NOGALES, AZ (Tucson News Now) -
Holiday
shoppers are finding ways around shipping fees and Nogales business is
making the most of it.
Patricia Rodriguez has
been working for Correo Federal for about eight years. In that time she says the
shipping and receiving company has grown tremendously.
"Our clientele is everybody
from the little old lady three blocks away to a professor in Mexico City." she said.
In the last few years
business has grown about 40 percent, from clients to package
pick ups.
She says the majority of
her customers are Mexican nationals who use the service to guarantee they
get the delivery.
"If its held in customs and
you're not told about it, weeks could go by.
Its easier for me to receive it here, check it in, let them know I have
their boxes and we'll proceed from there," she said.
Here's how it works: Correo Federal gets the package, repacks it, takes it to customs and then its
on its way.
Or for people like Lucia Juerez who lives in Sonora, Nogales they just pick it up. Today she picked up a TV she bought online.
She says the chances of
her getting the TV in Mexico would have never happened, especially since she
rents her home.
And although she has to
pay for the service she says it's well worth it.
"The convenience the cost
of the goods. Where this television here
is $400 in Mexico its up to $900," she said.
It's a risk and they don't
want to take a risk, they've already invested in the product and now they have
to see if they are going to get it, its not worth it to them." Rodriguez said.
Rodriguez says the
convenience and popularity of online shopping has really help the business.
She says they get about
100 boxes a day and just a couple of years ago it used to be 50 boxes a week.
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