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01-15-2010, 07:52 AM
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| | | Kiltmaker fends off 'kings of tartan tat'
Yet another milestone in the sorry saga of the Gold Bros v. Geoffrey Nicholson - http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ne...ngs.5985898.jp - the comments are quite enlightening too. Not a lot of love lost for them.
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01-15-2010, 08:33 AM
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Interesting. Quote: |
Malap Singh was found guilty of attacking Mr Nicholsby in August 2007 and fined £350, after the 63-year-old was punched in the face.
| Wow. That's low. What's the backstory on this?
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01-15-2010, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Tobus  Interesting.
Wow. That's low. What's the backstory on this? | http://findarticles.com/p/news-artic.../ai_n34684973/
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01-15-2010, 03:39 PM
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Just as well he had that clause in the lease when he sold it.
Thanks for the update Phil.
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01-16-2010, 05:18 AM
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I heard about this but I never knew Gold Brothers actually assaulted him.
I'm glad it's turned out in his favor... I just wish that the only kilt shops in Edinburgh were REAL kilt shops!
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01-16-2010, 05:37 PM
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| | http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/to...for.4760691.jp He was fined £350 He claimed he could only afford to pay £5 a week but was order to pay £15 a fortnight! I live on the Royal Mile and I'm always interested in reading what everyone has to say about The Tartan Tat Merchants! I used to get really wound up about it all now I think ''Tartan Tat Watching'' is better than the telly! I can't wait for the next episode. Have you noticed that quite a lot of the Tartan Tat merchants are disabled or have relatives who are disabled and that is why they have Disabled Parking Permits.
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01-18-2010, 07:31 AM
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| | | The Gold Bros Empire expands
An interesting article today. Gold Bros have acquired another property on the Royal Mile. Yet another outlet for tartan tat I wonder? - http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/ne...old.5990228.jp |
01-18-2010, 09:50 AM
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I saw that Phil. Where do they get all their money from? Just how much tartan tat do tourist buy??? !!!
Does anyone know the answer to the following:
If you are fined £350 what criteria does the judge use to decide the amount you should pay on a weekly basis? To pay only £7.50 per week would you need to be claiming benefits or on a very low income? I find it surprising that Malap Singh who is part of the Gold Brothers multi-million pound industry was ordered to pay so little
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01-18-2010, 11:57 AM
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No matter how one views the Gold Bros, surely yet another of their establishments in the same area is overkill. 
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Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
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01-18-2010, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by McClef No matter how one views the Gold Bros, surely yet another of their establishments in the same area is overkill. | As far as I know a store called "Off Beat Clothing" is also closing down (next month?) to allow yet another Gold Brothers-supplied stockroom to open to the public. There's the Gold Brother's shop "thescotlandshop.com" on the corner, just 4 shop units up.
They are slightly better than the Gold Brother's shops in that they offer a large range of wool kilts from Scottish makers, but the street needs a little more diversity. I'd be happy if they managed to close down the shop on the corner, though!
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