Great post! VERY perceptive, too.

Here are some observations from my end...

1. MAKE FRIENDS IN THE UK. I have a friend who has been collecting kilts I buy online over in the UK. She has a business address. She's filling a large box this month and just sending me all of the kilts I've bought there. I'm giving her 100 quid and sending her some things from across the pond.

2. There are GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT DEALS right now on Ebay FROM THE US! I'm watching and bidding on twenty this week. I don't care if you have a 30" waist, a 44" waist, are tall, short, Libertarian, vegetarian, or even a sasquatch, you'll find something if you look.

3. Since I started collecting kilts way back a long time ago... that being "one month ago," I've made seven purchases. All of which have been under one hundred dollars. All of them are beautiful.

4. Speaking of US deals... I just saw a Royal Stuart tartan MILITARY KILT go two days ago for $71 after shipping in my size (34" under the first rib and 25" length). The thing was beautiful, 18/20oz wool, registered manufacturer (I forget the name but he's known,) etc.