Australians will no longer be able to order from Amazon’s American site

by calliethrone on 5/31/2018, 12:54 PM with 41 comments
  • by retrogradeorbit on 5/31/2018, 2:10 PM

    "Australia is a lucky country run mainly by second rate people who share its luck. It lives on other people's ideas, and, although its ordinary people are adaptable, most of its leaders (in all fields) so lack curiosity about the events that surround them that they are often taken by surprise." -- Donald Horne

  • by rini17 on 5/31/2018, 2:07 PM

    At least they clearly know. Compare to frustrations with shipping from US to Europe where you'll never know till checkout whether delivery is possible or not.

  • by beauzero on 5/31/2018, 1:12 PM

    It saddens me a bit that this may become the new norm for the internet.

  • by awakeasleep on 5/31/2018, 1:29 PM

    If any of you Australians want someone to drop ship you, email me

  • by calliethrone on 5/31/2018, 1:33 PM

    The move is a response to a new GST policy that will apply 10% tax to all overseas purchases under $1,000 announced by the Turnbull government last year in a bid to “level the playing field” between Australian and overseas retailers.

  • by kavalec on 5/31/2018, 1:38 PM

    TIL: Australians need more American friends

  • by zarania on 5/31/2018, 1:18 PM

    hack/zaraina/Hopson

  • by uncleamerica on 5/31/2018, 3:38 PM

    USA USA USA