When I was in the military, many years ago, the axiom was to praise publicly and criticize privately. Therefore:

I know it will come as no shock to the fine folk on this board, but I am very impressed by Mr. Turpin Ballard of Thorfinn Custom Sporrans!

I'm still waiting on my kilt; will be for a while yet, like as not. In the meanwhile, I've been amusing myself with finding appropriate accessories. I decided that I'd like a simple, brown sporran for casual/day use. After reading a lot of nice things about Mr. Ballard, and viewing his website, I decided to contact him about purchasing a sporran. He was gracious and helpful in his e-mail back to me, and I decided to order a simple, unembellished sporran in mahogany-colored buffalo hide.

I sent the necessary funds via Paypal and prepared to wait; after all anyone knows quality takes time. This was on 05/29/2008.

Today, by my count 9 days later, I received this in the mail:



I am quite pleased, both by the quality of the work, and the very rapid delivery.

Thank you, Turpin Ballard! You have made my day!