with the price increase in the US the difference isn't that much anymore, but since you get the VAT refund in the UK which you can't get in the US ush: you could actually maybe save a little buying in the UK. it won't be a huge amount though.
Will you be coming to the UK soon Piaffe?
Nope - I'm 4 weeks away from birth, so no air travel for me!
My mother will be in London in the next couple of weeks, so I was wondering if it would be worth giving her a secret mission...