So looks like nothing has changed. Identical response & company policies that I experienced.
Kevin you can try having the shipment specified to USA drop location, but my bet is it also wont go through same as David experienced. I tried my USA re-ship address which is a streert address not a PO box or anything. Didn't work. My buddy tried his USD CC based in a US bank going to a US address & also didn't work. So we figure its an IP address thing. Someone else suggested trying to submit through some anonymous dark web location (or whatever its called LOL) but that's beyond my skill set.
David I'm guessing the response was so fast because they readily identified your Kanukistan status & they probably deal with this on a daily basis.
Not that I think MMC gives a crap about us, but having it ordered through a US buddy & sent is probably exactly the conclusion they are hoping you will arrive at, because the package gets kicked out the door inside US with no customs/tariff/country of origin implications. What happens between you & your buddy declaration & duty wise is for USA/CDN customs to deal with. The sad thing is, the identical item could be available on ebay or amazon dot com & come flying through with no issues. So I figure I am doing my part to reward the company that has figured it out & gone the extra mile.
On the 'use your companies account' front, again count yourself lucky. A lot of companies don't want the internal accounting headache of separating business from non-business (personal) expenses if they are subject audit. It may be minor or infrequent, but they don't want to attract the wrong kind of attention because that usually involves pulling more records & justifying them if requested.
Shipping is also very reasonable - they must have a good deal.
