Taps and dies

[Grant Bowker]

I have tried to buy from McMaster-Carr and had my order for simple hardware (nothing green) refused because they wouldn't sell if they believed the parts will end up outside the US. I had asked them to ship to a US address. In my case the giveaway was that they saw that my credit card was issued by a Canadian bank.
It has been suggested that this might be overcome by sending payment by money order from within the US and asking the product to be sent to the US address. If there's nothing to indicate an eventual foreign destination, perhaps they'll ship?
Another method is to ask an American friend to order your supplies for shipment to him and then ask him to ship to you so McMaster only sees an "American" purchase.
They may have relaxed their policy, or you may be more lucky than I was. Either way, please let us know how you make out dealing with McMaster-Carr.