How do you order things online when stationed over seas?

Question:

Ok I just moved to Japan, husband is in the navy and I can not figure out how to work out the billing info and address stuff when ordering online... I feel like a total idiot.. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer:

Noy you have absolutely no idea what you're talking about.

TO Answer the person's question (how about being helpful a bit?)

As mentioned living on base you will get a FPO/APO address. You use that FPO/APO address to order things.

City field: Enter "APO,"FPO," or "DPO."

State/Province/Region field: Enter the two-letter code for the region where the recipient is stationed. Typically, but not always, the code is "AE" for recipients stationed in Europe, Canada, Africa, or the Middle East; "AA" for recipients stationed in the Americas; and "AP" for recipients stationed in Asia or the Pacific.

Country field: Always select "United States" from the drop-down menu regardless of where the recipient is stationed.

The navy typically uses FPO addresses (FIND OUT WHAT YOUR ADDRESS IS EXACTLY).

You also generally need to use the name associated with that FPO address as well for it to be delivered.

Sometimes the online system will not let you enter an APO/FPO address, that is when you need to call them, and tell them it is a military address and not a Japanese address. The country selected should always be United States (not Japan or any other country). APO/FPO get the same shipping rates as regular domestic mail, the post office will handle the routing to the proper part of the world.