Well, as a man who only currently owns a fairly cheap kilt I would have to say that there is a need for them.

I ordered a USAK casual (not the cheap kilt I'm talking about!), and while looking around for a sporran to go with it I found a lot on eBay that contained a sporran, SW thrifty in my size, and a matching one that would fit my son. It was a pretty good deal, so I bought it. Now I at least have a kilt while I wait for a better one. I'm also saving toward a good wool kilt in my clan tartan, but that's some way off yet.

Also, as other folks have said, there are places I wouldn't feel comfortable wearing a garment that cost about half a mortgage payment. For people who are trying to make the kilt a more everyday garment, a cheap kilt, or even just a less expensive one, fills the need for a garment that can be worn, and damaged or worn out, without breaking the bank. How many people wear a bespoke suit to a football match?

I think that for too long the kilt has been part of a formalized set of clothes that has run exclusively to the higher end and that has caused the quality, and subsequently price, to stay high. Think of the ranges of quality and price that are available for every other garment you own. Nobody has a problem with different types of shirts, in varying degrees of quality, for different situations. Why should kilts be different?