Anyone ever use their kilt to make money

[flairball]

I was wondering if anyone has ever used their kilt as a selling point, or marketing strategy of any kind. I've been looking for ways to make a little extra money, and have been thinking that being kilted could have it's advantages.

Boston being quite an old and historic city, I've toyed with the idea of offering interpretive walking tours of the city. Kilted of course. I've also thought about offering my services as a kilted shopping assistant/ errand doer. A kind of domestic type thing, though I don't think I'd like that so much. Ideally, I'd like to do some outdoor, wilderness guiding. A kilted escort might do well, though I doubt my wife would like the idea.

Anyway, let's hear your experiences, and ideas.

[furrycelt]

there are some old threads around here about businesses using the kilt, like having it apart of the employee uniform and such. i wonder if Graham in Oz gets more business cause he is more remembered for his constant kilt wearing.

many moons ago thru a yahoo group i knew of a guy who wear kilts all the time has his selling point for a particular religion. for the same reasons as businesses: makes you stand out, makes you memorable.

using the kilt like that makes the kilt more widely noticed and thus accepted; however, (and i don't have an answer) does it "cheapen" the kilt to use it so?

[Kilted KT]

There are a bunch of companies that use the kilt to increase profitability. highland water is all kilted. I've also heard of real esate brokers who are fully kilted, as well as electricians...all who have seen increases in business due to the kilt. I'm trying to come up with something myself to make use of the visibility the kilt brings, but nothing has worked yet...

[KiltedKnight]

I can name four women who were completely 'sold' on me because I wore a kilt when I met them but that was over 20 years ago, does that count?

[Robert Lamb]

I am looking for someone to sponsor my kilt wearing or not wearing a kilt which ever will pay the most!!
Since I am the only one is Forest Grove that wears a kilt that should be worth something.
But to actually have to work for the pay is out of the question..
Robert "the kilted" Lamb

[crboltz]

A Few weeks ago work sent me to a trade show/conference (United States Institute of Thetare Technology) -- all the guys from ZFX rigging were their in their Utilikilts! It certainly made an impression on the floor! And there were a few other kilted folks -- I really wish I had taken one of my kilts.

[furrycelt]

A Few weeks ago work sent me to a trade show/conference (United States Institute of Thetare Technology) -- all the guys from ZFX rigging were their in their Utilikilts! It certainly made an impression on the floor! And there were a few other kilted folks -- I really wish I had taken one of my kilts.

{sigh}
you will all please excuse me for a second as i become sick with jealousy and envy and longing and heartbreak.
{sniffle}
oh how i miss that life. oh how i wish i could say that "my work sent me to USITT".
{sniffle} {stuttered breathing}
the money was not all that great, the hours were awful, but it was absolutely worth it.
{out right sobbing}

[Kilted KT]

{sigh}
you will all please excuse me for a second as i become sick with jealousy and envy and longing and heartbreak.
{sniffle}
oh how i miss that life. oh how i wish i could say that "my work sent me to USITT".
{sniffle} {stuttered breathing}
the money was not all that great, the hours were awful, but it was absolutely worth it.
{out right sobbing}

if it makes you feel any better, I'm in a very similar boat. I spent three years working for Budweiser, and my job was to go to bars, promote budweiser, give away free stuff ( including beer) and MC various contests at said bars, including home-made bikini contests! I miss the hell out of it, but reality kicked in ( as did the woman who is now my wife) and that life is over. It was SOOO much fun.

oh well. It is probably a good thing I wasn't kilted then. It would have been a much much more colorful story if I were.

[Graham]

Ian is right in what he says about me. Inspired by my 'ol mate Blu (who I haven't seen here for a while), I have been promoting myself as a kilted signwriter.
Kilts feature in all my advertising and promotion, including my shop truck and of course..myself.

If the aim of business is to be noticed, then wearing a kilt will put your streets ahead of the competition.
Sure, I've found a couple of clients who disapprove, but they are not the clients I want. Most find it interesting -to - wonderful!



I have been inspired also by others including electricians, window cleaners and sellers of drinking water (Highland Water in Denver) who have likewise found kiltwearing to be a great advantage in business.

I am now approaching four and a half years of full time kilting.

Whether clients or suppliers.....everyone remembers "the guy in the kilt".

[furrycelt]

if it makes you feel any better, I'm in a very similar boat. I spent three years working for Budweiser, and my job was to go to bars, promote budweiser, give away free stuff ( including beer) and MC various contests at said bars, including home-made bikini contests! I miss the hell out of it, but reality kicked in ( as did the woman who is now my wife) and that life is over. It was SOOO much fun.

oh well. It is probably a good thing I wasn't kilted then. It would have been a much much more colorful story if I were.

{wipes away tears}
yeah, same thing for me nearly. i fell in love with the stage in high school. i kept it up in college, and then naturally networked my way into the professional side. so i took a break from college and lived full-time (and paid rent) as a professional stage sound engineer and lighting designer and master electrician.

so then i land a gig as being assist master elec. to the debut opera by Carly Simon. big show, huge gig, highest profile thing to ever come my way. the lighting designer was a guy who worked on broadway shows. wow he was hard to work for. but it was awesome. i must have impressed him. he said if i moved to NYC he would hire me. it was like a dream come true. however just prior to all this i had met my wife.

long story short. i chose being a family man over show biz. i can't say i regret it. i love being a dad; i love my wife and boys so much it aches to think about it. but i do miss hanging in the catwalks, tethered to a c-wrench, and playing with toys that are just mind-blowingly expensive. and you can't beat the people in that sub-culture.

good times, good times.