Yeh, I'm in the US, no real idea where the stores actually are
I was trying to get a game, but will need to buy some books later. I hope they didn't blast me into non-existence.
One problem I've found is that when your credit card goes past its expiry date they don't send you a reminder, like many subscription services do. You just cease to exist....until you update your account with the new expiry date...
No response yet from Tech, except the auto reply. So I Signed Out, then back in, on iTunes. Now everything works. Hooray!
All my account information looks correct and recent. Must have been "crossed" electrons