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Need someone to help me create an Amazon UK account. (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by aeronmelon@lemmy.world to c/askuk@feddit.uk

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I am American, but I live in Japan. I have been searching for a particular T-Fal cooking pot with a particular type of glass lid that used to be available for sale in Japan, but is not any longer.

Doing a broad web search for it, I found it still for sale on Amazon UK. The company selling them even offers to ship to Japan. The problem is when I try to make an account I am blocked because of “suspicious activity.”

I think if I had an account, I would be able to use my own payment methods to buy it and have it shipped to me. Can anyone living in the UK help me?

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[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I can't help with the account, but have you tried searching for Tefal? It's an old brand that used to sell kitchenware in the UK, and is pronounced the same way as T-Fal. I'm wondering if there's been a spelling mistake somewhere along the way :)

[–] ladel@feddit.uk 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, they're definitely the same thing

In the United States, Tefal is marketed as T-fal.[6] This is to comply with DuPont's objection that the name "Tefal" was too close to DuPont's trademark "Teflon".[1] The T-fal brand is also used in Canada[7] and Japan.[8][9]

[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

Oh, that's interesting, I can see why DuPont objected.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

The official website no longer carries it. The Amazon seller is not T-fal, so it must be old stock.