It IS fun to buy things from the US though, and they sure have lots of great stuff, including some not on sale elsewhere.
That's true.
Also many imported products (clothes, gadgets, etc.) are grossly overpriced both in Russia and Ukraine. It's often cheaper to buy directly from American stores, especially those that ship to the US only. Even having to pay extra 25% of a product's price to a "middleman", and paying for 'two' shippings (withing the US and from there to Ukraine) it still might cost me much less than it costs at a local store (if it's available at all).