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Garmin in Manila by 1st Quarter 2010

Guess who’s coming to town by January 2010…Garmin!  A local company has just obtained exclusive distributorship of Garmin products—from car GPS devices to…you guessed right…running watches! Finally!

In 2007, before we saw a Garmin on every other runners’ wrist, I had to order my Garmin 305 online. And, only a few months back, I still had to order my Garmin 310XT through a friend. By 1st quarter of 2010, no need to pay shipping fees or beg a friend to hand carry the watch home, Garmin products will be readily available in Metro Manila.

For now, they are definitely bringing in the Garmin Forerunner 310XT and Garmin Forerunner 405.  I’m hoping they can bring in the Garmin Forerunner 305, too.  Hopefully, they can also have a service center to replace our dead batteries instead of us having to ship them out to Taiwan.

By the 1st Quarter of 2010, the Garmin showroom will be open to the public.  For now, they can accept orders for the watches.  If you are interested, just comment below and I’ll make sure to forward your email.

Posted on 12.22.09 to 04 Gear & Product Reviews. Tags: , , . Subscribe to follow comments on this post. 24 comments. Add your thoughts or trackback from your own site.

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24 Responses to “Garmin in Manila by 1st Quarter 2010”

  1. thanks jaymie for the news! and yep, hope they have a service center. its my biggest consideration, after hearing a lot from garmin users who only enjoyed their units for a few months.

    jetpaiso said on Dec 22 09 at 6:09 PM Reply

  2. WOW..this is really a good news!

    rundaddyrun said on Dec 22 09 at 6:21 PM Reply

  3. Ohhhh yessssssssssss :D

    marga said on Dec 22 09 at 6:33 PM Reply

  4. my 405′s still good (after 4 months & 500+km), but this is good news indeed as i’ve been reading a lot of horror stories from garmin owners whose devices conk out for no reason. :P

    thanks for sharing this. :)

    Bryan said on Dec 22 09 at 8:51 PM Reply

  5. Thanks for the heads up! hope the local price will be at par with internet prices(best buy/campmor and those secret deals website).

    lactic acid said on Dec 22 09 at 9:54 PM Reply

  6. this is a good news….

    the running safety pin said on Dec 22 09 at 10:09 PM Reply

  7. hello,

    will they be having their own service centers here in manila as well? i sold my garmin and went back to polar because they didnt have centers here for repair/battery replacement. units normally died after a year of use. thanks!

    Dennis said on Dec 22 09 at 11:36 PM Reply

  8. Do they have on online catalogue with price details? Thanks very much!

    giddyyap said on Dec 23 09 at 1:24 AM Reply

  9. This’ a nice news.. thanks for the info..=)

    jessy said on Dec 23 09 at 8:35 AM Reply

  10. that’s great news! btw, where will the Garmin store be located?

    Roelle said on Dec 23 09 at 10:45 AM Reply

  11. hi jaymie, that is good news! thanks for the information. yes, please forward this request of mine to them. i received a garmin 405 from singapore. after four months of use, the strap gave in. i contacted the singapore dealer and told me that i can claim a warranty for the strap but i have to send the watch. can i instead claim the warranty here in the philippines? i don’t want to send the watch to singapore since the duties and taxes are expensive here in the philippines. – regards, jeffrey

    jeffrey said on Dec 23 09 at 11:31 AM Reply

  12. At last this is good very news ,Thanks for the info Merry Christmas.

    Joe France said on Dec 23 09 at 2:46 PM Reply

  13. malaking bagay yung service center :D

    hector said on Dec 24 09 at 8:25 PM Reply

  14. I hope they don’t mean March when they planned “first quarter!” Exiting! I hope their showroom is in an area friendly to runners (and so with their prices) :)

    dhenztm said on Dec 30 09 at 12:40 AM Reply

  15. hi, i’m very much interested to know more. kindly keep us informed. thanks!

    arlynn said on Jan 04 10 at 5:52 PM Reply

  16. Cool! I got mine in the Singapore Standard Chartered Expo when we met!! And got it really cheap pa! But this is really great that we’re having it here! Can’t wait! Thanks!!

    Cathy Daghigh said on Jan 05 10 at 1:58 PM Reply

  17. OMG, i want the 310 XT, I am a runner and swimmer, I want to keep track all of my sport activities.

    Jeffrey So said on Jan 07 10 at 6:36 AM Reply

  18. nice… planning to get a garmin forerunner… still undecided between Forerunner 310XT or Forerunner 405CX?

    yammie said on Jan 27 10 at 10:46 AM Reply

  19. Hi Jaymie, who will be the local distributor? Is Garmin locally available already>

    Thanks for this info.

    aileen said on Feb 13 10 at 10:38 PM Reply

  20. Hi Jaymie, I’m interested with the 310XT. Can you provide location and contact information about this Garmin dealer in the Phils. Is it the one in Consolacion Bldg in Cubao?

    Jojo said on Mar 15 10 at 5:30 PM Reply

  21. its april, any updates on this? i hope they have the new 110! thanks!

    tots said on Apr 06 10 at 3:44 PM Reply

  22. is garmin still going to push through with their branch here in the country? thanks!

    marvin said on Jun 30 10 at 11:09 PM Reply

  23. Hey guys, what Garmin model do you recommend? The Forerunner 310XT, Forerunner 405 or the 305? TIA!!!

    W said on Sep 19 10 at 2:51 PM Reply

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