How do you receive presents from the UK?
Oct 1st 2008, 3:28 pm
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How do you receive presents from the UK?
Hi
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Oct 1st 2008, 3:44 pm
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
Hi
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Oct 1st 2008, 4:01 pm
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
4 ways. Cash in a card. Travelers Checks in a card. Money into my UK bank account. Amazon.
Oct 1st 2008, 6:29 pm
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
Hi
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Oct 1st 2008, 11:55 pm
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
My Mom in UK buys from Amazon and they accept her UK CC.
Oct 2nd 2008, 2:54 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
We go for Amazon or money into the UK account.
But DH just turned 40 while visiting the UK, and so a few people got him a nice framed print.
He had the print boxed up to bring back to the US, which cost £25.
The airline then told him it was too big so he'd have to pay £50 to put it on the plane.
So he left it in the UK.
My mum just enquired about shipping it and was told it would be £100.
It is still in the UK...
But DH just turned 40 while visiting the UK, and so a few people got him a nice framed print.
He had the print boxed up to bring back to the US, which cost £25.
The airline then told him it was too big so he'd have to pay £50 to put it on the plane.
So he left it in the UK.
My mum just enquired about shipping it and was told it would be £100.
It is still in the UK...
Oct 4th 2008, 9:37 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
There are other restrictions-effectively they ship only books, DVDs and the like outside their home country. However, the simplest solution would be to use an UK CC to buy from some major US supplier like Amazon.com
Last edited by RBN282; Oct 4th 2008 at 9:39 am.
Oct 4th 2008, 1:14 pm
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
No one ever sends me things from the UK
Not my kids or any of my family, ... Shit ! ... I only get one birthday card from my Son, my Daughter doesnt bother even to say happy bithday on facebook
Whats worse ??? ... My family here didn't get me a card this year either
So this year all I got was one f**kin card
Oct 5th 2008, 12:14 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
If she has an issue, use a proxy credit card service...
Oct 5th 2008, 1:09 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
I'd receive them thankfully
Oct 5th 2008, 2:09 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
Hi
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
Ive searched for this problem and not had any luck so apologises if this has been asked before.
Ive found lots of links about people in US buying presents for family in UK but any ideas of how to do it the other way around, apart from sending them through the post?
My mum has wanted to buy me gift vouchers for my birthday but has struggled to find a US store which will accept her UK card as it isnt registered to a UK account. She looked at a few stores over here to buy things but again the same problem. Apart from Amazon.com, I cant seem to find many places that will allow you to buy an american product using UK debit card.
I wondered if anyone had experience of their own birthday / christmas presents from the UK and could point me in the right direction.
Thanks
Charlotte xx
I had a Macy's wedding registry that family in the UK bought from online using their UK credit cards, and my dad has paid for things from US companies on my behalf using a UK credit card in the past. I wonder why your mum is having problems?
Oct 5th 2008, 2:12 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
We go for Amazon or money into the UK account.
But DH just turned 40 while visiting the UK, and so a few people got him a nice framed print.
He had the print boxed up to bring back to the US, which cost £25.
The airline then told him it was too big so he'd have to pay £50 to put it on the plane.
So he left it in the UK.
My mum just enquired about shipping it and was told it would be £100.
It is still in the UK...
But DH just turned 40 while visiting the UK, and so a few people got him a nice framed print.
He had the print boxed up to bring back to the US, which cost £25.
The airline then told him it was too big so he'd have to pay £50 to put it on the plane.
So he left it in the UK.
My mum just enquired about shipping it and was told it would be £100.
It is still in the UK...
Oct 5th 2008, 2:20 am
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Re: How do you receive presents from the UK?
What do you mean your mum's card isn't registered to a UK account?
I had a Macy's wedding registry that family in the UK bought from online using their UK credit cards, and my dad has paid for things from US companies on my behalf using a UK credit card in the past. I wonder why your mum is having problems?
I had a Macy's wedding registry that family in the UK bought from online using their UK credit cards, and my dad has paid for things from US companies on my behalf using a UK credit card in the past. I wonder why your mum is having problems?
