I am a Canadian who will be working in the US. My device is a pixel 6a with access to the Canadian Google play store

I have a US SSN, US credit card, and US address

Is there any way for me to access apps on the US play store? I tried using a VPN but no luck. I'm not sure if I can somehow create a new account linked to the US store and switch between accounts on my device. Hopefully there's some way to make it work without having to buy a second phone. Thanks! Also not sure if this is the best subreddit or not

I recently messed up big time and shattered my screen. I always have a screen protector on it but I must have removed it and then forgot to put a new one on. I have the insurance plan so I'm going to file a claim to have Google replace the screen.

I was told by my mobile carrier that I can either mail the phone to Google for them to replace the screen, or I can go to a Google Store and they can do it in a day. I don't really want to mail it because then I would be completely without a phone for who knows how long. I need my phone for work (to call out if something happens/to let them know if I'm running late). I could go without it for a day or two. But 3+ days I'd run into some problems.

So I went online to see where the closest Google Store is and apparently there are only 4 stores that are all over 7 hours drive from me. I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that there are only 4 Google Stores in the entire US.

Is this accurate or am I just misunderstanding something? Lol