In 2012, my address was an FPO address. I am a Boholistic Mom, but my husband wears a uniform. He serves his country in the United States Navy. I am a military spouse and I am proud to serve my husband as he serves the United States of America.
Many military members and military families become stationed overseas while they are a part of the military community. Before we leave our home country to move overseas, we know that we are sacrificing time with our families and some of our American conveniences in order to stay together as a family. We may have to buy transformers to make our appliances work, buy new bulbs for our lamps, and have to learn how to hang clothes out to dry because the electricity cost is so high in other countries. These sacrifices we gladly make, but some we shouldn’t have to make. We have access to the USPS through our local bases. We live overseas, but we can send things home and we can receive packages from our families and from companies in the states.
We’ve found that many companies are fully willing to ship to FPO (Fleet Post Office), APO (Army Post Office), and DPO (Diplomatic Post Office) addresses. These companies take the time to fill out the customs forms and allow us access to our American goods. We can’t buy everything from the states, but these companies help us to get what we need to care for our families. Unfortunately, not all companies are so kind. We’ve found some companies that add hefty charges to FPO/APO/DPO orders because they will have to fill out customs forms and take their packages to the post office. I’m glad they ship to us . . . but I can’t help to feel that they are taking advantage of the military families who want these companies’ products. Even $10 per order is asking a lot when it costs them nothing to fill out a customs form and most companies are still using USPS to send mail even if they do not use USPS to mail packages.
The cost to send to an FPO address is the same cost as it would be to send a package to a military base in New York.
Finally, some companies refuse to ship to FPO/APO/DPO addresses. They make claims saying that their merchandise doesn’t make it overseas or that it becomes damaged during shipping. While this seems like a legitimate excuse considering we occasionally do receive packages that have been damaged in transit, even in the states packages become damaged in transit. They can be damaged anywhere. Then there’s this lovely little thing called insurance. USPS offers insurance on all of their Priority shipping. If I pay for Priority, a company gets insurance for their product. If it comes damaged or doesn’t arrive, they get their money back! So the companies that claim to not ship to FPO/APO/DPO addresses because “the extra handling involved led to an extremely high percentage of lost and damaged items.” This refusal to ship isn’t for the sake of the customer, but rather their own personal unwillingness to file for insurance and package their items securely.
I totally understand restrictions relating to size and weight. I do not expect to get furniture overseas. I also know that we can’t get oversized items. The companies that I will add to my “blacklist” are companies that have products that are easy to ship, are not likely to be stolen (such as electronics), and are not oversize/furniture items.
I support the companies that support the military families by shipping to FPO/APO/DPO addresses.
I scold the companies who overcharge military families by adding hefty charges to ship to FPO/APO/DPO addresses.
I admonish the companies who refuse to ship to military families who have FPO/APO/DPO addresses.
Please join me in supporting the companies who support the military and refusing to purchase goods from those who will not support overseas military families. Thank you!
Ship FPO / APO / DPO
All Types of Items- Amazon – (most items coming directly from Amazon, especially Prime items)
- Has a list of items that they cannot ship due to postal laws, yet still a helpful resource for other items
- Target (excludes some items)
- TJMaxx – Ships ground (standard) only
- Oriental Trading
- Overstock – (Apparently some distributors ship FPO/APO/DPO, some do not. Overstock, as a company, has a policy that they do ship to FPO addresses, but they seem to be unable to fulfill this promise due to how their company works with drop shipping. Please share your experiences with us!)
- Walmart
- QVC – Demoted to “Does Not Ship FPO” List due to their manufacturers primarily using UPS.
- Adidas
- Athletica
- Dick’s Sporting Goods
- Eastbay
- Kelty – Free ground shipping
- REI
- Underarmour – 10% off Military discount using TROOP ID and ID.ME
- 1aauto.com – Fast Shipping
- Tire Rack – Stationed Overseas and Need Tires?
Bath, Body, and Makeup Products
- 100% Pure
- Bath and Body Works
- Beauty.com
- BH Cosmetics (flat rate of $8 shipping; with special $5 off shipping)
- ColourPop
- elf Makeup & Cosmetics (slower shipping)
- Lady Moss Beauty
- Origins
- Real Purity
- MAC Cosmetics
- Makeup Geek
- Morphe Brushes (flat rate of $7.99 shipping, slightly longer shipping)
- Sephora
- Abby’s Lane
- American Girl
- Carters – free shipping to APO/FPO for orders over $50
- Children’s Place
- Crazy 8
- Disney Store
- Land of Nod
- American Eagle
- ASOS – only ships USPS ground
- Banana Republic
- Buckle – Gives a 10% discount to military!!!
- Express
- Fashion Nova
- Free People
- Gap
- GoJane – FREE Standard shipping on all orders over $100 shipping to APO/FPO addresses!
- The Limited
- Old Navy
- Ralph Lauren
Department Stores
Eye Glasses- 39DollarGlasses – Excellent prices and no shipping for military families!
- Jamberry Nails – linked to my friend’s Jamberry site
- Thirty-One – linked to my friend’s Thirty-One site
- Young Living Oils – (read my post for more details) my Young Living sponsor/enroller #1620234
- Bed, Bath, and Beyond – Ships to APO/FPO, but not to DPO. 🙁
- CB2
- Crate and Barrel (excluding oversized items)
- Pottery Barn (excluding oversized items)
- West Elm (excluding oversized items)
- Williams-Sonoma
- Williams-Sonoma Home (excluding oversized items)
Military Focused Gift Companies
Natural Food Companies- Breadbeckers
- Harmony House Foods – will ship to FPO, but does not offer free shipping for orders over $99 for those at an FPO/APO
- Tropical Traditions
Party Supplies
- Party City
- 1/31/15 – refused to ship to an APO customer even though Party City’s policy states they ship APO/FPO/DPO (via Boholistic Mom reader)
- Update: This may have been an isolated occasion. We have another reader from an APO who says they did ship to her address. Please keep us updated with your experiences!
Pet Items
Photos and Photo Accessories- B&H photo
- Mpix
- Printic App – ships quickly (as reported by one of our readers)
- http://www.mybargainbuddy.com/stores-offering-apo-fpo-shipping
- http://www.oconus.com/
- http://nogoapo.com/
Adds an Extra Charge for FPO/APO/DPO
(including discriminative policies to overseas families)
- Clarks – Adds $10-$20 – Write Clarks here to discourage their extra charges
- Forever 21 – Does not offer their free shipping for orders over $50 to their FPO/APO/DPO customers, but does offer USPS standard shipping to FPO/APO addresses. Write Forever 21 here to encourage Forever 21 to offer free shipping deal to FPO/APO/DPO customers.
- G.H. Bass & Co. – Adds +$15 charge to ship to FPO/APO/DPO addresses – Write G.H. Bass & Co. here to request that they reduce their extra charge to ship to FPO customers.
- Gymboree – Adds $10 – Write Gymboree here to discourage their extra charges
- Hobby Lobby – Doubles shipping charge to FPO/APO customers – Write Hobby Lobby here to request that they reduce their shipping charge to FPO customers.
- Modcloth – Does not offer their free shipping for orders over $50 to their FPO/APO/DPO customers (they charge $8 flat rate shipping) and does not offer their exchange policy to military families – Write Modcloth here to encourage Modcloth to offer their free shipping deal to their FPO/APO/DPO customers.
- Nautica – Adds $10-$20 – Write Nautica here to discourage their extra charges
- QVC – Adds offshore shipping rates to FPO/APO/DPO resulting in increased shipping rates – Write QVC here to discourage their inaccurate charges
- in the past, we heard that they did have fast shipping
- Zulily – Charges $9.95 for APO/FPO addresses instead of the $5.95 for domestic addresses with no reason given for the extra fee – Write Zulily here to discourage their extra charges
If you are a company who would like to be removed from the Adds an Extra Charge List, please e-mail me through the “contact us” page and I’d love to hear and share your new policy!
Blacklist – Refuse to Ship to FPO/APO/DPO
- The Container Store – Write The Container Store here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Little Tikes – Write Little Tikes here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- North Face – Write North Face here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Finish Line – Write Finish Line here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Staples – Write Staples here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Ulta – Write Ulta here to encourage them to send to DPO (they currently ship APO/FPO with ground shipping that takes over a month to arrive)
- VistaPrint – Write VistaPrint here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Pier 1 Imports – Write Pier 1 Imports here to encourage them to send FPO/APO/DPO
- QVC – Write to QVC here to encourage them to ask more of their product manufacturers to ship USPS to FPO/APO/DPO addresses. Some products ship USPS, but many of the products apparently ship UPS. UPS does not cooperate well with USPS in getting products overseas to military families.
- Call: 888-345-5788
- Tweet: here
- Facebook: here
- Famous Footwear – Write Famous Footwear here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- SuperShoes.com – Write SuperShoes here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- American Express – Contact American Express to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Morphe Brushes – Contact Morphe Brushes here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
- Nordstrom Rack – Contact Nordstrom Rack here to encourage them to send to FPO/APO/DPO
If you are a company who would like to be removed from the blacklist, please e-mail me through the “contact us” page and I’d love to hear and share your new policy!
Twitter Tag #ShipFPO, #ShipAPO, #ShipDPO
Do you have a retailer to add to our list? Please share it below in the comments section.
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WON’T ship:
Ruggables
Chewy’s (pet supplies)
Sephora
1800PetMeds
WILL ship very quickly:
PetCareRx
Pet Expertise (call customer service if dropdown menu doesn’t accept address — very helpful)
CrioBru
Paula’s Choice (skincare)
Macy’s
Do you know the best way to send a case of Monster energy drink to a FPO address? Thank you for your help.
No, I really don’t. I’ll approve your post and hopefully someone else will have an idea how to do this.
I would like to add Oriental Trading to the party supplies. They (and Party City) usually get our products to us (in Korea) about 2 weeks after ordering.
Thank you so much for this list and I love that I can order some nice stuff for the GF from morphe. Thank you all
B&H photo (I believe they are in New York) does ship to APO. Ordered from their website (they sell electronics, computers, phones, cameras, that sort of thing) and it shipped from them the very next day, with a confirmation.
I added in B&H Photo!
May as well add Google store to the “won’t ship” list. They do have military addresses as a possible selection on their shipping address drop down, but all of their products show they will not ship to your address, if you do.
I tend to leave the electronic companies alone when it comes to FPO/APO addresses. While we were stationed in Italy, anything shipped that was labelled electronics did not tend to make it to us at our base. For instance, I ordered a massage head rest that was labelled as a “lap top.” The box had been ripped open, the contents were gone through, and when they realized that there wasn’t a lap top, they left it alone. The box was then taped back up and was delivered to the base in this condition.
While I do wish they would take the risk and send the electronics, I can really understand their position.
This is what I stated about this in my post:
“I totally understand restrictions relating to size and weight. I do not expect to get furniture overseas. I also know that we can’t get oversized items. The companies that I will add to my “blacklist” are companies that have products that are easy to ship, are not likely to be stolen (such as electronics), and are not oversize/furniture items.”
Just chatted with Nike customer service because they don’t ship to DPO. Their response was that they are working with DPOs around the world to be able to ship to us. I laughed and pointed out that they use USPS to ship to APO/FPO and it is no different.
But so far the companies that have shipped to me are: Walmart, Target, FashionNova, GoJane, and Crazy8
The ones that won’t ship to me: Bed Bath & Beyond, Scentsy, and Nike
It is really sad that companies like Nike do not realize that shipping to DPO is the same as shipping to APO/FPO. While I’d love to blacklist them just for that, I also want to let those at APO/FPO addresses know that they can order from them. Hopefully, companies will wake up soon to the need to ship to APO/FPO and DPO addresses using USPS.
I added in FashionNova, GoJane, and Crazy 8 per your suggestion.
I added Bed, Bath, And Beyond as shipping APO/FPO, but also added that they would not ship DPO. I also added that caveat to Nike. I’m contacting Scentsy to hear their policy since they do not list it on their site.
So I wrote to Scentsy and they say they do use USPS and they ship to almost all APO/FPO/DPO addresses.
“Thank you for contacting Scentsy.
Yes, we do ship via USPS to a vast selection of APO/FPO/DPO addresses.
If a customer had concern regarding a particular zip code, they’re welcome to call us
At 1-877-855-0617, Consultant Support Hours, M-F 6:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. MT.
Let us know if there is anything else we can help you with.”
I’ll have to contact scentsy again because I tried ordering twice and it keeps giving me a shipping error when I try to checkout. Also, wanted to add that footlocker also ships to us. Thanks!
Oh! Real Purity- http://www.realpurity.com/ (beauty products) They make AWESOME natural deodorant that works better than anything I’ve ever tried. I like their face cream too.
I’ll have to check out Real Purity. Right now I’m using 100% Pure and have been loving them.
Thanks for this list! It’s so frustrating to get to checkout and find they won’t ship APO!
Please add
Origins (beauty)
Abby’s Lane (Children’s)
Tire Rack (auto)
Thanks Jenny! I added in your suggestions!
Also, Nike ships to APO and FPO but they do have some minor restrictions. It says it takes 30-45 days to arrive but I got my package in 12 days or less.
Added in Nike and noted restrictions.
Anastasia Beverly Hills won’t ship to APO addresses Europe (they do not have AE listed when you are choosing the state, but they do have americas and middle east). Nyx used to ship to APO AE but I can’t choose that option anymore, it won’t let me write the whole address and it keeps putting Middle east when i put Europe.
I think this is an awesome idea and thank you for your time spent on making this list and constantly updating.
I removed Anastasia Beverly Hills from the list. Is Nyx on the list? I couldn’t find it. I’m so glad you are finding it useful!
Morphe won’t ship to fpo/apo address :/
Wow, that’s really ridiculous. They even say they use USPS. I’ll be contacting them shortly!
I regret to say it but the Nordstrom Rack needs to go on your blacklist. They refuse to ship APO.
Hi I’d like to see an organized campaign of people writing their congress people to request legislative action around the long list of companies which refuse to ship APO/FPO/DPO. These are valid, legal U.S. mailing addresses. It is simply discriminatory for a U.S firm to refuse to ship there, and it should simply be made illegal, unless the items are otherwise prohibited for air shipment for safety reasons. Can you imagine the public reaction to a redlining of valid U.S. addresses in a certain neighborhood for example? People wouldn’t stand for it. I’ve just returned back overseas after a few years in the U.S. , and I think the problem is worse than ever. And I agree the advent of international shipping services is exacerbating the problem.
I definitely do agree that they should not straight up refuse to ship to APO/FPO/DPO addresses. They may choose to add a charge in order to pay for a person who takes the time to send USPS if they otherwise do not use the US Postal Service, but to completely refuse is very frustrating. I do know that some companies have had to send and resend packages due to their products being manhandled in customs and even stolen overseas. These are some of the reasons that companies who used to ship to military addresses stopped. I believe this is why The Container Store stopped sending overseas. However, considering USPS has insurance, this still isn’t a valid excuse.
I sent a couple of strongly worded emails to the customer service departments of Famous Footwear and SuperShoes.com who both refuse to ship to APO/FPO addresses. SuperShoes nicely apologised stating it was their policy and Famous Footwear was a bit rude. They said that if I wanted to order anything from their site that I better find someone back in the states to buy it and ship it over.
I will add them to our blacklist!
I do find that using less strongly worded messages gets a better response. When you express to them professionally that other similar companies ship APO/FPO and let them know that they are losing business to other companies, they tend to respond well. You can also suggest that the customer service personnel send your e-mail/letter to the appropriate department to deal with this issue. Many of the people in companies who respond to e-mails have no real power. If they forward the e-mail to the shipping department or to someone in a higher chain of command, you may have more luck changing policies.
I wanted to add 6pm.com is an awesome site for discounted name brand shoes, clothing, and more. Their shipping is really fast too because I get my orders within 7 days to a FPO address. Sometimes they have a free shipping on any order promo or spend at least $50. I often order from Walmart.com because they are doing a 30 day free shipping trial!
According to Hobby Lobby’s website APO/FPO are not eligible for free shipping and the regular shipping prices more than double for APO/FPO. I understand charging a little extra, since it takes time (no more than 2 minutes) to fill out a customs form (and time is money), but the hike in price for their shipping is a little excessive.
I’ve removed Hobby Lobby from the FPO approved list to the “adds an extra charge” list. Double the cost is just too much! Especially when the actual shipping costs are not any higher than those in the states. They don’t need that much money to pay someone to print labels!
GH Bass charges $18.95 to ship to APO/FPO/DPO instead of standard $5.00 to US addresses.
I’m adding G.H. Bass to the “adds an extra charge” list. That shipping difference is really unacceptable!
Just wanted to share The Limited ships free to APO. Another clothing site for the list. Thanks for compiling this.
I added in The Limited. Thank you for the suggestion!
Hi. I have an ebay store that primarily sells kids and baby clothes. At first I was very intimidated by the idea of shipping to military addresses but recently researched it and discovered how easy it is, how inexpensive and low risk it is. So now I offer shipping to military addresses (and starting to add US Protectorates also) at generally no extra charge… I was wondering if you know of a data base I could add my store to? Its certainly not of the retail caliber that this page is discussing but I just want to find a couple places to post links in case there are people who would benefit. Please let me know. Thank you!
Good question. There are not a lot of resources for military families to find companies who ship FPO/APO/DPO. My page has larger companies, but I do highlight some small businesses. If you had your own website, I’d add you right in!
T-Mobile is more than happy to sell phones and family plans to Military families. BEWARE that they refuse to ship to an APO address. Imagine that you have a new I Phone 6 that you purchased from T-Mobile, and carry insurance through T Mobile gets damaged. Also imagine it is your only phone. When you call T-Mobile for a replacement phone you are told sorry but we do not ship to APO addresses. You are also advised to buy a prepaid card to get you by and find someone in the states to send you phone to so they can send it to T Mobile. T-Mobile will then mail that person a new phone and that person can mail the phone to you.
After thirteen years with this company, speaking to a supervisor, and a customer loyalty representative, this was their best solution to the problem. If you next deployment is overseas—-cancel your T-Mobile service before you go.
That’s terrible! We used a local service while we were overseas, but I can’t imagine an American company vowing support without shipping. You can’t sell a plan without being able to replace phones.
Retweet this post to encourage them to ship FPO/APO:
https://twitter.com/DesigningLifeCo/status/700411568492847105
Repost this Facebook post to encourage them to ship FPO/APO:
https://www.facebook.com/TMobile/posts/1126620604017659
I am currently hating on Target, now that they ship overseas (for hefty fees), they refuse to send pretty much anything through APO.
Did they officially change their FPO/APO policy or are they saying they won’t send some items to an FPO/APO address? It’s hard to go through the site item by item to check. I know I received a shipment of a lamp from them while FPO.
It still says that they ship to APO/FPO, except for restricted items. However, I have yet to find a single item that they will ship to my APO box in the last 5 months. When you go through their “international” site most of the prices are higher and they add ridiculous customs and international shipping fees. It is so frustrating bc I LOVE Target and was counting on being able to order some of our necessities while stationed in Germany but it is definitely not working out that way.
Tjmaxx will ship to FPO/APO addresses, but if you’re overseas you have to use an IP blocker or VPN to access their website!
I added in TJMaxx, but I’m disappointed that they do not offer Priority shipping. Packages would take over three weeks to arrive. 🙁 Thanks for letting us know that they will do it though!
As of 1 December 2015 QVC started charging off-shore rates to ship to APO addresses. This results in significant increases in shipping costs.
Thanks for bringing back up QVC. I took another look at their site and while they do ship some items FPO, really most of their items are sent UPS and would not be accessible for military families at FPO/APO/DPO addresses.
However, I never found where they charged an off-shore rate. Did this happen to you? I’m wondering if it was an error. You may be able to call them and get money back.
Amazon and WalMart both have a long, non-definitive list of items they won’t ship to APO/FPO/DPO. I have been refused men’s gym shorts, 6-pack of dried split pea soup cups, just as an example of things I have had to winnow off a list when placing an order.
Amazon has a small non-helpful pop-up window that lists electronics, batteries, toys, sporting goods and housewares among those things they will refuse to ship. With no further explanation too. I chatted via chat window with an Amazon rep, AFTER posting to her the cut-n-paste exact wording of those refusals, and she could not/would not elucidate on why a piece of foam, with no batteries, no electronics, nothing flammable or volatile, nothing on which there are export controls, proprietary company secrets, or to offend the ever offendable Muslims, like pork by-products or religious materials, would prevent Amazon from shipping it. She had no information why a pair of royal blue drawstring mesh men’s gym shorts (1 pair, under a lbs in weight) with two pockets and the Champion’s brand label on the knee was unshippable either. And then she summarily hung up/exited the chat.
In my frustration, I did some digging and found this site – https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2013/pb22376/html/apo.htm#ep1453410 which helped to explain why I could not get the split pea soup (case lots of food – see Restriction T). And I thought there might be a patent pending or volatile reaction in split pea soup with something like non-fluoridated water or something!
There is nothing in the Postal policies above beyond size and weight that would hinder shipment of toys, electronics with batteries removed, men’s gym shorts, or housewares – that goes back to the companies and their profit margins or losses from theft, as you wrote above.
Finally, since the retailer is only paying shipment to the APO/FPO/DPO intake location, what’s the issue with whether it is delivered there by UPS, FedEX, or USPS? Some inexpensive software no doubt can create customs forms, and there is no additional postal fees once in MPS’ hands, so I don’t understand the retailer’s balking on that point. And USPS now does pickups, so standing in line for 4 hours to ship one FPO package is just lame from a merchant’s list of excuses.
These large retailers can be frustrating especially when you find that one item that you are dying to have and they won’t let you ship it FPO. Overall, Amazon offers so very many items that will ship FPO that I will keep them on the good list for now. I was able to get so many things that I wanted through Amazon while at an FPO address that I couldn’t get otherwise.
Still, I completely understand! The struggle is real!
http://www.altitude-sports.com/en -Altitude Sports
http://Www.express.com – Express
http://Www.adidas.com -ADIDAS
All ship to FPO addresses, have outstanding customer service and the orders always arrive in 1-2 weeks.
I double checked this companies and I’ll add Express and Adidas to our list. I’m not sure if Altitude Sports ships FPO since they are a Canadian company. Do you have a link that states they do? Thanks!
I’ve as well as others have ordered from Party City amd they’ve shipped pretty quick to out FPO address. Im assuming they’ve changed their policy.
Thanks for the update!
American Express will not let anyone with an APO/FPO/DPO order a gift card to have it sent to themselves OR to anyone in the states. They won’t accept the APO/FPO/DPO as a billing address.
So American Express will not sell to the APO/FPO/DPO addresses? Do they not like money? 😉
As a small business owner I hate to break it to you, but there is business cost to shipping to an APO/FPO address. To say it ” Even $10 per order is asking a lot when it costs them nothing to fill out a customs form ” is a statement made out of ignorance. A lot of us use common carriers DHL/UPS/FEDEX who will not accept these destinations so they don’t work with our electronics . We have to use good old USPS which means often means a trip to the post office for packages. That translates into time spent with staff not at the office. The long line (and we have huge lines here, it took 4 hours the last time I was there to send 1 package to an FPO address) at the post office only exacerbates the issue we face. A lot of business seek to recover this cost, either in direct charges, or by absorbing it and just adding it to the price everyone faces. It might look “free” to you because they dont show it, but the extra cost of handling these special addresses and requirements are going to get averaged into the overall shipping and adjusted accordingly.
The solution is to break the monopoly that USPS has and allow competition to deliver to these addresses .. Once you do that, you really do reduce the load on a business and that translates into lower shipping (or lower cost) to the consumer
I definitely respect your opinion and in the case of small businesses I can agree. However, if you notice on my site I do not target small businesses that are unable to afford a trip to USPS (though they have a lot to gain if they chose to ship FPO). I am encouraging large corporate businesses who are going against the grain to change their policies. When most of the large corporations are shipping FPO/APO at normal USPS rates, why shouldn’t these other large corporations offer to ship USPS?
Does disney store ship to fpo?
When trying to figure out whether a company ships FPO/APO/DPO, it is best to go straight to the source. For this example, we will go straight to http://www.disneystore.com/
After going to the company’s website, you’ll want to find their shipping information. Disney has theirs listed under “Guest Services” on the bottom of the page.
The “Shipping Information” is a pop up screen on their website. While they do not have a specific area addressing whether or not they ship FPO, they mention that it takes a little big longer for some of their items to arrive at FPO/APO addresses. From this, I would venture to say that they do ship to FPO addresses. I’ll add them to the list!
I ordered from The Disney Store and they shipped to my FPO. Took about 2 weeks…
Thanks for the info!
Tom’s shoes does not ship to APO/FPO. I’ve asked many times.
They state on their site that they do ship to FPO/APO.
“Does TOMS® ship to P.O. Boxes or Military APO/FPO addresses?
All domestic orders ship exclusively with UPS. Please note that UPS does not deliver to P.O. Boxes. However, we do ship to Military APO/FPO addresses. Orders to Australia ship via USPS (and please note that only TOMS® Shoes or eyewear may be shipped to Australia at this time).”
Do you have an e-mail or social media post that has contrary information?
I contacted TOMS customer service and I found out that they just made FPO/APO available. They now ship USPS from their warehouse to these addresses. Go TOMS!
Well, it’s about time. I have contacted their customer service and posted comments on their Facebook many times over the last 5 years and always got some canned statement that they would look into it. They lost my business a few years back and I’m sure they don’t really care. Too late for me. But, hey, keep up the good work on this web site!
http://www.samanthagracedesigns.com and sweetpeakidz (cute, trendy clothes for American Girl dolls) on Etsy and FB both ship to APO. Lands End, LL Bean, Lilly Pulitzer, Victoria’s Secret – all good with APO.
Hi everyone! Im a makeup artist overseas and therefore order a lot of makeup for my kit. I have an APO address. I’ve had great luck with MAC cosmetics, they ship here and very quickly I might add. Also another great makeup company is beauty.com/drugstore.com. These two sites are combined so you can get high end and cheaper makeup all in one cart. Then we have MakeupGeek.com! I love makeup geek and the shipping price is supper affordable (it goes off of how much you spend). Sephora also ships here. Anastasia Beverly Hills ships here and super fast as well, they do free shipping if you spend over $25. ColourPop cosmetics is supper affordable! Everything is $5-$8 and their customer service is great. They also have affordable fast shipping. I have made an order with e.l.f cosmetics and let me just say that it literary took 38 days to get here. However if you’re really patient and enjoy e.l.f products they do ship APO/FPO/DPO. Ladymossbeauty.com is also a great site for affordable lashes and makeup. They ship APO and very quickly as well, shipping cost was about $5. Morphebrushes.com is so awesome! They have great makeup brushes at very good prices and they ship APO/FPO/DPO. They claim a flat rate shipping of $7.99 however sometimes if I only spend about $25 I usually only pay about $5 for shipping. They do take a little longer to get her about 2 weeks but they’re worth it. I have also ordered from BHCosmetics but their shipping is $8 no matter your purchase amount. However sometimes they have free shipping advertised which means $5 off for overseas addresses which isn’t free but at least it’s cheaper! 🙂 I really hope this helps any makeup enthusiast or anyone who just wants to know where to order makeup that ships to us!
I added in your suggestions! Wow! Our Bath, Body, and Makeup Products section has never looked so full 🙂
hello, ms. brooke! CHERYL’S ships gourmet cookies/brownies to APO/FPO addresses.. (the have other sister companies that do too but i havent tried them
so i cant really say much about them) Cheryl’s even do FREE SHIPPING.. i personally use them all the time.. when youre about to check out, use THX20 promotion code so you get an extra 20% off.. you cant combine it with already discounted items.. (still good!) i cant recommend this company enough!!!
also, HALLMARK sends greeting cards to FPO/APO addresses.. you can customize your greeting cards and they will MAIL it for you.. juz go to HALLMARK.com you can use EMAIL20 promotion code when you check out so you get a 20% off.. i usually pay less than $4 to send just-because greeting cards to my husband..
thats all for now.. i will for sure be back! and thank you for your list as well!!!! HAVE A GREAT ONE!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Ulta was horrible to me they would not even accept my DPO address as payment so I could order products and have them sent to someone in the states to forward them to me overseas. I would blacklist Ulta.com. It’s a shame because I loved the beauty products lines they carried.
Andrea,
I’m blacklisting ULTA per your suggestion. It looks like they only offer UPS/USPS ground shipping to APO/FPO (which takes over a month to arrive) and they don’t even mention DPO shipping. I will blacklist them considering they leave out DPO and their ground shipping option is not really an option for APO/DPO. I can imagine the makeup being completely melted during the summer before arriving a month later!
ReTweet my post to ULTA here: https://twitter.com/BoholisticMom/status/625074299217530882
And here: https://twitter.com/BoholisticMom/status/625074122742210560
Share on Facebook my post to ULTA here: https://www.facebook.com/ULTA/posts/10152956741362233
Pass it on!!!
Modcloth – an online clothing company charges an $8 flat rate for shipping to apo/FPO. They do not offer the free shipping to APO/FPO that they offer to their other customers. What’s worse is that APO/FPO customers are considered international to them and they will not make exchanges, so i have to return the product and buy it again in a different size, paying postage again.
I live in Japan, where i can’t get clothes in my size. I used to rely on modcloth, but i can’t afford to pay that much shipping. Plus, in the time it takes to process the return, my size will likely be sold out.
Please help me get them to change their ways!
Lisa
I’m adding Modcloth to the “Adds Extra Charges” section and made that category include companies discriminatory policies against those at FPO addresses. I’ve written their companies website and Tweeted @ModCloth with this post: https://twitter.com/BoholisticMom/status/601443098913181696
Please favorite and retweet to get more attention!
I also wrote to them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/ModCloth/posts/607095261226
Like the post and share to get more attention for FPO/APO shipping!
Thank you so much for your help and support! They have blocked me from being able to post on their Facebook page.
That’s so sad! I was able to hear from them and they expressed an interest in changing their policies. If I hear any progress, I’ll let you know!
I have ordered from Party City at an APO address, and had my package delivered.
Also, American Eagle ships here! Always really fast too.
I’ve added American Eagle to the list and I made a note on Party City’s Blacklist. I had one of my readers write in about Party City refusing to ship to them, but it may have been an isolated occasion.
I can add a few to your list. I’ve had success with recieving FPO shipments from Bathandbodyworks.com, Joann.com (Joann’s Fabric), DSW shoes…
I just updated the post with your suggestions!
Just found out tonight that Pier 1 does not ship to APO. I understand not being able to ship furniture but I was only trying to order some bedding. I was sorely disappointed.
Mandy, I went to Pier 1’s site and I put a small Easter item in my cart. I went to check out and I did notice that they do not list AE or any of the other FPO/APO/DPO “states.” However, when I put in NY as the state, they allowed me to proceed. They were willing to ship UPS/USPS to the FPO “city” and FPO zip code. I will write to them to encourage them to update their “states” to include FPO/APO/DPO listings, but I believe that using NY as the state you can still order from them. I’ll let you know what they say when I ask them to update their states.
I e-mailed and tweeted to Pier 1: https://twitter.com/BoholisticMom/status/579224780202737664 Please retweet to get some attention!!! 😉
Pier 1 Imports – Blacklisted!
Hello, I’d like to inquire on getting on your list for companies that ship to APO/FPO/DPO addresses.
Our company, All American Gifts, went online in 1998, but has been in business since 1986. Our line of items include Memorabilia Displays, Flag Display Cases, Military Shadow Boxes, all made of solid wood, real glass front (not plexi), and made in the USA. We also offer Laser engraving on our display cases!
I hope you like what you see on our site, and I look forward to hear from you!
Amber
All American Gifts
760-327-9330
Happy to add you in!
Thank you for this post. I was shocked when I tried to place my Vista Print order and though they ship to over 120 countries, they cant ship to any military post office! So frustrating!
I have found QVC ships insanely fast to our FPO (A large kitchen aide mixer came at lighting speed for the same cost as if I lived stateside) and though the “when will this product arrive/shipping cost” feature on the items page states a large, hefty priority charge to our zip code (usually arriving in 3 days or so depending if it is near the weekend) when you actually check out they only charge the standard rate..so I get a better deal on fast shipping consistently than if I lived stateside! They also will ship rugs, kitchen islands, and more big items to military addresses! With no additional charge.
Harmony House Foods (natural preserved foods) will ship to Military, however there was no free shipping with a $99 purchase as is advertised with stateside shipping. 🙁
And to note…I did a “test” on shipping my excessive Amazon purchases comparing standard shipping and Prime. It has been a massive time difference with prime, it is much faster in my opinion.
Kelty.com (hiking, backpacking type stuff) shipped swiftly and free (if I recall correctly it was free) to our FPO.
Lastly, Printic (the app) for photos sends fairly quickly to military addresses.
I just updated our list with your additions! Thank you for the information and please pass on this list to others so we can have an amazingly thorough list for those overseas! 😉
Also, wanted to add Carters – they ship to APO/FPO for free for orders over $50. For domestic addresses they have a $6 flat rate,. It’s nice to find a company that actively supports military in this way.
I added in Carters! I’m so glad they are able to offer free shipping for orders over $50. That’s fantastic!
Although Zulily do ship to APO/FPO they start their shipping at 9.95 for these addresses instead of the 5.95 they start shipping at for domestic.addresses. When I raised the issue with their customer services they said “I do apologize for the extra shipping charges to APO’s, I wasn’t able to find a justifiable cause, unfortunately that is simply our shipping rate.”
I updated Zulily to the “Adds Extra Charge” section. Hopefully enough people will write them encouraging a change that they will charge the same shipping to both!
I have an APO AP address and order large orders a few times a year. I never get added charges and usually take advantage of offers and actually get free shipping (which usually saves us at least $75).
Oriental Trading – http://www.orientaltrading.com/
I added in Oriental Trading company some time ago and forgot to comment to tell you! Let me know if you find any other companies! 🙂
American Girl ships APO and with no additional upcharge–fast shipping too! Will even gift wrap for your special day 🙂
Thirty-One ships APO.
Jamberry Nails ships APO and picked up the extra cost to ship priority so I would get it faster than the regular mail shipping they usually use 🙂
Thanks Megan! I’ve added in the three companies and I’m waiting back to hear from a friend whether she has a good link for American Girl. I’ll add that ASAP.