How do I ask a question to Toshiba?

I am unable to order a customized U500 laptop (no matter if in US or FR version):
on Toshiba FRANCE site, they don't sell, they don't show resellers, of course there is no customization.
French resellers are, either large stores (that never customize anything), or "professional" resellers who sell only to large companies (and who, for reasons none dares to speak about, actually sell at about twice the normal prices and thrice the normal delays)
Toshiba US site has full and up-to-date customization (and good prices BTW), but doesn't ship to France
Unfortunately on Toshiba sites I found no way to ask a question to them - this is why in the last 15 years I finally never bought Toshiba, even when they had products that filled my needs and wants.
Note: For 32 years now I have worked on Standard US systems (US keyboards, US OSes, US programming languages and SDKs, US apps), and I highly prefer US, but I can accept a FR one now that anything US has slowly become harder and harder to buy from France (please don't talk me about UK or "EN" or "International English" or any other actually non-standard system).
The version I am interested in now is a Toshiba Satellite U500-ST6322 with P8700, Win7 Pro 64bits, 4GB, 500GB, G 210M 512MB DDR3, Realtek b/g/n wireless LAN, Bluetooth® 2.1 EDR, Fingerprint Reader, total price in USA: $1206 (811 EUR). Of course I am prepared to pay a (reasonably) higher price to have it delivered in France.
The problem is: I found no way to speak to Toshiba. Are they really willing to sell something?
Versailles, Fri 20 Nov 2009 23:05:40 +0100

Have you tried the Corporate Offices at (949) 583-3000?
But the sales aspect of this is only part of the problem you will encounter. You will essentially be purchasing a laptop with no warranty as they won't honor the USA warranty over there. You would have to ship it to the USA for any warranty work PLUS you would need to have an address in the USA for them to send it to afterwards as they will NOT ship if overseas.
If you don't post your COMPLETE model number it's very difficult to assist you. Please try to post in complete sentences with punctuation, capitals, and correct spelling. Toshiba does NOT provide any direct support in these forums. All support is User to User in their spare time.

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