this is something of a public service announcement.
If you have wanted to buy things from a US website that won't ship outside the US there is another website that will provide you with your own US address and then forward the stuff on. They will even repackage stuff sent from several different websites into one package to save on shipping.
It is www.bundlebox.com
For example say you want to buy some ski stuff from www.backcountry.com. A lot of US brands won't let them ship internationally, like Burton Snowboard/ Arc'Teryx or even EU brands like Norrona (the irony, the stuff is half the price in the US). So you get it shipped to Bundlebox who will store it for free for up to 30 days and then forward it on. Shipping in the US is generally free so you just pay for them to ship it here.
They will also buy stuff for you if the webiste requires a US credit card like www.gilt.com.
You are liable for the customs charges here, although I don't always seem to get hit with these.
Given where the CHFUSD rate is currently there are some great deals to be had.
I have absolutely no affiliation with any sites mentioned above but they do seem to take a fair amount of my disposable income.
