[HansTWN]

Still working on a permanent and simple solution to directly buying from US stores with regional restrictions (like Amazon, Sony, etc). I can get a credit card from a US bank. Since the US mailing address, however, has to be an address the bank actually sends the mail to, I do not want to use a friends address. A number of commercial shopping and mail forwarding services are available. Like GetmyUSmail.com, etc. They give you an actual US street address for a monthly fee and can forward any mail in bulk at a later date. The problem is, how reliable are they? Since they would be receiving bank mail this obviously is a very important issue. Is anybody using these, perhaps a US expat who gets his/her mail forwarded? All of us who are not US residents and are paying way too much or have to jump through hoops to shop at US stores would greatly appreciate if some members can share their experiences.