Ordering from Japan for my Ascensia Elite Test Stripsseem like a strange thing to do, but I was getting some great rates for them, and even with shipping it came out to be a deal.   You wouldn't think so, consider the value of the dollar versus the yen, but it's the way it worked out.  I ordered a bunch of supplies, and then I told Jim about it, and he ordered some, which came early last week.  We are both happy with our order.  Later in the week we went to our support group and found out that a number of people were ordering the same way.  It really is a global economy.  We know we could go down to the corner drug store an get the same strips, but somehow it just seemed easier to do a few clicks and get your order delivered right to your door.  Mr. Callahan didn't go this route.  He wanted to go to the drugstore to get them.  It's not because he was computer illiterate, but because he liked the social aspect of visiting with all the clerks.  They all know him.  They think of him as a cute 95-year-old man, but he is as sharp as a tact.  He said he once ordered online, but said he wanted to go locally and buy.