The 2021 holiday season is hectic, like it is every year. But I hope that you are now able to enjoy it like you used to or maybe even better, after how last year was. But alongside this festive season, some issues that started with the pandemic still persist, particularly, those that are related to supply chains and logistics.
As a small business, Chibundle definitely felt this issue pretty hard. You may have noticed that I am not able to restock your favorites immediately or that I've ceased carrying some items that have become your favorites. And unfortunately, there's very little that I or Chibundle's partners can do about it. Everything is contingent on the production of the products, shipping, ports clearing, trucking and other factors. The most heartbreaking though is sometimes finding out that a MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) partner in the Philippines had to either cease their operations or put them on hold. But we carry on…
On these U.S. shores, we can already anticipate shipping delays from our postal and local couriers as Christmas fast approaches. But that’s something we can do something about together, somehow. Chibundle now offers more pick-up options for your online orders through its brick and mortar shop partners and locations in New York City where you can also get some of Chibundle's products by the piece.
Chibundle has always had the goal of making these specialty foods be more accessible to more people and doing this definitely supports that objective. Plus, it'll save you the shipping fees.
So here are the places and time where you can pick-up your online orders and when the orders need to be placed. Just select them upon checking out...
BOUROUGH / AREA |
PLACE |
ADDRESS |
PICK-UP SCHEDULE |
ORDER DEADLINE |
Queens / Astoria |
Side B |
36-12 34th Ave, Queens, NY 11106 |
Fridays 1pm-6pm |
Thursdays 6pm |
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Sundays 1pm-6pm |
Saturdays 6pm |
Manhattan / Lower East Side |
Kabisera |
151 Allen St, New York, NY 10002 |
Thursdays 4pm-6pm |
Wednesdays 6pm |
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Saturdays 4pm-6pm |
Fridays 6pm |
Manhattan / Alphabet City |
Chibundle Headquarters |
428 East 10th St, New York, NY 10009 |
Mondays 4pm-6pm |
Sundays 6pm |
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Wednesdays 12pm-2pm |
Tuesdays 6pm |