OPAS’ founder and President, Toshiyasu Abe shares his story with us in this personal blogpost about his background and the story of how OPAS came about: I was born in Ehime Prefecture on Shikoku Island …
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The Story Of Our Founder, Part 2
We continue with our entertaining series of blog posts written by our president and founder Toshiyasu Abe. Today, I’d like to share a story from my youth, when I was traveling the world. I was only …
The Story Of Our Founder, Part 3
The following happened during the time I sold handmade jewelry as a street vendor in Geneva, Switzerland. I think I was around 21 or 22 at the time. One evening I went out around closing …
The Story of Our Founder – Part 4
Soon after my arrival in Edinburgh I spend a few days at a youth hostel in Paris. There I met another Japanese traveler who told me about his experience working at farms in Switzerland in …
The Story of Our Founder – Part 5
So, I started working in Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, and found a great deal of interesting experiences there just by walking the streets of the town. One time, a sign that said “Judo lessons” caught my eye …
Zappos International Shipping With OPAS
Zappos.com is just one of OPAS’ favorite brands. This great vendor started out with a vast selection of name-brand shoes at wholesale prices and is now known for everything from clothing and accessories to household …
Use PayPal to Buy from US Online Stores that Require a US Billing Address
Buy from U.S. online stores even if your U.S. billing and shipping address don’t match Combine US purchases and save more on international shipping costs Many US online stores don’t accept international credit cards because …
Order Canceled When Using A Package Forwarding Address?
Order From Companies With Forwarding “Blacklists” By Using An Alternative Address Package forwarding is, for lack of a fancier term, a loophole. You want to buy from the US because prices are cheaper than in …
Get ZARA US online store internationally
Get ZARA’s “Cheap Chic” Even Cheaper from the Zara U.S. Online Store Last month, ZARA, Spain’s “cheap chic” fashion retailer opened a new online store in the U.S. ZARA already has online stores in various …
How To Get Free International Shipping Using Package Forwarding
Is International Shipping Too Expensive? Not When It’s Free In general, using a package forwarding address to get international shipping from any US store is a good deal. Prices in the US are far less …
