Hi Toffeeman,
I can see the benefit of what you are saying but typically there are only a couple of UK members who are on the forum regularly. It may well be a very lonely place.[

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There is a spot on the website that Olds set up (see the sticky) for vendors, there is nothing to stop UK vendors being added to this section and indeed I think there are UK vendors there already.
Typically the price of the BS accessories vary little in the UK, occasionally there are deals going but I tend to stick with reliable dealers more than anything else.
In all honesty I plan to go back to buying directly off Grakka for BS supplies, none of the other suppliers have matched them to date. I have been waiting for stuff (not BS bits) for some 4 weeks from |Devon Angling, my most recent supplier, and I will not be using them again.
As for herbs, spices, cures etc I have found a good reliable dealer that I have used 3 or 4 times without being let down so far!
Manxman.