The Galleon.PH is like our own local ThinkGeek online store

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at July 31st, 2012

Ever wished us folks from the Philippines could order stuff from ThinkGeek? Unfortunately their amazing geeky furniture, toys, appliances, knick knacks and doodads can’t make it into our local shores due to the site’s shipping / transaction restrictions.

Well guess what? We now have a local store for discerning geeks (like you and me!) that sell off-center merchandise which we otherwise would not be able to bring in. Like these anti-gravity boots for PHP 10,xxx.

The Galleon is founded by Christian Blanquera and the store’s concept is social by nature as it allows the customers to choose what items to bring in. In an interview with The Bobbery, a web magazine that highlights excellence in the Philippine tech scene, Christian says that:

We think this project is pretty unique in that we are selling products not originally available here. The products we sell are ever growing because it’s the social community that really builds the store, based on what they truly want. We are trying to make this into a social experience and experiment.

At the moment, payment method is limited to credit card purchases and processed using PayPal. The site is on public alpha.

What are you waiting for? Check their current collection of goods out now. Also, this beer bottle leg holster is amazing:

About the author

Jayvee Fernandez is a tech enthusiast, EAN certified SCUBA Diver and underwater photographer based in Metro Manila, Philippines. His photos and videos have appeared in various international and local publications including Random House Germany, Discovery Channel Canada, and CNN. He has been in the publishing industry (both digital and print) for more than 10 years. He has been reviewing gadgets for around that long as well. Follow him on G+ and @jayvee on Twitter.

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Bruiser says:

July 31, 2012 at 6:44 pm

If you look at the site’s source code it is just a link of Amazon.com, I’m surprised you would even regard this as a “local” ThinkGeek, which is sad because all their items are 35% more expensive than Amazon which actually turns out to be cheaper ifyou just directly purchase from Amazon.

Jeffrey Siy says:

August 1, 2012 at 12:26 pm

Hi Buiser, Jeff here at Galleon.ph. We souce products from the US by going through several US suppliers. Items are indeed more expensive provided that the price already includes shipping within Metro Manila (provincial soon to come), customs and taxes and other fees. We believe that the prices are fair considering that we provide a convenient way of shipping unique items from the US to your doorstep with just one click of a button in just 15 days.

I would be happy to answer any additional questions you may have at support@galleon.ph

Jeffrey Siy says:

August 8, 2012 at 3:46 pm

We now have Aisapay as payment gateway. Now you can pay via credit card, GCash and Smart Money

Adrian says:

January 5, 2013 at 9:04 pm

I agree with Bruiser. The prices are too expensive. The google nexus 7 32 GB is locally available for 14,000. Galleon sells it at more than 16,000 for the 16GB. Too overpriced in my opinion