Many, many times I have found a great website with products I want or need. After doing my shopping and comparing, I finally try to complete my order. Sometimes the ordering website will even ask for 'State or Province'. (See homereserve.com for an example.) But when I try to complete the order, I find out they only ship to the U.S. Many American companies seem to think all visitors to their websites are American and don't feel any need to at least indicate what currency the prices are in. It's called the WORLD WIDE Web, folks!
I've learned my lesson and generally check the checkout page BEFORE shopping. But, as with homereserve.com, even that can be misleading.
2006-06-29 17:44:41 · 5 answers · asked by Kristen C 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Kristen,
I actually run such a website. Of all the English speaking visitors that my sites receive, only about 5% are non-American. While I am sure it is frustrating to non-Americans that companies do not cater to them, it is simply because the vast majority of our VISITORS are American in the first place. The cost-benefit structure of international shipping is just not very good to make us want to deal with foreign customers.
Sorry!!!
2006-06-29 17:48:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
IL bet this changes -= and as a minimum a universal search box with pull down \ allows you to email any of the people fenced in the doument and also you need PC to = auto pick up email address on entry of abovr, (with a change option() ), and require no additional inmput for cross ci=ommunication (kotnal security or final)
2006-06-29 18:11:55 · answer #2 · answered by sandwavessunwater 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Parochialism mixed up with a bit of xenophobia.
Were you not aware that the world is divided into the 50 states and "other"?
Those of us who live in "other" are all terrorists or communists hell bent on the destruction of the "land of the free" who clearly wouldn't want to buy anything from them anyway.
2006-06-29 17:54:27 · answer #3 · answered by rat_the_grumpy_old_man 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because no one else in the world has a computer duh. I mean how can they they only make every thing so some of us can sit and do nothing but complain. REVOLT against america and stop producing everything for us so all those lazy people who just want a fellware check actually have to get a job.
2006-06-29 17:51:00 · answer #4 · answered by Chad B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because most americans are so insular that it never occurred to them that there are any other countries so it doesn't occur to them that they should say that their website is only for americans
even national geographic has this problem - only americans can buy international gift subscriptions through their website
2006-06-29 17:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by Ivanhoe Fats 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋