Review - Scottish Tartans Museum's Accesories

[hospitaller]

Last Friday I placed an order for, among other things, a Clan Young Cap Crest and a Kilt Pin.

I was informed that those 2 items were in stock and the third item was not, so it would take a few weeks, and if I wanted to wait or take delivery of the 2 in stock items.

So I told them (not 100% certain it was Matt) that I'd like to get the 2 i n stock items mailed because I was counting on them for this weekend's Fort Wayne Highland Games.

So after a week of jonesing I got my FedEx package, inside there was a nice and cushioned bubble-wrap bundle along with a Museum Triptic, nice touch.

So not been able to contain myself I opened the bubble wrap bundle and sure enough, there they were, 2 gorgeous Clan Young items, the Clan Crest Badge and a Kilt Pin.

Problem is, even though the Kilt Pin is labeled as Young, the lion rampant is there but the motto reads 'Nobilis est ira leonis', which is the motto of Clans Buchanan and Inglis, a similar wording is used in the Stuart motto. The Young Clan motto is 'Robore prudentia praestat' and the lion rampant is holding a sword so the kilt pin was either mislabeled or at origin they simply placed the wrong pin under the wrong Clan (easily done since they all appear to have the lion rampant).

Next I take a look at th gorgeous and huge Clan Young which is correct so I was happy about that, and proceed to take it out of its backing....and what do you know....as soon as unclasped it, the circular lock attachment end broke up in my hands while the rest of the badge was still attached to the backing....

So in short, here I am, the day before I am to go to the games with a broken crest badge and with the wrong kilt pin.

So, while not exactly a review I would have liked to write, it is what it is, as this is the end result of my order and these are the items I was delivered.

I think the Kilt Pin issue could have been avoided by a simple visual inspection prior to shipping to make sure it was the right Clan.
Now as for the Crest badge...I don't know if the pewter quality is not all there or what to attribute it to, but the thing broke as soon as I unclasped it, the backing was not bent or anything that could suggest rough treatment during shipping, as evidenced by the nice packaging.

But all in all, I ended up understandably disappointed and frustrated.

A mix between the delay in shipping (that didn't allow for extra time to overnight a replacement set) and the surprising (given that it is after all a Tartan's Museum who I bought it from) lack of thoroughness when sending the wrong Clan Kilt Pin.

Photos below, taken from iPhone so excuse the low quality: