Encouraging News...

**Improv1** · 15th December 06, 04:47 AM

I was in our local Scottish shop (local to me is 40 minutes away!) yesterday, to have a look at the construction of their Rob Roy sporran. I was admiring the large stock of sporrans, and the woman who worked there said "I don't know what's going on lately, but for the past couple weeks, we have sold at least one sporran a day." I was pleasantly surprised, and told her about XMarks, and how, in my opinion, there is fairly recent increase in membership. I like the idea that more people are getting interested in our (their) heritage, or at least the appreciation of things Scottish.

**mbhandy** · 15th December 06, 05:41 AM

Did she happen to mention if they were day or dress sporrans, as in Christmas partys?

MrBill

**thescot** · 15th December 06, 06:04 AM

I love hearing that.

Congratulations on even having a local Scottish shop.

I am seriously considering opening one here just so we can get stuff without having to go to North Carolina.

**Improv1** · 15th December 06, 07:53 AM

I just got off the phone with a different saleswoman from the same shop, and she said that the day sporrans and dress sporrans are moving out equally... She was very happy to hear about us XMarkers...

**Cawdorian** · 15th December 06, 07:59 AM

I wish someone would open a shop in the Atlanta area, it would be great.

**Splash_4** · 15th December 06, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by Cawdorian

I wish someone would open a shop in the Atlanta area, it would be great.

I'm with you....

**beloitpiper** · 15th December 06, 08:40 AM

Yeah, there's a Celtic-themed shop about 30 minutes from where I lived that sells cheap kilts, but I don't know where the nearest real kilt shop is. You're lucky you have one relatively close. And that's great news for kilting in general!

**auld argonian** · 15th December 06, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Yeah, there's a Celtic-themed shop about 30 minutes from where I lived that sells cheap kilts, but I don't know where the nearest real kilt shop is. You're lucky you have one relatively close. And that's great news for kilting in general!

Is that the one in Richmond, Illinois? There's supposed to be one in the Western Chicago suburbs...Addison, I think. That one in the suburbs may well be a pipe band supplier more than a retail shop though...

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**beloitpiper** · 15th December 06, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by auld argonian

Is that the one in Richmond, Illinois? There's supposed to be one in the Western Chicago suburbs...Addison, I think. That one in the suburbs may well be a pipe band supplier more than a retail shop though...

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So I check out the website for the place in Richmond (www.CelticHomeandHearth.com) and in the photos of their kilts, all the kilts are backward!!!

I think I'll find a different place to buy a kilt, if they don't even know the front from the back...:rolleyes:

**auld argonian** · 15th December 06, 12:07 PM

Actually, I think that some Xsmarkser once castigated that Celtic Home place for showing the pleats in the front.

The place that I was trying to think of was this one:

http://www.thescottishshop.com/index.shtml

...the nice little old lady who owns the Irish Goods shop grudgingly refered me to them when I went into her establishment and asked if they might perchance handle sporrans.

Haven't checked them out yet but they are relatively close to me so I'll try...I was advised to call first to see if they were there...

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ps: this is a place after my own heart...if you look on the "ordering" page, you'll see a young lady with a kilt on one side and a Polish flag on the wall behind her!