I am from the U.S. and was happily surprised at the reasonable prices for their selection of China…read moreand Staffordshire figures. I ended up buying a Staffordshire figure in excellent condition, which would have cost me twice as much in the states. Service was attentive and friendly ... highly recommend.

Went and was in the main room with my husband. Another very well dressed American couple also came…read morein. Owner ignored all of us - not even a hello. We waited for a while as he was showing some ladies his jewelry, as we wanted to purchase an item. He never acknowledged any of us and we finally gave up. He also seems precious about his prices and won't consider offers. We reached out via email and received responses that implied offers were not welcome. Go elsewhere.

This wee beauty of a shop is just on the way into the village of Braemar. It's jam packed with all…read moremanner of fabulous goodies. The theme here is for items made in and designed in Scotland. They have other things too, but everything in here is stunning. I have to say the reason I came in here is I have (another) addiction - for Harris Tweed. Yes my bank balance cries when I admit that too... Anyhoo, hiding in this shop was a great range of tweed products. I spotted the Catherin Aitken bags (I'm not kidding about the addiction, I can name designers and everything!) and had to have one... I give full credit to the girl in the shop who let me dither over about 5 of them for ages and then make a final decision. For the record - I would have had them all. I also came away with some other great presents and they have a fab range of cards too. Smiles all round I reckon! If you're ever passing Braemar (unlikely ah ken) and need a present or just somewhere for some inspiration, this is the shop for you! Makes a refreshing change from the usual tourist shops, heaving at the seams with tartan tinned shortbread and postcards with Loch Ness monsters on. Go go go!