Parcl

Parcl

First Worldwide Shipping Community

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Store doesn’t ship to your country? Join Parcl to get a secure shipping address in the store's country and order international package forwarding!
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𝔏aurent 𝔇el ℜey
This is smart, but the branding looks like a scam.
Avinash D'Souza
@ldesserrey Hmmmn, why would you say that? Just curious is all...looked fairly well fleshed-out to me.
Irina Kuzmina
@ldesserrey Thanks for the comment. The main idea of branding and design in general was to make it as simple as possible. Even minimalistic. Why? Because we realize how sometimes apps, services or websites are difficult to use due to excessive details and features.
Andy Chu
@thejournalizer @ldesserrey I also agree. However most users I know have deep reservations about online peer-to-peer transactions, especially after the Venmo Slate story. Everyone's scared of getting scammed online, regardless of the actual risk or potential damange. More upfront social proof and guarantees about security on the homepage could be a quick fix to blunt this.
Irina Kuzmina
@deltaspark Andy, thank you for your comment. That's true, we're currently working on making our homepage more trustworthy. Thanks!
Cameron Smith
@ldesserrey Totally agree. I think it's the stock/template look and colours. The grey banner on the top doesn't help either. I did a quick mock up of what it could be: http://imgur.com/Mp8USnl
Jean Lucas
I really love it. Brazil is a really hard country to get products. But people here don't trust other people sending products like that. How do you avoid the man in the middle from stealing it?
Irina Kuzmina
@aleattorium Jean, thank you. Yes, shipping limitations were the reason behind the idea. We believe that people all over the world should enjoy special offers and deals from the stores. And thank you for your question, because that was a real challenge for us to make parcl secure. First of all, we ask all our community members to upload scans of their ID (any ID is ok). The ID is kept private, no one except our moderators see it, this tells us that the person has nothing to hide and is open for communication. Second, if there is a dispute our moderators look into it, investigate the details of delivery, and decide whether the refund is needed. And if someone behaves dishonestly, their account will be blocked. Of course, we are constantly working on improving security and usability of our service.
Sorin Constantin
Avoid Parcl.com !!! You have no protection at all for any transaction made on their platform, no support when you place an order and things are going wrong like it happened in my case. There are scammers like Eze Oji Dike and they will take your money and never deliver your package. I placed an order in Australia 1390 aud , i paid 138 usd for all the forward services to Eze Oji Dike and he is not delivering the package even after a month. On top of that this Parcl.com doesn t even replay to my messages and they are not taking actions against their "partners". The only thing i got it was a partial refund of 15 usd. If you want to find a forwarder my advice is to look for a company but stay away from this scammers. I didn t look for reviews before and i had to loose money. I hope you are doing it right and you read this before working with them. So stay away from Parcl.com if you care about your money.
Flame of Eons
@sorin_constantin1 Its easy to get money back, read PayPal buyers protection policy, they always take shoppers side.
dada c. ta
Maybe because I'm fortunate to find a reliable forwarder on my first-use, my thoughts on Parcl is that it's splendid. I stumbled across Parcl here some time ago; never would've thought that I'll be in need to use it. Recently, Brockhampton Ginger's Merch drop, and I knew that I must get it (before it 'sold out). Withal, this time the merch isn't directing to Thailand for some reasons, (whereas the other time, Thailand was still listed) 😢. I googled 'USA ship to, Thailand' and encountered Parcl once again. Recalling that it was on ProductHunt, moreover, the site's design seems the most 'reliable' in my eyes. I promptly visited the websites. IMO it's much simpler, and smoother than using Amazon for a first time user like me. I didn't even sign up at first 🤣. I only have to links the product pages and specify info (optional) here and there. My inquiries were instantly transmitted to multiple possible forwarders to either accept or decline the quest. After one approval, we talked on the expense in the chat. Super effortless. It's as if i have a friend in that country where I could ask a favor to ship the desired goods to me. There are even services like 'buying assistant,' the forwarders purchase products for you. I didn't even have to buy it myself and fills in their address when i applied the 'buying assistant.' The products pic/ receipts were sent swiftly. It's convenient and fast too. Paid for everything, including insurance and others by PayPal. So far, I'm a big fan. Logistic business/ startup is totally a trend as many developing countries seize in and try to get a hold of their demands and needs to be presented to them. Props to whoever thought of the idea. 👏👏
Aleksandr Volodarsky
Looks great. There are a lot of companies who don't ship to Israel and in Israel such products are much more expensive. I'm trying to find info about cost, estimates. How I know, what is the "forwarder" fee?
Irina Kuzmina
@volodarik Thanks, Aleksandr! First of all you can have a look at forwarder's profile, there you will find average shipping costs. But it is better to post your request, and see what forwarders will offer because all the rates are very individual. Moreover, you can negotiate the price with the forwarder later on.
Zlatko Bijelic
It would be a good idea to integrate this with a Bitcoin escrow service.
Irina Kuzmina
@zbijelic Thanks for the idea! We have huge plans for the future so btcrow is another good option to keep in mind.
Zlatko Bijelic
@irinaakuzmina great to hear! I am happy to help with that if you need it. Feel free to reach out.
Andrew Bills
I used to have this problem a lot in Australia with US shipping, but it has improved a lot. The biggest problem currently is where you have free shipping inside of the US but if I want to get something here it is stupidly expensive to ship overseas. (I'm looking at you zboard)
Irina Kuzmina
@evilspyboy Andrew, thanks, yes, exactly..Unfortunately, major carriers' pricing is something that we can't influence. By the way when filling in the shipping methods details forwarders at parcl have an option - they can either choose from the list including world leading carriers, or they can add their own preferable shipping method.
Andrew Bills
@irinaakuzmina something to share then, I was in NY once and had a parcel which was 30cm square and weighed maybe 500grams. I went to 5 carriers, my options were all delivery in less than a week (at most) and cost was $200-400. There were no slower options or cheaper ones. Only premium/top tier courier options they offered for overseas. The contents of the box were maybe $80 of stuff, I went to your post office and sent it there for $20 and delivery in a few weeks.
Irina Kuzmina
@evilspyboy Andrew, thanks for sharing your experience. When I was in the UK and needed to send my package to Russia, one major carrier offered something like 300 GBP..I almost fainted..Then I went to the post office and they offered much more reasonable fee. I really hope that our forwarders will also search for the best shipping conditions.
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