Emerje wrote:My bank doesn't let me use debit cards for foreign transactions unless I call them ahead of time to "open" the card for 24 hours which is a huge hassle
I just found out after a 40 minute call with my bank yesterday this was the case for me as well. Which is a pain because I have 3 pre-orders now with Amazon Japan that may not happen... Unfortunately I don't have a standard credit card. I may give the funds to someone else and switch the payment method that way...but we shall see.
I was thinking of perhaps purchasing a Visa gift card (which works as a credit card), and just put little over the amount needed on it, but I don't know if Amazon Japan would accept that either?
The safety/fraud prevention of my bank is awesome, but in this case is a hindrance, oh well, I guess you cant have everything.