Getting thing shipped to "someplace" in Europe from the usa?

What a trip!!

It is expensive to ship internationally. What would you need in Europe that can’t be found there. There are Amazon drop boxes available in some locations but should you order from the states customs duty may be payable. In short personal opinion is you are adding lots of hassle to buy American.

Have you considered that you’re staying more than 90 days in the Schengen Zone? Anyhow good luck.

We have made purchases at Amazon.IT and Amazon.co.uk several times. You can use your US account sign in, but you won't get Prime benefits unless you sign up for Prime in that country. You can usually (???) get a month of Prime free on trial, though. Have it sent to your lodging. Not sure about Amazon Lockers there but you should be able to explore specific cities in those country sites. (See also Amazon.DE and Amazon.FR, for example.)

Anything your kids send you will cost not only in shipping but potentially in tariffs. We had that experience once when living in Italy and our son shipped us something that resulted in a 94 Euro fee to receive it!

Have you considered that you’re staying more than 90 days in the Schengen Zone?

I count 87 days in the Schengen zone ( April 1 to June 26). Close, but compliant with the 90 day limit.

I buy things from Amazon.de all the time. But its not like the US. Its sort of expensive and it takes days if not weeks to receive what is bought Forget the order in the next 2 hours and it will be on your door step in the morning.

Better than doing Amazon, why not try and live within the economy and culture of the country you are visiting? Plenty of stores for what ever you need and finding them and shopping in them is part of the experience.

Joe32F and Veteran Traveler, I did not see a list of the countries that they are visiting. Have you considered that 40% of the countries with real estate in Europe are not in Schengen? There is more to Europe than the EU and Schengen.

Shipping luggage to Europe via DHL:

https://www.dhl.com/discover/en-us/global-logistics-advice/essential-guides/Guide-to-shipping-luggage-overseas-before-you-travel

AI Response:

To ship luggage to Europe, you can use a dedicated luggage shipping service like Luggage Forward, SendMyBag, ShipGo, or DHL.

Maybe log into one of the country-specific Amazon sites, create a dummy order, and see what options are available. I believe that when I looked into this for a trip to Italy, lockers or manned commercial pickup options were available.

Keep in mind that much of Europe is not a technological backwater, and in some areas, such as transportation, they are decades ahead of the States.

You don't want someone in the US trying to ship you something they order on Amazon to ship to you in a foreign country. This spring we were either in the Belgium countryside or French countryside in the middle of nowhere, when we passed the largest Amazon warehouse I've ever seen; so do it from within the country you are in.

Certainly for the UK section of your journey we have Amazon lockers everywhere, they are proliferating at supermarkets and railway stations especially (even unstaffed stations).

Like others I would question, in your UK cities, what you can possibly need that you can't buy here, given that you are not going remotely off the beaten track.

I've ordered from Amazon all over Europe using my regular Amazon account. I've had things delivered in one or even two days. Sometimes longer. You will know how long it is scheduled to take when you order.

I can tell you that sending things internationally is very expensive.

I sent a small package from the UK to the US weighing no more than 2 kg and the cost was over $40. I have to do the same next month.

You'd be surprised how easy it is to find almost anything you need in Europe. Use Google to find where the item you need is sold.