A site I use to order essentials from my home country now blocks non-local IP addresses and VPNs. The orders go to a specialist courier for delivery abroad. Different browsers, cleared data, and several VPNs haven't helped. What else can I try?
How can I order essentials from a site that blocks VPNs and foreign IPs?
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Try contacting the retailer first. Explain that you have an account and use a courier in their country, then ask whether they can accept an order by phone or email, or offer another way to access the site from abroad. They may have a policy against forwarding orders, so it's worth checking before placing one.
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A trusted person in the country could place the order for you, if the retailer and courier allow it. That avoids messing around with network settings, though you'll need to agree on payment and how the courier should identify the package.
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A local proxy is another possibility. Someone you trust could set one up on a connection in that country, or you could rent a virtual server there and configure a proxy on it. Neither is guaranteed to work. The site may also block server IP addresses, and its terms may restrict this kind of access.
Be cautious about giving anyone access to your account or routing payment details through a proxy you don't trust.
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KestrelBay:
A virtual server's IP may look like a hosting address rather than a residential connection, so being in the right country alone might not be enough.