What's up with the Scottish Lion Import Shop?

[orangehaggis]

If I'm not much mistaken, the current incarnation of the Scottish Lion is connected in some way with the L&M company that manufactures sporrans, belts and bagpipe pipe bags.

My experience with the previous incarnation of the same firm was not good. They offered a certain model of sporran that was especially nice and expensive at an unbeatable clearance price. The actual sporrans I received were NOT the model pictured, but were a cheaper more basic model. The price I paid was the current going rate of that cheaper model that I could've purchased anywhere.

Mark - Ohio

[Duncanofcolorado]

I haven't purchased anything from The Scottish Lion so I can't speak to that.

But Riverkilt mentioned something that I have been curious about: he says,

"As tanatlizing as some of the offerings may seem on a webpage or in a catalog I've learned the hard way to only purchase from a middleman vendor when I can lay my hands on the goods at a highland games, pay, and take the product with me in my own hands".

What ,if any, difference is there in the quality and or price of the product sold at Highland Games compared to what is available from these web sites?
I have not bought anything from these sites but do buy from the vendors at the Games. Do you find any difference in quality or price?

[L&M Highland]

If I'm not much mistaken, the current incarnation of the Scottish Lion is connected in some way with the L&M company that manufactures sporrans, belts and bagpipe pipe bags.

My experience with the previous incarnation of the same firm was not good. They offered a certain model of sporran that was especially nice and expensive at an unbeatable clearance price. The actual sporrans I received were NOT the model pictured, but were a cheaper more basic model. The price I paid was the current going rate of that cheaper model that I could've purchased anywhere.

Mark - Ohio

Mark:

You are mistaken, there is NO CONNECTION BETWEEN SCOTTISH LION AND L&M.

Here is the history, back in 1999 We (L&M) set up a retail store called scottishfactory.com. It was brick and mortar as well as online, and it was our local retail outlet. In 1992 it was sold to a local gentaleman. It changed its name to Little Scotland and then aquired the Scottish Lion in New Hampshire and changed its name to Scottish Lion. In the earlier years they did purchase items from L&M, but for the past several years they have not bought anything from us. At no time did L&M own any of Little Scotland or Scottish Lion.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact either myself, Joe MacLean, or my wife Peggie.

Regards,
Joe.