>Hi Dan,
>>What's wrong with US products?
>>
>>Those yanks have invented a thing called FedEx. Perhaps you've heard of
>>it?
>>Using one of their other inventions, Visa and Mastercard, along with one
>>some British bloke invented, the WWW, getting stuff from the US is much
>>quicker than getting UK stuff via Royal Mail. Because the bastards are on
>>strike.
>>HTH, Syms.
>
> Problem is it can cost a fortune - not just the shipping cost, but the
> excessive brokerage/handling
> fees these carriers often charge.
> Unfortunately rather few US companies will ship by the much more
> reasonably priced USPS
> Incidentally, parcels sent by USPS come via Parcel Force, who are not on
> strike.
>
Hi Mike, True enough! My serious point, although hidden by the sarcasm, is it's often worth shelling out up front to get what you really want, rather than saving a few quid on something that might end up taking a while to adapt. YMMV, Syms. p.s. Thanks for the heads up on Parcel Force; I can see this postal strike thing dragging on for months.