I have been in the shop two or three times and, it seems to me, that they now carry less in the way of Highland Dress merchandise than they used to. When I visited soon after they opened several years ago, the owner and his staff were particularly attentive (they even recognised me from the Internet!!!) but when I called in about six weeks ago, the staff virtually ignored my friend and I, although we were the only people in there at the time. Also, the downstairs area was roped off and inaccessable to the public. Seeing nothing of interest to either of us, we left empty-handed.
I have to agree that their website is quite impressive, and admit that their stock appears to be of reasonable quality, but I think they must rely on on-line business to keep them going.
Come to think of it, until the premises closed down about a year ago, they had a sales area in the Scottish Tourist Office in Trafalgar Square. I went in there just once; the lone salesman was, I think German (nothing wrong with that, of course) but he had scant knowledge of what he was selling and none at all about the attractive tartan used for his window display!
Take care,
Ham.
[B][I][U]No. of Kilts[/U][/I][/B][I]:[/I] 102.[I] [B]"[U][B]Title[/B]"[/U][/B][/I]: Lord Hamish Bicknell, Laird of Lochaber / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Scottish Tartans Authority / [B][U][I]Life Member:[/I][/U][/B] The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society / [U][I][B]Member:[/B][/I][/U] The Ardbeg Committee / [I][B][U]My NEW Photo Album[/U]: [/B][/I][COLOR=purple]Sadly, and with great regret, it seems my extensive and comprehensive album may now have been lost forever![/COLOR]/
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