Amazon US account in UK?

ajf · 26 May 2012 at 22:36

Is it possible to setup a US account on Amazon?
I know you can get companies that give you a US shipping address, so would this work?
Would a UK Credit Card work?

I actually want to get something from the digital downloads site which is not available in the UK or to UK account holders.

Andrew

Raymond Lin · 26 May 2012 at 22:39

You can buy things from amazon us, ca, jp etc with your UK credit card and ship to UK address. However some product are only shipped locally.

ajf · 26 May 2012 at 22:46

That's the issue, the downloads are US account and payment only.
Just wondered if there is a way round it?

Dist · 26 May 2012 at 22:59

I used to use a little workaround to use the Amazon appstore and get the free app of the day thing they do, all it required was using a made up address and a made up US credit card. Worked perfectly fine for a while, and obviously would only work for the free app of the day, but a month or two ago they must have changed something because even with a US account, address and credit card it started to say not available outside the US. I'm not sure if there is a more up to date method that works, but that one doesn't any more and I would assume getting a paid purchase is perhaps more complicated.

Begbie · 26 May 2012 at 23:01

ajf said:
That's the issue, the downloads are US account and payment only.
Just wondered if there is a way round it?

Going through an American DNS server, would work.

ennogs · 26 May 2012 at 23:04

ajf said:
That's the issue, the downloads are US account and payment only.
Just wondered if there is a way round it?

I downloaded a game called MX VS ATV reflex from amazon US as it was going very cheap. At first it said US customers only. So on somebodies recommendation here I changed my billing and shipping address to a hotel in New York. After I downloaded the game I changed my address back.

dowie · 27 May 2012 at 00:30

not tried myself but US proxy + amex card... or even just using an amex card might work

AzZ · 27 May 2012 at 01:11

If you just bang in any US address it will work. Done it before for a game.

Em3bbs · 27 May 2012 at 01:49

Begbie said:
Going through an American DNS server, would work.

No it wouldn't - a DNS server only resolves hostnames, it doesn't disguise your location.

You probably mean proxy server.

n111ck · 27 May 2012 at 10:25

If you have a UK account then buy amazon.com vouchers and add them to a different .com account with a US address (pick a hotel or some other business).

Used to have to do this to buy off the US Kindle store but they dont seem to care any more and you can use a UK credit card.

They dont check IP addresses or anything like that.

tres · 27 May 2012 at 10:31

I signed up to the US Amazon to use the android marketplace - they ask for a US address

The Halk · 27 May 2012 at 10:33

I've got a UK and a US address on my Amazon account. I signed up for it in the UK, but I also use it in the US. I've not noticed any restrictions, although I've only bought physical products.

daisycutter · 28 May 2012 at 07:07

Ive got a UK amazon account, but have bought items from amazon US and had them shipped to a friends house in florida. never had a problem.