He does like to make sure you really really REALLY want one before ordering
However, there are actually two 'verified retailers' that sell Smarties, one in Germany and I believe the other is in America. Whatever you do, don't be tempted by the cheap prices on thesmartdollus (I'm not going to complete the URL) coz they are a scam and nothing to do with Danny Choo, he has a warning about that site on his site.