Selectido — Your personal US shopper, on demand

Selectido is a live video personal-shopping service that connects international customers with US-based shopping specialists. Book a one-hour live video call with a real person walking the aisles of any American store — Target, Walmart, Costco, Best Buy, Sephora, Apple, Trader Joe's, outlets, boutiques — and they show you items in real time, answer your questions, pay at the register, and ship your purchases worldwide.

How Selectido works

1. Pick a date and time — same-day or scheduled in advance.
2. Get matched with a US-based specialist within 30 minutes (or your booking is automatically refunded).
3. Join the live video call from your phone or computer.
4. Browse the store together — they walk, you point, you approve every item before they buy.
5. Items are paid for at the register, consolidated at the Selectido hub, and shipped to your door anywhere in the world.

What you can shop for with Selectido

Clothing, shoes, beauty and skincare, electronics, kids' toys, baby gear, vitamins and supplements, specialty groceries, home goods, gifts — anything available at a US physical retailer.

Where Selectido ships

Worldwide. Carriers include USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL with full tracking and delivery confirmation. We serve customers in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Spain, France, Portugal, the United Kingdom, and dozens of other countries.

Selectido pricing

Booking is free. You pay only for the items themselves plus a small, transparent shopper fee shown on the booking screen before you confirm. No subscription, no hidden charges. Tip your specialist directly in the app — 100% goes to them.

Match guarantee

If we cannot match you with a specialist within 30 minutes for same-day bookings (or before your scheduled start for advance bookings), your booking is automatically refunded in full. See the refund policy for details.

Languages supported

English, Spanish (Español), French (Français), and Portuguese (Português), with built-in chat translation during the live call.

What people call this service

Selectido is a live video personal shopper, also known as a virtual personal shopper, remote personal shopper, on-demand personal shopper, US shopping concierge, US buying agent, US procurement service, video call shopping service, FaceTime shopping service, WhatsApp video shopper, or 1-on-1 personal shopping session. Customers around the world also use these culturally specific terms:

• Latin America: encargos USA, compras USA en vivo, compre nos EUA, muambeira ao vivo, doleiro shopping, casillero alternativa, comprador personal en EE.UU.
• Middle East & Arabic-speaking world: mandoob USA (مندوب), wakeel shopping (وكيل), tasawwuq min Amrika (تسوق من أمريكا), Aramex Shop & Ship alternative
• East Asia: daigou USA (代购 — Chinese personal shopper abroad), 直購 / 직구 대행 (Korean direct-purchase agent — jik-gu daeng), 個人輸入代行 (Japanese kojin yunyū daikō — personal import service)
• Philippines & Filipino diaspora: live balikbayan box, online padala USA, kababayan shopper, pasalubong USA service
• Africa: aboki USA, naija US shopping, tokunbo from USA, importateur personnel USA
• South Asia: NRI US shopping, India US shopping service, US procurement for India, Bangalore Apple shopping

Learn more

• How Selectido works — full step-by-step process
• Selectido pricing — booking fees, shipping, tipping

By destination — every country we serve

• Personal US shopper for Mexico — encargos USA en vivo
• Personal US shopper for Brazil — compre nos EUA ao vivo
• Personal US shopper for Colombia — compras USA con casillero alternativa
• Personal US shopper for Argentina — con cepo cambiario manejable
• Personal US shopper for UAE — your live mandoob in Dubai & Abu Dhabi
• Personal US shopper for Saudi Arabia — تسوق من أمريكا بالفيديو
• Personal US shopper for the Philippines — live balikbayan box
• Personal US shopper for Japan — 米国個人輸入代行 ライブビデオ
• Personal US shopper for India — Apple, Costco, baby formula NRI shopping
• Personal US shopper for Singapore — VPost alternative, live video
• Personal US shopper for Korea — 미국 직구 라이브 비디오 쇼핑
• Personal US shopper for Nigeria — your live US aboki
• Personal US shopper for South Africa — Joburg, Cape Town, Durban

By store — what you can shop at

• Shop at Target with Selectido — designer collabs, Cat & Jack, Threshold
• Shop at Sephora US with Selectido — Drunk Elephant, Tarte, Charlotte Tilbury
• Shop at Costco with Selectido — without a membership
• Shop at Walmart with Selectido — Great Value, Equate, kids' basics
• Shop at Apple Store US with Selectido — unlocked iPhones, Mac CTO
• Shop at Whole Foods with Selectido — USDA organic, Manuka honey
• Shop at Best Buy with Selectido — gaming, laptops, US-spec electronics

Use cases — the real reasons people book

• Buy US baby formula internationally — Similac, Enfamil, Kirkland Signature
• Shop at Costco without a US membership
• What to do when a US store doesn't ship internationally

Local — for homebound US shoppers

• Twin Cities (Minneapolis & Saint Paul) — live video personal shopper with FREE local delivery
• Personal shopper for seniors — recurring weekly slots, no app required
• Grocery help after surgery — knee, hip, C-section, chemo recovery
• Personal shopper for disabled and chronic illness — accessible, audio-only option
• Personal shopper for new parents — don't wake the baby, pause anytime
• For family caregivers — book groceries for an aging parent from anywhere

How Selectido compares to mail forwarders

• Selectido vs. Aramex Shop & Ship
• Selectido vs. MyUS
• Selectido vs. Shipito

From the Selectido blog

• Buying US baby formula internationally in 2026 — complete guide
• Brazil customs (Receita Federal) for personal imports — full 2026 guide
• Sephora US-exclusive brands you can't buy in most countries (2026)
• All Selectido blog posts

Read our terms of service, privacy policy, refund policy, and shipping policy.