The OUTRAGEOUS Price of kilts!

[ardchoille]

Kilt == P*nts

Or more precisely said, a kilt is an (better) alternative to p*nts. As much as I may agree with Alan, it makes this no less true. Considering that truth, kilt prices - if you would like kilt usage to become more widespread - should be on par with p*nt prices.

I must disagree, you get what you pay for. Pants are made on machines.. machines that likely replaced a human or two. I have never found a pair of pants that fit me correctly and likely never will since they aren't custom made. I have never seen a pair of pants that will last 50 years (there are still some kilts around which are much older than that!). Wearing a pair of pants makes me look just like everyone else, there's no "personality" to them. I remember having to buy several pair of pants to go with several differnet "modes" of wear (dress, semi-dress, casual, work, etc).. whereas 1 kilt looks just as good with a coat and tie as it does with a t-shirt and flip flops.

Let's have a look, shall we?

Dress pants (for suit and tie) $50.00 each? And I'll need five?
$250.00

Casual pants (for outings with friends) $20.00 each? And I'll need five?
$100.00

Work pants (for employment) $20.00 each? And I'll need five?
$100.00

Cleaning/maintenance of these garments (on a weekly cycle) ? $$?
How long will they last? Will I have to buy more?
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So far we have $450.00 for 15 garments for three uses, and I feel these prices are low, since custom made pants will increase the price.

I think that much of the time people don't think about this cost because they buy pants one pair at a time, whereas buying a kilt is an "all at once" price.

1 kilt can be used for all of these uses and an 8 yard, knife-pleated, kilt made from 13 ounce tartan costs about $450.00. And, a kilt will fit me better than any machine-made pants as well as last much longer.

Just my opinion, but there's no comparison.. I'll take a kilt over pants any day

Long live kilts!