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Real situations we were built for.

Three deep playbooks for the specific moments when ordering from the US gets stuck — and how Selectido unsticks it. Pick the one that fits your week.

Pick your situation

Each card is a real, recurring problem we hear from customers — and the full playbook for solving it. Read whichever feels most like your week. If two fit, read both.

The default Selectido use case
"Store doesn't ship internationally"

You found the thing. You added it to cart. Checkout rejects your country. Or charges $80 in international shipping. Or just refuses your address. The playbook for getting around the wall — without breaking US merchant terms.

Read the playbook
High-emotion, time-critical
"Baby formula"

Similac, Enfamil, Bobbie, Kendamil — the specific US formula your pediatrician recommended isn't sold in your country, or is 3× the price, or stocks unpredictably. The playbook for sourcing safely, legally, and fast.

Read the playbook
Membership-locked retail
"Costco without a membership"

Kirkland staples, US-only bulk packs, Costco-exclusive electronics — locked behind the $65 membership. The playbook for shopping the warehouse legally without buying a membership, plus what we can't get even with full access.

Read the playbook

What's the same on every page

One
A real US shopper
Not an algorithm. A trained person who knows the specific scenario you're solving.
Two
Live video, audio, or chat
You see what's on the shelf before they pay. Approve every item. Skip whatever doesn't fit.
Three
$14.99/pkg or $75/hr session
Items at store price. Free repack and consolidation. No subscription, no markup.
I'd been doing the "ask a friend in the US to mail it" thing for two years. The friend got tired. Selectido was the first service that didn't pretend international shopping was already solved — they actually walked me through the three reasons my Sephora orders kept getting blocked, and fixed it.— A customer in Dubai

Not sure which playbook fits?

Most situations actually overlap two of these. A parent ordering baby formula whose retailer also won't ship internationally is reading both Baby formula and Store doesn't ship internationally. Someone wanting Costco-exclusive baby items reads Costco without membership and Baby formula.

If you're stuck on a scenario we don't have a playbook for yet, message us — we'll walk you through it directly and probably end up writing the playbook based on your case.

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Or with your specific situation. We'll point you to the right playbook — or just solve it directly.

Every use case here was built from a real customer message — not a marketing brainstorm. If the situation you're in isn't here yet, tell us. The next playbook gets written from the next message we can't fully solve in chat.

Sam
Founder, Selectido · Twin Cities
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