So I was all elated to find saffron (cinnamon) garter ties from House of Labhran....there's a thread on them.

I was amazed at the low price - including shipping from Scotland.

They arrived and looked beautiful and go well with my Irish themed kilts.

Then, when I went to wear them for the first time I could barely drag them around my legs. They work, but just barely with a stretch.

Wondering "What goes here?" I compared them to my garter ties from House of Cheviot and turns out the ones from House of Labhran are FOUR INCHES shorter....

There was no length specified on the HoL webpage and I didn't pay attention to that - and I know better.

Still baffles me why any merchant would offer products for sale without giving the size of the product - sporran vendors are probably the worst offenders but am seeing more and more sporrans with size given in the ads.

Now I know why the price was "low" - the goods were "less."

The game never ends....and if I let up my guard they take advantage of me without remorse.

I don't buy the fatter American argument - the HoC garter ties come from Scotland too.

I have lived, and I continue to learn.

At least they work...barely...