12.95 for a pottery mug was a bit steep, we felt. A Sarries shirt was flagged at from 46.80 but when we investigated further, we found the UK price was 54.99. The cheaper price was outside the EEC . UK delivery was free, but this still amounted to 1.49 more than the price on Sarries home website. It s convenient if you ve got a credit card.
Ease of access varies, as does the quality of the site and the service it offers.
We think the main point to emerge from this piece of research is that the UK is WAY behind the USA in handling e-commerce. Confirmation and order progress updates appeared in our mailbox and it arrived within 5 days, all little American footballs and Texas stars. It had two sauce recipes from real cowboys , too.