Sporran snap

[Tiny]

Hi Tiny,

I think it is very hard to make generalisations when it comes to kilt accessories.

In the last year I bought a sporran, direct from Pakistan and am truly amazed at the quality of the workmanship.

By the same token, on my last trip to Scotland, I bought a sporran from a 'reputable' retailer there. By the time I got back home after 4 days use it had fallen apart. Two emails and a phonecall produced an indifferent to negative response. The following weekend I drove back to Scotland and confronted them in person. Only when I paraded, up and down, outside their shop, telling all and sundry, in a loud voice, about the quality of their wares did they finally relent. A new (better) sporran, a shirt, flashes, three pairs of hose, a belt buckle and one of their employees took me across the street for a pub lunch.

The point being that we hear a lot here about poor quality, from here or there. But poor quality, bad workmanship and shoddy customer service can be found everywhere.

Regards

Chas

Wasn't generalizing. Just trying to be sure it was in fact leather. would hate to tell another member of the rabble to soften his sporran to have it desolve because it wasn't actual leather. Was more of a caution. I don't assume the sporrans leather is junk but its never a bad idea to double check somethings before moving ahead.