Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Jul 5th 2017, 9:54 am
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Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Morning guys,
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
Jul 5th 2017, 1:43 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Morning guys,
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
Jul 5th 2017, 1:45 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Just to let you know, the Heinz BAked Beans from Walmart - even the English style ones, are NOT the same as from the UK. The tomato sauce is runnier and sweeter (not as sweet as North American beans which have molasses in them). If you're after real UK baked beans, we go to a local UK food importer called London Bus. I think it's $35 for 24 tins. Funnily enough, after all these years, baked beans and yorkshire tea are the two things we go out of our way to source.
The problem I have is that most sites won't process a credit card payment because I'm not able to enter in the correct billing address as the site requires a Canadian address.
Jul 5th 2017, 2:29 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
A friend of mine in the U.K. sent me a Chapters/Indigo gift card a couple of years ago, which she had obviously bought using her UK card - might be worth considering if you have no luck on the baked beans front? I think they stock some British magazines 😀
Jul 5th 2017, 2:45 pm
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Jul 5th 2017, 2:56 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Have you tried eBay?
Setup a UK eBay account, associate it with a PayPal account and you can then shop and ship in the US and Canada.
Setup a UK eBay account, associate it with a PayPal account and you can then shop and ship in the US and Canada.
Jul 5th 2017, 4:46 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Just to let you know, the Heinz BAked Beans from Walmart - even the English style ones, are NOT the same as from the UK. The tomato sauce is runnier and sweeter (not as sweet as North American beans which have molasses in them). If you're after real UK baked beans, we go to a local UK food importer called London Bus. I think it's $35 for 24 tins. Funnily enough, after all these years, baked beans and yorkshire tea are the two things we go out of our way to source.
Jul 5th 2017, 6:34 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Morning guys,
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
Jul 5th 2017, 6:37 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
I get the impression the OP wants to send their friends some as a surprise gift.
Jul 5th 2017, 6:44 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Then, of course, there's Amazon. Plenty of grocery things there including 'Brit' stuff.
No problem at all registering UK credit card billing address with Canadian delivery address on the amazon.ca site.
No problem at all registering UK credit card billing address with Canadian delivery address on the amazon.ca site.
Jul 5th 2017, 6:59 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Jul 5th 2017, 11:36 pm
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Just to let you know, the Heinz BAked Beans from Walmart - even the English style ones, are NOT the same as from the UK. The tomato sauce is runnier and sweeter (not as sweet as North American beans which have molasses in them). If you're after real UK baked beans, we go to a local UK food importer called London Bus. I think it's $35 for 24 tins. Funnily enough, after all these years, baked beans and yorkshire tea are the two things we go out of our way to source.
Jul 6th 2017, 12:22 am
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Send a care parcel of chocolate. You can buy most things here but the fact that a friend back home has bothered to shop and wrap a gift is very lovely.
Jul 6th 2017, 1:32 am
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Jul 6th 2017, 1:37 am
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Re: Trying to buy something for a friend from the UK in Canada - HELP
Morning guys,
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot
I live in the UK, and some friends moved to Canada recently. I'm trying to do a simple thing of buy them some Heinz Baked Beans from the Walmart website and have them delivered to them.
But I can not add my billing address to the checkout because it only recognises Canadian or a USA address.
Can anyone recommend a service or a work around?
Kind regards,
ChrisHoppyBot