the goods at home.
Conditions
Of course, there are a number of restrictions that must be considered if you want to make a purchase in the US and safely receive it. First of all, they relate to prohibited categories of goods (for which there is a whole list). These are, for example, weapons or flammable objects.
In addition, there are also restrictions on the dimensions and weight of products. In particular, for each of the delivery services with which the Banderolka service works (reviews mention two companies - USPS Express and Priority), there are their own conditions. For example, this restriction on the cost of the goods sent is $ 2,500. You will see more details about them on the product order page,listing them here does not make sense, since such rules can easily change.
And of course, there are some nuances in working with the very service of sending goods from the USA. For example, there is a rule according to which a parcel can be stored in a warehouse for no more than 100 days. Obviously, after this period, the service disposes of the item.
Prices
How much does the service charge for its intermediary services? You can find out about this by examining the special page “Tariffs”. Here, various paid options are indicated in more detail, for example: packaging ($3-8), special actions with goods ($0-15), insurance ($3-100). In this case, as noted by the reviews, "Banderolka" is the recipient of these funds.
Another question is how much the delivery will cost (from the Parcels warehouse to the recipient's country). You can calculate it using the online calculator posted on the company's website. We can say this: small-sized cargo up to 1 kg can be delivered for 50-60 dollars. Most often, this category includes the most ordered products: headphones, players, smartphones, etc.
Discounts
In order for the price of the company's services not to hit the client's wallet as much as the reviews say, "Banderolka" suggests using a system of discounts. It is organized by American companies that cooperate with online stores, attracting customers for them. One of these is the resource mr. Rebates, which is recommended to interact with in the instructions onPortal "Banderolki".
Here are the details on where to go, where to register and what to click to get your discount as well. This is not only convenient, but also very profitable - after all, using free checks received by mail (again, to the address of the service we are describing), you can save 10, 20, 30 or more percent of the cost of the item.
In addition, there is also the opportunity to participate in private sales and various discount clubs, which will give you the opportunity to save even more. The main thing is not to be shy, learn something new and try to use it to your advantage.
Help
By the way, information support, as noted by the reviews, "Banderolka" provides with a bang. There are a huge number of articles, educational materials and interesting stories about how you can pay less and get more in certain stores. In addition, tips are also given here on how to choose the item you are interested in, how to place an order and what to expect after you have made the payment. All this information really enlightens and makes the client more aware of the procedure for making online purchases on foreign portals.
Also, of course, don't forget the support team! You can ask her questions and wait for specific answers that will help you solve your problem in the shortest possible time.
Reviews about the service
Of course, in the process of writing this article, we turned to the recommendations left by those whoalready has experience working with an intermediary service. In them, of course, you can find the most useful information about how this site works, how you can order goods using it, what you should pay attention to.
Most of the reviews presented can be classified as positive - people write that they are satisfied with the speed of order processing, the quality of its delivery, service, and the level of support service. Some also rate the service positively due to the low prices of the service and the abundance of useful materials that can be found on the company's website.
Nevertheless, there are also negative reviews about the "Banderolka" website. Their authors claim that, for example, the service forces them to take photos with the received goods and an inscription with the address of their portal (for advertising purposes on their website). Other users who are dissatisfied with the service of the site note that they were extremely dissatisfied with the speed of delivery (which took more than a month) or how long their requests were ignored by the support staff.
Thus, we can say that most of the comments are still laudatory, and only a few reviews, on the contrary, recommend not contacting the service.
Employee reviews
For a more objective picture of how this company works, we also wanted to find the reviews of employees left about the "Banderolka" service. They would let us know how the service functions from the inside.
However, after a number of attempts to find out anything from former or currentcompany employees failed. This indicates, firstly, that the staff turnover there is not so high that the comments of former employees are visible on the network; and secondly, it showed that there were no high-profile scandals related to working conditions or non-payment of wages in the service. Which is a good sign for those who decide whether to start working with this firm or not.
