Quote Originally Posted by Alan H
By building a kilt rather like a USA Kilts philabeg...a pretty simple kilt.... I realize EXACTLY what a value that kilt is. Add up my hours of time plus the material, and a USA Kilts philabeg is a DEAL.

Now, about buying "cheap" kilts.

If I hadn't bought the two Stillwaters and the USA Kilts philabeg, I wouldn't have cared enough to want a "tank". Even though I'm going to make that "tank" myself, the point remains.
Alan brings up 2 good points that I agree with...

1. As I said in my opening statement in this thread... I don't mind if people take a hand at making their own kilts... it makes them appreciate the time I spend making kilts that much more. To get a finished product that looks good takes time and experience that many busy people may not realize it takes.

2. The second point is that the "wool kilt" business is not going to be killed by the "$100 Kilt Market". It will actually increase that market in time. Instead of having a potential customer get turned off to kilts ENTIRELY b/c of the entry cost ($500 +), they "get their feet wet" by buying a $100 kilt.

After they realize how great wearing a kilt is, they move up the ladder to a $200 or $300 or $500 kilt. Let's face it... $500 + is a BIG first step to take without knowing if you're going to wear a kilt more than 1 or 2 times... $100 (while no small chunk of change in itself) is a much more reasonable cost to shell out for the potential kilt wearer.