Quote Originally Posted by Chimensch View Post
Actually, the prices are about the same. Bout = $65.00, Slurry stone = $18.00, VAT (20%) = 16.60 and shipping $32.00 (when I ordered a Norton flattening stone from Howard) = a total of $131.60, while the prices from the Invisible Edge include shipping and there is no VAT. I'd say it was a wash except it will arrive faster and with less hassle from the UK. I don't know how Howard's coticules come, but the one I bought from the Invisible Edge came in a nice box with foam liner to hold the stones.
I figured that the shipping was included, but did not understand how the VAT worked, and figured that buying from any outside country would be the same.