KUALA LUMPUR, May 1 -- If you've ever come across Indonesian social media postings you might have seen the word jastip.

Jastip Is just the shortened version of the phrase jasa titip - its literal translation meaning "entrusting service" but it's basically what Indonesia calls personal shopper services.

In Malaysia, personal shoppers also advertise themselves as "trusted."

Whether locals here got the inspiration from jastip is anyone's guess.

While many jastips operate locally in Indonesia, many offer buying services for items from abroad with many Indonesians working outside Indonesia taking the opportunity to make some extra cash when they fly back for visits.

Yet the biggest differentiator between Indonesia's "I will buy this for y...