How To Use Jinio? (Courtesy of BPI)

Are you one of the angriest individuals wondering why online stores like Amazon, Ebay, Etsy, and others aren't shipping in your respective countries (including here in the Philippines?). But not this time, since Bank of the Philippines Islands (BPI) has launched its newest offer to its cardholders especially for those netizens who love ordering from US online stores.

Recently this month they've announced that we Filipinos and/or BPI cardholders, can order from US online stores via Jinio, considering that the cardholder is of good credit standing. Not only that, BPI offered a 15% discount for the shipping charges from Jinio (US) to Xend (Philippines).

So the question now is, how does it really work? (Well, I'll walk you there through later). But we need to know what is Jinio first?

What is Jinio ?

Jinio (A Xend Solution) is an online merchant that provides forwarding services allowing customers from the Philippines to shop from U.S. online stores using a personal mailbox (PMB) which will be assigned to your account.

Okay, then how does Jinio work?

I've broken them down into steps:

REGISTRATION OR SIGN UP!

Step 1) Visit this website: http://jinio.com.ph

Step 2) Click the SIGN UP NOW button.

Step 3)  You will be asked to sign up for three options: Facebook, Google, or Email.

Step 4) In this example, I chose the Email button. You need to type in your basic information in order to proceed such as First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Password, Mobile Number, Gender, and Interested Categories.

Step 5) A popup box will show and ask you to verify your account.

Step 6) That's it! You'll receive a Jinio Welcome Email saying: