Monday 24 June 2013

Shopping for your next experience seemed like an difficult thing to do a few in the past. Fortunately we've come some ways since then. We now have many speciality shops like World of Sports/Outdoors, Corezone and Operating Lab among a few more which shares a extensive variety of manufacturers. Costs variety from near counterparts to large markups. And some things you just cannot discover here.

So in ongoing the existing feelings on all things super, I’d just like to point you to 2 really amazing online retailers where you can get your experience and running equipment – Amazon and eBay.

I've bought many periods from both businesses either for my own intake or for buddies and have been very pleased with their services. While the Ringgit may be poor against other significant foreign exchange, many of the merchandise available in both shops are going less expensive than what you will get in Singapore and the traditional shops. The key is doing a lot of research and be individual to identify lower price rates and sales. Keep in mind to keep the shopping within USD500 to prevent being further subject to taxes by traditions.

Here’s the malfunction of both websites:

Managed by ultrarunner.
Great and helpful assistance.
Delivery periods between 6-9 times from the UK.
Items on sale/discount existing outstanding value for money.
Growing stock and achieve.
Items purchased: Drymax pathway footwear, 4 Greatest Route vests, 3 Hydrapack bladders, 2 Compressport pressure equipment.

So worry not if you cannot discover those things you are looking for. Go on to Amazon or eBay and possibilities you will get a amazing cope there. I do not generate anything from this publish or recommendation, just increasing my outstanding experience to other athletes.

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Thursday 20 June 2013

How to Buy Amazon Kindle in Pakistan

Magiclamp which launched its Marketplace site in Pakistan, have now listed Amazon Kindle tablets and eBook readers, which will be available to buy. Magiclamp announced the availability of Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets in the Pakistani market. They have also launched its premium eBook reader, the Kindle Paperwhite in the Pakistani market.


The 16GB variants of the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets will be available for Rs. 39,657 and Rs. 43,908 respectively.
The 32GB storage variants of the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets will be available for Rs. 33,628 and Rs. 43,908 respectively.

The Kindle Paperwhite and Paperwhite 3G will also go on sale and are priced at Rs. 17,851 and Rs. 25,865 respectively. You can buy the Kindle tablets and e-readers online in Pakistan from Magiclamp Website Pakikstan.

Wednesday 19 June 2013

Guide to Online Shopping in Pakistan

When making an online purchase it is critical to have at least a good idea of what the total landing cost of the product you are buying would be. You can then compare this to the price being charged by the local sellers of the item you are attempting to purchase and decide whether it is worth the trouble of making the online purchase. Often enough the product you are attempting to buy may not be available on the local market and in this case you will have to use your judgment. Whatever you do in order to come up with an estimate of the landing cost you still have to have an appreciation of the shipping costs.


Americans can be queer folks. Despite leading the world in most things they have obstinately stuck with an imperial system of measurement. One of the things that you need to appreciate when buying online is the pound as a unit of measurement. It is used by most shipping companies and often crops up when making a purchase. If you prudently assume the pound to be around half a kilogram you will be spared a lot of problems.

You will also have to note that the first pound is the most expensive and fixed rates are added to this “base” price. For example if you ship through DHL you will be charged a fixed  variable cost first pound shipped to Pakistan. If you are making multiple purchases, it would be a good idea to use their repackaging service that will turn your multiple packages into one package for a price. This can save you a lot of money in shipping costs. Also unless there is a special reason, such as when buying from multiple sellers some of which do not ship to Pakistan, when buying from a seller who ships directly to Pakistan have the item shipped directly to Pakistan by that seller as most sellers enjoy discounts with couriers so that would probably be the cheapest option.

In the courier world a one pound bag of diapers can weigh more than a five pound computer tablet. This concept is known as volumetric/dimensional weight. The rationale is that since items are shipped on a plane and they take up space that could have been used for something else they have to pay for that space if they are oddly shaped. To do this, the actual weight of the package is compared to the volumetric weight. For items shipped to Pakistan the volumetric weight is calculated by finding the volume of the package in square inches and dividing by 139. The greater of the dimensional weight and actual weight is used for billing purposes unless the seller enjoys some kind of discount with the courier. Try to find the package dimension eBay and Amazon usually lists this for each product.

It is customary to also pay insurance when shipping items. However if the item’s value is less than $100 paying insurance would be superfluous since most couriers provide refunds of up to this amount if your shipment is damaged.
Some sellers provide free shipping. In most cases this takes longer than Global Express guaranteed shipping (GxG) so if you want your item to arrive to you in guaranteed time you should pay for expedited delivery. Sometimes free shipping does not come with tracking capabilities which means it might take a while to know the progress of your shipment. This might be a problem when it comes to custom clearance so if you do not want to see your laptop in three months you have to pay for expedited delivery.

Due to various laws, some items cannot be shipped to Pakistan. This includes banknotes, currency notes, securities of any kind payable to bearer, traveler’s checks and gun parts prohibited in all classes of mail. Firearms except under permit, lottery tickets or circulars relating to lotteries and perishable infectious biological substances.

Monday 10 June 2013

Online Shopping Reaches Mainstream Status

Online shopping in Pakistan has reached a tipping point, according to research.

The research firm said online shopping reached mainstream status for the first time in the first quarter of this year, with Pakistani who doesn’t make purchases online in the minority.
Around $24.3 billion was spent online by Pakistani aged over 14 years in the 12 months to March 2013. This was an 11.9 % increase on the year earlier and total online retail sales increased 3.4%. Pakistani spends an average of $285 online every four weeks, with 23 per cent of online shoppers less likely to go to physical stores, compared to 10 per cent a decade ago and technology is impacting on consumer habits and attitudes.
“The Internet continues to transform Pakistan’s shopping habits,
More people shop online,
They spend more,
They buy products across more categories,
And they visit stores less often.
But despite the significant growth, security and trust are still unresolved issues for online retailing. 56% of all Pakistanis do not feel comfortable giving their credit card details online.
Even among those who have bought online in an average three month period, nearly two thirds say they only buy from retailers they know and one fifth only buy from local retailers.
Smartphones may instead prove to be a way for traditional retailers to encourage android consumers back into their stores. Imagine the shopping centre’s app that directs visitors to the store and the store’s app that lists what’s in stock and provides exclusive offers. This is coming – and soon.”

More Online Shopping Going to Local Sites

The main reason for Pakistani consumers doing their shopping via international websites was the wider choice available, closely followed by price. Pakistan were turning to overseas websites as well.

Online shopping continued to rise last year and highlighted the concerns of Pakistan retailers about how they could compete for sales with international websites.
More than half of adult Pakistanis were now shopping online, and local retailers needed to figure out where the gaps were, and how they could compete in the online market.
The results showed 54 per cent of Pakistani - 1,781,000 - aged over 18 are shopping online, up 38 per cent from five years ago. The number of purchases being made per person has also grown, with 446,000 people, or a quarter of online shoppers, making 11 or more transactions online in 2012, an increase of 44 per cent from two years ago.
Despite online shopping on offshore retailers' websites, a lot of the big players in the Pakistan online retail market were still doing well.
In 2012 the online seller of books, music, DVDs, toys, games and other items claimed to have sold a product every seven seconds. The Asian online retailer also changed its prices according to currency moves, in order to make the most out of the recently high PKR.
Meanwhile, Pakistani online retailers could off-set potential losses to international websites buy marketing their products to overseas consumers.
"If you are an online retailer you've got to look outside Pakistan," adding that the Asian market was easy to access, and five times the size of the Pakistan market.
Retailers expected to see two million Pakistanis shopping online by the end of 2013, and spending to rise to $4b.