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When I was traveling abroad, I placed an order on Walmart, shipping to my home address, so that it would be there for me when I got back home. Walmart cancelled

When I was traveling abroad, I placed an order on Walmart, shipping to my home address, so that it would be there for me when I got back home. Walmart cancelled the order, "due to location restrictions on placing and shipping orders", even though the delivery address was in the US! I have no idea why the physical location of the computer placing the order should matter to Walmart. Eventually I just had to get my friend order for me.

pshirshov 3y ago
A tailscale node on your AppleTV at home will fix the issue for you.
- sangnoir 3y ago
  Wireguard on a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero works as well[1], for those who don't have AppleTVs. 1. Or OpenVPN on your router. It's probably to gove yourself a tunnel to your home-network you can use from your phone or laptop from anywhere in the world. Avoid default ports if you can.
  - snotrockets 3y ago
    Tailscale is wireguard, just with outsourced admin. I'm getting paid to develop and operate network infrastructure, I don't want to have a second job doing it without compensation.
    - sangnoir 3y ago
      The only admin work I ever do is generating a new config when I get or replace a peer device. I imagine this is inescapable even on Tailscale? Are there specific, recurring tasks that you think would cause it to rise to the level of a second job, rather than a once-and-done 5 minute install?
  - mango7283 3y ago
    The fact you have to state avoid default ports if you can kinda really highlights why this is not the best idea right?
jeromegv 3y ago
Shopify does use the IP location distance Vs shipping address as a risk factor for fraud. I see it often on my Shopify stores where they will flag an order as high risk for that reason. Same thing if someone used a VPN.
jrockway 3y ago
I don't know how the numbers break down, but plenty of people that buy credit card numbers are happy to orchestrate a scheme to ship packages to the US and have someone forward them to the scammer. Or steal them off your porch. It is probably exceptionally rare for a fraud protection algorithm to be in place to inconvenience and spite you. Rather, some ne'er-do-well has cooked up a bafflingly complicated scheme that looks like your legitimate business. Such is the tragedy of operating at scale.

pshirshov 3y ago

A tailscale node on your AppleTV at home will fix the issue for you.

sangnoir 3y ago
Wireguard on a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero works as well[1], for those who don't have AppleTVs. 1. Or OpenVPN on your router. It's probably to gove yourself a tunnel to your home-network you can use from your phone or laptop from anywhere in the world. Avoid default ports if you can.
- snotrockets 3y ago
  Tailscale is wireguard, just with outsourced admin. I'm getting paid to develop and operate network infrastructure, I don't want to have a second job doing it without compensation.
  - sangnoir 3y ago
    The only admin work I ever do is generating a new config when I get or replace a peer device. I imagine this is inescapable even on Tailscale? Are there specific, recurring tasks that you think would cause it to rise to the level of a second job, rather than a once-and-done 5 minute install?
- mango7283 3y ago
  The fact you have to state avoid default ports if you can kinda really highlights why this is not the best idea right?

jeromegv 3y ago

Shopify does use the IP location distance Vs shipping address as a risk factor for fraud. I see it often on my Shopify stores where they will flag an order as high risk for that reason. Same thing if someone used a VPN.

jrockway 3y ago

I don't know how the numbers break down, but plenty of people that buy credit card numbers are happy to orchestrate a scheme to ship packages to the US and have someone forward them to the scammer. Or steal them off your porch. It is probably exceptionally rare for a fraud protection algorithm to be in place to inconvenience and spite you. Rather, some ne'er-do-well has cooked up a bafflingly complicated scheme that looks like your legitimate business. Such is the tragedy of operating at scale.