ARE YOU ONE of those OFWs who like to hoard goodies here abroad and send them home to your families in the Philippines? The type who could fill up two or more boxes with anything, from powdered milk, rubber shoes to sugar packets? Admittedly, I have never gotten to the habit of using the so-called "balikbayan boxes" simply because in my case, my immediate family is here with me in Saudi Arabia. But I have noticed lately that my "pasalubong powers" are a bit lackluster compared to my other relatives who come home to our province during vacation time. And that's when it clicked that I may have to level up my game and bring home more than just chocolates to my aunties and grannies. I am going to start collecting the goodies every salary day so that come vacation time, they would have more to relish from my more than five years of being an OFW.
Good thing that LBC, our Hari ng Padala! is now actively serving our kababayans here in Riyadh and all over Saudi Arabia for all of our sea and air cargo needs...24/7! Its first branch in Riyadh opened in December 2011 and has now served 30,000 OFWs and growing. LBC's branches in Jeddah and Al Khobar are now offering box pick-ups, while its slowly making its presence in Jubail in partnership with a box service provider.
As you can see, LBC is making it more accessible for OFWs all over the Kingdom to bring home the bacon! (Or in our case, turkey bacon from KSA :P) And when I said, "more accessible," it couldn't be any more true especially with what they call their 24/7 ACCESS POINTS.
The 24/7 Access Points will allow you to make requests for box delivery/pick-up, information and follow-ups on the status of your balikbayan boxes (so there's no excuse at all!) and there are two ways on which you could do this:
* 24/7 Hotline: For STC users and landline subscribers, you may call their toll-free hotline
anytime of the day. Jot down the number: 800-8-110332.
For Mobily, Zain, Friendi or other network users, you may call the following numbers:
Riyadh: 0547212962; 0536130643
Jeddah: 0508199437; 0543291624
AlKhobar: 0508213741; 0543407283
Jubail: 0567540222
* LBC Live Talk: This is an online service that will allow you to chat with an LBC
Associate through the web. Just visit http://www.lbcexpress.com or visit the LBC Facebook Fan
Page and send in your message/request.
So there you have it! Christmas is coming up soon and it's right about time to stock up on some gifts and pasalubongs to our loved ones as early as now. Especially since LBC is extending their Any Box Size Acceptance Promo up to September 30, 2013! So what are you waiting for? I'm packing my box already! To my aunties and grannies, I'm going to surprise you this year! :)
Visit the LBC Branch here in Riyadh at:
14-16 Abi Alabass cor. Al Murshidi St.
(near Pinoy Supermarket) Batha
Note: Personal drop-off of your box or drum to the LBC branch here in Riyadh will get you a 15SR discount. Personal drop-offs in Jeddah, Khobar and Jubail are only entitled to the 15SR discount every Friday and Saturday, 7PM-11PM only.
This entry is sponsored by LBC. All opinion are the writer's own.
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