The above link will redirect you to the Australian Origin store. If you however access it through a VPN, you can access the US Origin store. I don't believe that the javascript trick works anymore, to access the US Origin store in Australia (not working for me right now anyhow).
150% markup F U EA!!
BTW, they are destroying IP
With a VPN you can destroy your own IP
Thanks, I used putty and my VPS in the United States to purchase successfully.
tunneling is like puTTY in your hands. :P
Needless to say that you should then goto this deal to get the free "The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff" Expansion Pack for Existing Sims 3 Owners.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/132613
Regards
Daniel
Does anyone use TunnelBear?
yep, it's so simple! and free :D
Doesn't everyone have this from the EA humblebundle?
hmm usd:aud 1:3? lol
What payment method did you use?
I tried to use credit card and it kept rejecting it, then tried pay pal and it was going to be 5.30AUD
Im gonna boycott origin on this one for ripping ozzies off. 150% mark up. What a con. Are they claimed its due to extra middlemen / shipping r some junk?
In all fairness, Steam does the same thing. Their prices are just as outrageous a lot of the time for Australian customers. If I couldn't buy CD keys externally, I wouldn't use steam. Origin is a steaming pile of horse manure in general, but they aren't the only ones guilty of price gouging.
has anyone looked at the Peso option? (a la Battlefield 4 … refer … https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/123829) it was a bit of mucking around, but worked well …
VPN that shit!