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Had to buy a few bits for the above ground pool over the last few days. The UK disti didn't stock them and nowhere in the UK seemed to have them so I had to resort to an ebay seller in the US and the associated inflated cost of that (it's some rare parts), but it's come to just over £40 for what should've been half that including shipping and customs fees. The actual bits were $2.49 on the US manufacturers site but of course they only ship to the US or Canada.

I see a few forwarding services on t'Google but lots have very mixed reviews. Anyone use one, and if so what's good and what's not?

I've used https://www.vykingship.com who are really good but the final shipping services can be a bit expensive. But on the flip side, they'll consolidate multiple deliveries; unpackage stuff; remove receipts; you get pictures every step of the way etc. Very reliable though.