Arrival in Galston Scotland - no kitchen knives

We have been in our new rental in Galston less than a week. The village is perfect for us. It has everything we need in a half-mile radius. Grocery store, multiple pubs, chippy, 2 castles, and a Greggs all within walking distance. There's even a pet supply store but it's a little further, a full mile and a half. Brilliant!

Last few days have been busy rebuilding a new home environment. New bed, new couch, new dinnerware, new cookware, new fridge, new washer/dryer, new desk & chair, and next new car. The buying stuff never seems to end. But no new kitchen knives. I'm still navigating verifying my age on Amazon to purchase kitchen knives. Should be straight forward but it's not even at my old age. You can only verify age with a visa or mastercard credit card issued by a UK bank. A UK debit card doesn't work. A US credit card causes conflict with SMS authentication. Lesson learned, kitchen knives should be purchased in store if you can find them in stock. Differences abound but I welcome the differences.

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