Online electronics store that ships to Canada?

December 18, 2006 9:24 AM

Where can I buy electronics online (a cordless telephone specifically) and ship directly to Canada? I tried a few websites: the US based ones don't ship to Canada, and the Canadian ones don't take a credit card with US billing address... Obviously I am in US.
posted by raheel to shopping (8 comments total)

I think you can do this with bestbuy.ca. You have to create an account, but it'll let you do it with a US address, and the billing form allows for a US address (I didn't submit it so I don't know for sure whether it will accept it).
posted by jheiz at 9:35 AM on December 18, 2006

I'd try Futureshop.ca, Sears.ca, TigerDirect.ca and HBC.com. Sears, TigerDirect and The Bay should be able to phone process your card if their website won't take your information.
posted by Mitheral at 9:47 AM on December 18, 2006

A more general answer:

Canada Post has their BorderFree program for several US mail-order companies.

There are intermediary companies that act as clearing and forwarding agents, but they tend to be really expensive. Here's a couple of examples: myus and mail netwok. I've not used either, so I can't vouch for their service: it's always been too expensive to purchase stuff that way, compared with the alternatives.
posted by bonehead at 9:55 AM on December 18, 2006

You should be able to add a secondary (Canadian) billing address to your credit cards. You can then use whatever Canadian site.

I've done the inverse. It took about a minute. Easy as pie.
posted by nazca at 10:12 AM on December 18, 2006

Thanks all of you.
posted by raheel at 3:49 PM on December 18, 2006

Amazon doesn't? Amazon allows you to order from all their European stores with the same ID so I presume AmazonCanada is the same ... Only the AmazonJapan store requires a new account ... and presumably AmazonChina.
posted by jbelkin at 4:11 PM on December 18, 2006

Amazon does let you do it, but the Canadian site offers a lot less than the American one. It's fine for books, DVDs, music and software, but I don't think they sell electronics yet.
posted by jheiz at 4:51 PM on December 18, 2006

Amamazon.com will ship to Canada
posted by Neiltupper at 9:41 PM on December 18, 2006