Buying from the US (I want to)

Chuffy

Hi, with the exchange rate being so favourable at present I want to buy some stuff from US websites.
The problem is the sites don't ship international.
I seem to recall a service run from the US that will accept the delivery on your behalf then forward it you at cost plus a small fee for their time.

Does anyone know of this service.

Thanks in advance...

Hintza

Many will...just have a hunt around.

Or try EBay

DavidLaGuardia

I came accross this problem and don't understand why these companies can't be more creative. I even offered to add the cost of post/packaging (courier where appropriate) which all they had to do was add to my credit card transaction in advance. I was talking to Nintendo America and there may have been cotractual reasons why they could not do so (such as a reciprocal agreement not to interfere with a European part of the business). Perhaps some smaller retailers who see the logic of this and benefit to this could be pursuaded if they are enterprizing enough.

Chuffy

I am actually looking for a baseball cap from the New York Mets website for my brother in law, so they aren't that flexible and as it's a specific product, eBay may not be the answer.

IainCMartin

Currently closed, but this MIGHT be your answer

http://www.shopthestates.com/

Not used it myself though !!

Chuffy

Thanks Iain, it looks just what I need.

Cheers and have a good christmas.

Cactus_Jack

That site is very interesting, has anyone used it before?

halcyon_2

Many sites do deliver overseas. I hardly went to the high street this Christmas at all. gearthatgives.com and novica.com were the main ones i used. 7dayshop is based in Jersey and do great discounted digital cameras and attachments, need to pay some import tax from there though, still great deals to be had.

pennylane99

above poster reported....thread from 2004