With all respect to Scotfly ...
I help Nigel out at the various Game fairs around the country (I am NOT a paid employee - I am a customer who enjoys all things fly tying and don't get paid to help - other than being fed and watered!)
I know from working at the Scottish Game Fair two weeks ago that Nigel currently has over 43,000 items in stock - so Scotfly, that is not quite "everything out of stock"!
Popular items - and popular colours of certain items - always sell out first but one cannot just "top up" with most suppliers - a major order has to be placed so there will always be certain items and colours or sizes of items out of stock.
At least the Lakeland website is stock controlled - you can instantly see as to whether items are in stock - even if you prefer to order over the phone or by mail order, you can check first by looking at the Lakeland website ...
Kind regards
Phil.
www.spidersplus.co.uk