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Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 9:35pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Since 2012 I used a couple of expensive methods to purchase goods off Amazon not limited to the following 1: Buy and Ship to American Address of a Friend arriving Nigeria in a week or two 2: Use Nigerian Shops who buy on your behalf and ship at exorbitant prices and +5% Black Market USD$ 3: Use American re-shipping and forwarding agents such as MyUs.com all the above did not exactly satisfy my hunger for original/premium quality goods. Rather than fight with Nigerian shops selling knock-offs or out-dated and on-sale goods for more than 5 times the price on Amazon. I decided to try Amazon today and viola!! they do ship to Nigeria using my GTBank MasterCard. I quickly placed an order for some items and checked-out my cart. goods should arrive this April 17 at most. My Question is.. How are Nigerian Entrepreneurs going to match Amazon in pricing and quality. Jumia and Konga have only raised the hunger for online shopping without the capacity to meet it appropriately. but with Amazon in the picture.. won't Nigerians move their purchases elsewhere.. what happens to the affiliate marketing schemes and other online retailers like SLOT etc. 20 Likes 7 Shares
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Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 9:36pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
This is interesting, if true. You'd still have to deal with high shipping costs though. Buh, I should give this a try. |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by podosci(m): 9:44pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Nigeria is about 170million .....we ought not to be neglected like this Its a now a matter of service and patriotism If Jumia and Konga expand and increase their services , Nigerians would patronize them more 23 Likes |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by kolomax(m): 10:11pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
Oyaaa dust my ATM don't really care about the exchange rate zoom to Amazon with my palasa 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by podosci(m): 10:30pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
how long did it take and which address did you put... I put my Abuja address and its telling me problem shipping to the adresss |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by n3rve(m): 11:07pm On Apr 07, 2015 |
This has always been the case, for me. I've been able to purchase and ship to my Nigerian address on certain items, provided I'm prepared to put up with the excessive shipping rates and the possibility that the item may get impounded by the Nigerian Customs Service. Nothing new, there are still several other items, especially the highly desired ones from vendors such as Sony, Apple, Samsung and others that won't ship to your Nigerian address. You'll still need to rely on forwarding services like MyUS.com As regards Jumia and Konga, I don't see such a development (when or if it happens) being a problem for them, the same way I don't think PayPal's full presence in Nigeria will hurt Interswitch ![]() 10 Likes 5 Shares |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 12:42am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Amazon has been shipping to Nigeria for a while now, but only certain items qualify for that. The shipping fees are also very expensive... they charge like twice what DHL would charge on a normal day. So I'd advice anyone shopping amazon to use a friends address in the US and then have it sent to Nigeria via bulk shipping. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by naijacutee(f): 1:37am On Apr 08, 2015 |
From the screenshots you have posted, this isn't Amazon per se but one of their verified sellers (1000 jewels) who is happy to ship to Nigeria. Some are not. This is a great improvement, but don't clap until you have received your items. Most online sellers tend to use standard post systems in order to make shipping affordable and subsequently, their prices attractive, but this means that the shipping is only as reliable as the postal system by country. The benefit of using online sellers/agents lies in the quantity of goods purchased. If you are looking to go shopping for multiple items, then most online shoppers in Nigeria tend not to want to take the risk of shipping via the Nigerian postal system as the chances that some goods might go astray are quite high. Please update us on how this goes as it will help a lot of people. 11 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 1:47am On Apr 08, 2015 |
naijacutee:Good point 4 Likes |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Bawsse(m): 9:05am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Actually good for competition... If this is true |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by sosanova: 9:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
correct cheaper n more quality products |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Lastdon02(m): 9:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Wow |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by deadie(m): 9:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Be ready to battle with the Nigerian customs. 1 Like |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by mulattoclaro(m): 9:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Very good move. |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by tartar9(m): 9:06am On Apr 08, 2015 |
very good |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Lilshorecords(m): 9:07am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Morning Gs! |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by hammedkola(m): 9:08am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Hurray...the storm is over |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by TheRealAdonye(m): 9:08am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Like others have said, it depends really. It's not as straight-forward as it should be. 1 Like |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 9:08am On Apr 08, 2015 |
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Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by omanifrank(m): 9:09am On Apr 08, 2015 |
competition is sweet |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by rexbuton: 9:10am On Apr 08, 2015 |
MOST of them have been shipping since.. I personally use EBay, buyer protection policy makes it impossible to lose money 1 Like |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 9:10am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Waiting... ![]() |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by BlackBaron: 9:11am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Ok But reliability of the courier they'll use would scare them away. Is it NIPOST that can perform houdini on your shipped items and then give you stones neatly wrapped in a box or something similar? Best bet is to use DHL though but as known are more expensive than even the middlemen shippers. 1 Like |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by d33types: 9:11am On Apr 08, 2015 |
It's not news..the fees are outrageous and far more than the freight forwarders. |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by adesegun121(m): 9:11am On Apr 08, 2015 |
K |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Canme4u(m): 9:12am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Ok |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by bright007(f): 9:12am On Apr 08, 2015 |
good topic |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by Nobody: 9:13am On Apr 08, 2015 |
voltron:You are still a learner. If na Amazon. You must have shop to my door account. Before shipping can be don. And you most pay extra amount of money. That is no Amazon 1 Like |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by tmcleo2k2(m): 9:13am On Apr 08, 2015 |
The option to ship to Nigeria depends on the retailer on Amazon you are buying from. This has always been available sir. 1 Like |
Re: Amazon Expands Shipping Of Items To Nigeria - Jumia/konga Etc Be Afraid by JideTheBlogger(m): 9:13am On Apr 08, 2015 |
Thought Amazon published press release as regards to this nii..... 1 Like 1 Share |
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