How Bench started

This article is independent and not affiliated with Bench. Trademarks belong to their respective owners. We are not an authorized dealer.

This is a short independent history of Bench. It is not a catalog, and Philippines Buying Agent does not speak for the brand.

Bench launched in 1987 under Ben Chan and Suyen Corporation. The first shop was at Park Square, and actor Richard Gomez was an early endorser. The line grew from casual clothes into bags, fragrance, and a wide mall presence. Kashieca sits in the same Suyen group. Shoppers abroad often want the Philippine price and the local size, not a Bench website in another country. This history does not hold a shirt. Send the SKU and the PHP price you saw. We write USD before we pay.

What we actually do

You place the request on the order form. You type the Philippine shelf price in PHP. Staff open the live page, check that the seller delivers inside the Philippines, and look for size, voltage, or bundle changes. We then write item lines and the service fee on your order page in USD. You approve that record before we pay the seller. We do not receive random parcels. Goods come to our warehouse in the Philippines only after that purchase. Questions and substitutions stay in order comments so the approval has a timestamp.

Service fee and the two payments

The service fee is published on pricing. We apply it when we write your order page. You see item totals and the service fee in USD before the first payment. International shipping is not guessed on this page. After the goods are at our warehouse, we weigh them and write a second USD total. Estimates, not final bills, sit on the shipping calculator. Enter the price you saw in PHP. We convert the working total to USD.

Combine sellers, then ship once

A phone from one Manila shop and snacks from another do not need two international labels. Ask us to hold pieces at the warehouse. We combine them when the products and the paperwork allow it. Fragile jewelry and heavy appliances may still need their own cartons. Service fee rules stay on pricing. Rough weight bands are on the shipping calculator. Final shipping is the weighed parcel, written in USD.

Details that save a rejected order

Tell us if the item is a gift, if it must stay sealed, or if Filipino-only packaging is a problem. We can photograph a label before export when you ask in order comments. Philippine appliances are usually about 220 volts at 60 hertz. Plugs often look like US flat pins, but the voltage is not 110. Heat and typhoon rain are hard on chocolate, lipstick, and some creams. Mention heat if the goods will sit before the second payment. We buy only the item you approved.

From the workshop story to a real purchase

History explains why shoppers look for Bench in the Philippines. It does not reserve stock. When you want a current piece, send the Philippine product link or a boutique note. We check domestic availability, write USD item lines and the service fee, and ship after you approve both payment stages. See pricing and the shipping calculator.

If you are still choosing a path, these pages sit beside this one: Mama Sita S Philippines Buying Agent, Miladay Fine Jewels Philippines Buying Agent, and World Balance Personal Shopper Philippines.