Arakawa season 1 arrived this morning. Base.com sent it from Switzerland again. Since Switzerland is not in the EU there is the possibility of customs charges, and paying customs fees for a UK DVD is just silly. They had the customs form filled in with a value under the £15 limit (actual price was £19) but that is no guarantee that it will slip through customs every time. If one of their deliveries ever gets caught then I will cancel my remaining preorders with them and go elsewhere.
EDIT: Actually now that I think about it Switzerland has some free trade treaties with the EU, so maybe there is no risk after all.