How to Order the iPad from the Philippines

A few minutes after the release of the giant iPod touch, baptized the iPad, Filipinos logged on to the online Apple Stores to check the availability of this slab of technology in our country. Unfortunately, it isn't available to the Philippine market today. So the following is a tutorial on how to order your own iPad.

1. Look for a US Mailbox. If you have relatives from America, order one iPad using your credit card from Amazon or the online US Apple Store and let your relatives forward the iPad to you, the problem is they will be handling the shipping fee which you can cover by remittance anyway.

If you don't have friends in the US, don't be sad. Getting an iPad is still possible by getting your own US Mailbox. Apply to services like MyUS.com which after signup, will provide you with your own US address which will be in charge for shipping here in the Philippines. Of course, its not for free.

2. Be patient. It will probably take two to three weeks before your product arrives. You can use this method with any product from online stores that sell only to the US.

Note: The Apple iPad will most likely soon be released in the Philippines anyway so you don't really have to worry about not getting an iPad. The question of when is still unknown though.