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I have been living outside of the US continuously since 2016. I will be returning in December. I am bringing with me very limited luggage and equipment as the rest of my stuff would cost more to ship than what it's worth. I've even considered things like pallets and shipping containers but it's just not worth it at my scale.

So, when I come back, I will have my two bags, backpack, and Starlink. I've saved up quite a bit of money but when I really sit down and think of all the garbage I need to get a kitchen ready, an office setup for streaming again, and all the other things you consider household essentials - it's a lot of money, easily 4 figures, probably 5. I'm going to have to dip into my Kiwi Compound funds for some stuff but if that can be mitigated that'd be awesome.

People have been asking for years how to give me money without using crypto, and I've received many offers for gift cards, but none of them were valid outside of the US, so I could never accept them. I'm debating if I can actually do that now. My fear is either (1) somehow doxing through a wishlist [which I think has happened before?], (2) doxing by complaining to customer support about a stolen card, or (3) getting an account I actually use banned by redeeming a bunch of gift cards.

If anyone is familiar with stuff like this let me know.
 
Null said:
I have been living outside of the US continuously since 2016. I will be returning in December. I am bringing with me very limited luggage and equipment as the rest of my stuff would cost more to ship than what it's worth. I've even considered things like pallets and shipping containers but it's just not worth it at my scale.

So, when I come back, I will have my two bags, backpack, and Starlink. I've saved up quite a bit of money but when I really sit down and think of all the garbage I need to get a kitchen ready, an office setup for streaming again, and all the other things you consider household essentials - it's a lot of money, easily 4 figures, probably 5. I'm going to have to dip into my Kiwi Compound funds for some stuff but if that can be mitigated that'd be awesome.

People have been asking for years how to give me money without using crypto, and I've received many offers for gift cards, but none of them were valid outside of the US, so I could never accept them. I'm debating if I can actually do that now. My fear is either (1) somehow doxing through a wishlist [which I think has happened before?], (2) doxing by complaining to customer support about a stolen card, or (3) getting an account I actually use banned by redeeming a bunch of gift cards.

If anyone is familiar with stuff like this let me know.
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I think you'd be better off setting up a P.O. Box and have people send you shit.
 
Null said:
People have been asking for years how to give me money without using crypto, and I've received many offers for gift cards, but none of them were valid outside of the US, so I could never accept them. I'm debating if I can actually do that now. My fear is either (1) somehow doxing through a wishlist [which I think has happened before?], (2) doxing by complaining to customer support about a stolen card, or (3) getting an account I actually use banned by redeeming a bunch of gift cards.
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I can't imagine that Amazon will ban you just for redeeming gift cards. That's what they're for. The doxing stuff I have no idea about, but that also seems extremely unlikely; and while your fears aren't entirely unfounded because of who you are, I just can't see any problems with accepting gift cards on it's face. I've never heard of anything like that happening to any legitimate customer, as opposed to someone who is just redeeming stolen gift cards.

Amazon has far better customer support than most of the platforms you get banned from, so if something were to happen, they could probably fix it or at the very least tell you why you were banned and what happened, and if there's anything that can be done.
 
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I can't imagine that Amazon will ban you just for redeeming gift cards. That's what they're for. The doxing stuff I have no idea about, but that also seems extremely unlikely; and while your fears aren't entirely unfounded because of who you are, I just can't see any problems with accepting gift cards on it's face. I've never heard of anything like that happening to any legitimate customer, as opposed to someone who is just redeeming stolen gift cards.

Amazon has far better customer support than most of the platforms you get banned from, so if something were to happen, they could probably fix it or at the very least tell you why you were banned and what happened, and if there's anything that can be done.
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Amazon customer service sucks now, it's all AI bots and pajeets who can only rigorously follow a script and nothing else.

I don't think there would be a way to dox someone just sending them a gift card on Amazon but I've also never tried. I guess to be completely safe the PO box is the best, then people can send you gift cards for whatever or just money orders directly.
 
Mail in donations to the farms and to MATI seems pretty intriguing.
Besides sending a money order to the correct address, what kind of rules/courtesies should I abide by?

Maybe consider something similar for MATI as well. I liked that mail-in super-chat and I wonder how that works.

Also as a courtesy thing, what amount would you consider to be the minimum to be "worth the hassle" for dealing with mail and money orders?
 
I received an MO to the PO Box for a very specific amount greater than $100. If you'd like to claim this for T&H for yourself and others, DM me the exact amount.
 
Okay, so it's Black Friday and I'd like to order stuff I'm going to need in the US to a place I can pick it up. Stuff I need is hundreds off right now. If you want to support this shameless grifting, DM me.
  • I can only do this for established accounts I can reasonably expect not to cause problems.
  • The gift cards must be for large retailers that have shit I need. Use your head on that one, I don't want to name names.
  • Provide a picture of your receipt, regardless of if it's digital or a physical receipt paper. Do not just send the code.
  • Ensure your card is not region locked outside of the US.
Basically I'm leaving everything behind. I'd like some ergonomic office furniture, a bed, and a 20' mast for starlink. This alone is a couple thousand dollars.

Thanks
 
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Null said:
Okay, so it's Black Friday and I'd like to order stuff I'm going to need in the US to a place I can pick it up. Stuff I need is hundreds off right now. If you want to support this shameless grifting, DM me.
  • I can only do this for established accounts I can reasonably expect not to cause problems.
  • The gift cards must be for large retailers that have shit I need. Use your head on that one, I don't want to name names.
  • Provide a picture of your receipt, regardless of if it's digital or a physical receipt paper. Do not just send the code.
Basically I'm leaving everything behind. I'd like some ergonomic office furniture, a bed, and a 20' mast for starlink. This alone is a couple thousand dollars.

Thanks
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SAAR DO NOT REDEEM
God I'm gonna get nuked from orbit for taking the low hanging fruit aren't I?
 
Null said:
Okay, so it's Black Friday and I'd like to order stuff I'm going to need in the US to a place I can pick it up. Stuff I need is hundreds off right now. If you want to support this shameless grifting, DM me.
  • I can only do this for established accounts I can reasonably expect not to cause problems.
  • The gift cards must be for large retailers that have shit I need. Use your head on that one, I don't want to name names.
  • Provide a picture of your receipt, regardless of if it's digital or a physical receipt paper. Do not just send the code.
Basically I'm leaving everything behind. I'd like some ergonomic office furniture, a bed, and a 20' mast for starlink. This alone is a couple thousand dollars.

Thanks
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Dear feeder, do not redeem!
 
Null said:
Okay, so it's Black Friday and I'd like to order stuff I'm going to need in the US to a place I can pick it up. Stuff I need is hundreds off right now. If you want to support this shameless grifting, DM me.
  • I can only do this for established accounts I can reasonably expect not to cause problems.
  • The gift cards must be for large retailers that have shit I need. Use your head on that one, I don't want to name names.
  • Provide a picture of your receipt, regardless of if it's digital or a physical receipt paper. Do not just send the code.
  • Ensure your card is not region locked outside of the US.
Basically I'm leaving everything behind. I'd like some ergonomic office furniture, a bed, and a 20' mast for starlink. This alone is a couple thousand dollars.

Thanks
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Can I mail you a lamp shaped like a T-Rex?
 
Null said:
Okay, so it's Black Friday and I'd like to order stuff I'm going to need in the US to a place I can pick it up. Stuff I need is hundreds off right now. If you want to support this shameless grifting, DM me.
  • I can only do this for established accounts I can reasonably expect not to cause problems.
  • The gift cards must be for large retailers that have shit I need. Use your head on that one, I don't want to name names.
  • Provide a picture of your receipt, regardless of if it's digital or a physical receipt paper. Do not just send the code.
  • Ensure your card is not region locked outside of the US.
Basically I'm leaving everything behind. I'd like some ergonomic office furniture, a bed, and a 20' mast for starlink. This alone is a couple thousand dollars.

Thanks
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Highly recommend Goodwill and especially Habitat for Humanity ReStores if there's any near your undisclosed location because god damn there's bargains for furnture
 
I remember you said that you wouldn't move back to the US until you lost weight (by eating pizza all the time). Did you have any success in this journey?
 
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