Macdonald Sporrans

Happy New Year from everyone at Macdonald Sporrans. We hope the new decade brings peace and prosperity to all.

Found this when searching for ‘New Year’ on Flickr.

found here by Paul Moody.

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and we wish you all the very best for the new year.

We’re hoping that the snow stays away so that Edinburgh’s famous Hogmanay celebrations can go off without a hitch this year.

I’m pleased to say that I’ve been invited to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Annual Dinner taking place in the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on Wednesday 25th November 2009.

I’m honoured to be a guest of Royal Mail at this dinner and look forward to meeting some of the Royal Mail team and other businesses which use Royal Mail’s services.

The dinner has a black tie dress code, so I’ll be opting for the Prince Charlie outfit!

Something to brighten up your day:

by eNil, found on Flickr.

As previously mentioned, I was honoured to be invited to a dinner being held by the CEO and other representatives of PostComm, the Postal Services Regulator in the UK.

The dinner was being held due to the much publicised problems with Royal Mail at the moment. In my understanding, Royal Mail is facing significant financial problems at the moment, caused by a number of factors including lack of modernisation and declining letter volumes. It is also charged with operating a universal service at a ‘below-cost’ rate, where you can send a letter to any part of the UK for a standard flat rate, irrespective of the distance – something we would not have under a purely free-market postal industry.

Attending the dinner were representatives of people involved in the postal industry, representatives of customers (both personal and business) and actual business customers such as ourselves.

I’m pleased to say that while the job facing Royal Mail is significant and challenging, my experience of the people who are at the forefront of keeping it afloat are of a high pedigree doing the very best they can. I sincerely hope that Royal Mail can resolve the issues it is facing and resume normal service as soon as possible.

The recent news that haggis might be English has shaken the Scottish world to it’s core. Or has it?

Personally, I don’t believe a word of it. Everyone knows that the little critters are native to Scotland, indeed you can see them scurrying around the many hills of the highlands. Check out this page if you’re interested in how to catch a haggis.

By the time you’ve caught it (or bought it from the butcher), remember your neeps and tatties…and a bit of prose from our No 1 literary man: Address to a Haggis.

Over at our eBay store there are some cracking deals on sporrans. We have some beautifully decorated full and semi dress seal skin/leather sporrans at quite unbelievable prices. We also have a number of budget, black semi dress sporrans on auction but these are very limited stock, so get bidding and grab a bargain today!

Meanwhile with wedding season fully underway and graduation ceremonies round the corner we have added our huge range of picture frames and photo albums featuring designs to suit both occasions, these make great gifts and are an ideal way of remembering that special day.

More sale items to be added very soon so keep your eyes peeled!

This week we are please to introduce a new and exclusive range of  t-shirts, designed by our very own, multi talented Fergus Macdonald! The t-shirts are made from quality, eco-friendly organic cotton and feature some cool, eye catching designs. You won’t find these t-shirts anywhere else and we hope to be adding some new designs very soon so watch this space!

Hi there, just to let you all know that one of our suppliers of pewterware has suffered a fire which has resulted in loss and damage to a number of their lines. Please be aware that this may result in delays to your orders (mainly tankards, hip-flasks and quaichs). We will try to keep you as up to date as possible, stay tuned for more information!

Hello there, just a quick update on some new products we have recently added to our site and also our eBay store. Firstly, for those of you who haven’t been affected by The Recession™,  we have some exquisite hallmarked silver quaichs in a variety of sizes. These start at a modest £197.80 going up to an eye watering £1,614.60! Don’t fret however because there are also some equally beautiful silver plated quaichs for the rest of us whose pockets aren’t quite so deep!

Secondly, if you’re out and about this summer at a music festival or simply out for a nice walk in the country, what better way to wet your whistle than from one of our wide range of hip-flasks, keep an eye on our ebay store for continuing updates.