Shout out to License to Kilt and L&M

**Tony** · 11th February 13, 09:18 AM

While putting together mu formal outfit I initially dismissed a formal sporran. How many times would I really wear it I thought?
I subsequently laid out the L&M day sporran and decided that ain't gonna cut it.
Then began a search for dress sporrans, most of which I disliked. Too many fur sporrans are too bushy, horse hairs too long, and I can't get past the eyes on a full mask. I'm also too cheap to pay for silver and dislike chrome intensely.

I finally focussed in on L&M - pretty much universally well regarded and then saw my prey. A badger fur non-mask with a pewter cantle.
Licensed to Kilt showed by far the best prices on these and were based in SE PA, so even though unarmed by any reviews here, I thought I'd give em a go.
Now, all places with L&M offerings show a 3-4 week window and I needed it within 2 weeks. I emailed Drew at LtK on the weekend and he contacted L&M to confirm we could get this done.
Bottom line, ordered Monday, received Friday (well I would have if the Post Office had left it on the step. Requires signature so I got this morning).

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I am gobsmacked at how bloody nice this sporran is. I would like to publicly thank Drew at License to Kilt for his top notch communications and getting this out so quickly. Also thanks to L&M for such a beautiful sporran.

**creagdhubh** · 11th February 13, 09:44 AM

L&M makes good stuff. Well done!

**Grizzly** · 11th February 13, 09:50 AM

*** what Kyle said . It's always nice to hear of good service. Well done LTK and L&M.

**CMcG** · 11th February 13, 09:56 AM

My goodness, that is a really nice sporran!

**Peter Crowe** · 11th February 13, 10:41 AM

+2 on what Kyle, Simon, and Colin said. Well done for sharing your appreciation for good service.

**Scout** · 11th February 13, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Tony

... Then began a search for dress sporrans, most of which I disliked. Too many fur sporrans are too bushy, horse hairs too long, and I can't get past the eyes on a full mask. I'm also too cheap to pay for silver and dislike chrome intensely...

Wow! I could have written those exact words. I haven't found a "dress" sporran that I like that wouldn't break the bank and can't justify a big expense for the amount of use it would get.

That's a great looking sporran. I will definitely give L&M a serious look!

**Tony** · 11th February 13, 03:18 PM

Thanks all for the comments.

Forgot to add one thought - a nice seal would have taken the prize hands down if it was available. They're just......right.

**TheOfficialBren** · 11th February 13, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Scout

Wow! I could have written those exact words. I haven't found a "dress" sporran that I like that wouldn't break the bank and can't justify a big expense for the amount of use it would get.

That's a great looking sporran. I will definitely give L&M a serious look!

***

Took the words out of my mouth, too.

**AKMAC55** · 12th February 13, 12:51 PM

I'll add my positive experience to this thread rather than create my own!

I was frustrated at first because I originally had gone to the L&M site and seen prices listed with the formal sporrans. When I was ready to pull the trigger though, the descriptions were still there, but no prices. I had to email L&M only to discover they were not selling directly anymore, and I had to go through a separate vendor (they provided a list).

The email communications were quick and friendly; I only wish they had explained on the website. I chose License to Kilt and my questions (don’t we always have questions!) were answered quickly by Drew. It turns out there is some sort of a customs or tariff issue and US vendors would have to pay substantial and prohibitive fees if they order fur sporrans in quantity to keep in stock. If the vendor places ‘custom’ orders to L&M (one at a time) the fur tariff doesn’t come into play, hence the 2-3 week turnaround.

I was ordering for a wedding event 3 weeks off, but Drew at LtK said it would be no problem to get the badger sporran to me in plenty of time. When I hadn’t received it 5 days before the wedding I sent off a panicked email to Drew. He immediately responded, he realized/admitted there had been an order glitch, but contacted L&M and had the sporran overnighted directly to my home address at his expense. It arrived with 2 days to spare and I couldn’t have been more pleased with the product.

My only complaint was as a first time sporran buyer I expected the ‘pouchy’ part to be a bit larger (it looks bigger from the outside!). There is room for a modest size wallet and a set of keys but not my cell phone. Regardless, it’s a beautiful product and kudo’s to Drew for honoring the promised delivery.

License to Kilt will be my go to company moving forward.

**RockyR** · 12th February 13, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by AKMAC55

SNIP... It turns out there is some sort of a customs or tariff issue and US vendors would have to pay substantial and prohibitive fees if they order fur sporrans in quantity to keep in stock. If the vendor places ‘custom’ orders to L&M (one at a time) the fur tariff doesn’t come into play, hence the 2-3 week turnaround.

I import literally a couple thousand sporrans each year from Scotland and have never heard of fur tariff issues that would apply for multiple sporrans over single sporrans.