A Few Questions

I'll be moving to the UK early next year, and my boyfriend and I plan to get married in October. Since I'll be moving there, my mom is finding it difficult to come up with ideas to get me for a bridal shower/wedding gifts etc. since I can't really take kitchen items and things like that to England with me. I was wondering if you've found any way around this? Is there any way to use a site like Argos and pay with a card online from the US but have it delivered somewhere in the UK?
Don't know if it's possible but I just thought I'd ask!!!
Thank you!!!

The short answer is yes, though there are certain online retailers which have payment processing systems that reject foreign credit cards.  Why, I'm not sure -- this was just my experience when I lived in the UK.  I don't know if Argos is one of those -- I do recall that in the stores you could only pay with a chip and pin card (not a swipey only card).  You can always call to check.  However, also be aware that unless the American buyers are paying with a Capital One credit card, they will get hit with a foreign transaction fee, which typically ranges anywhere from 1.5-3%. 

I'll be moving to the UK early next year, and my boyfriend and I plan to get married in October. Since I'll be moving there, my mom is finding it difficult to come up with ideas to get me for a bridal shower/wedding gifts etc. since I can't really take kitchen items and things like that to England with me. I was wondering if you've found any way around this? Is there any way to use a site like Argos and pay with a card online from the US but have it delivered somewhere in the UK?
Don't know if it's possible but I just thought I'd ask!!!
Thank you!!!

People stateside can buy things on amazon.co.uk. UK appropriate appliances and they only have to pay local shipping to UK addresses that way, too. That's the only one I am sure of but there may be others.

Yes you can. Before DW moved here, as a Christmas present she bought me a blender from Argos online and had it delivered!

From US family, we've gotten vouchers for Amazon.co.uk, Nisbets (UK catering store where we got our awesome pots and pans) and I'm pretty sure they'd be able to get cards for Debenhams, John Lewis and other big department stores online.

vandyalum is right- they will get charged a foreign currency conversion fee, but warn family ahead of time and point out that it's less than shipping and we know we're getting something we want and something that will work here, so it shouldn't be an issue.

Oh good!! Thank you guys!!! My mom was kinda sad that she can't really buy wedding gifts for me because I can't easily take things to England with me. So she'll be really excited to hear that!!!

People stateside can buy things on amazon.co.uk. UK appropriate appliances and they only have to pay local shipping to UK addresses that way, too. That's the only one I am sure of but there may be others.

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We use Amazon.co.uk all the time from the USA to buy stuff for folks in the UK.  Our 2 children have also done the same, buying gifts for their UK relations.  First time our son did it, buying a gift for his Godson, he forgot to select the correct shipping address and they shipped it to him in the USA.  He then had to ship it back to his Godson in the UK.  He didn't make that mistake the 2nd time

Marks and Spencers accepts non uk cards