Woo Hoo I got tracking numbers!!

[ForresterModern]

Aaaaaahhhhhh.... The Jones, and intriguing and exciting thing to watch, as long as it is not you doing the Jonesing. I think I'll pour a nice iced tea and sit back and watch this guy til he gets the shakes waiting for that kilt. IF this is your first kilt, Tony, it is probably the most painful, especially when you have some tracking info to give you a rough idea of when it should arrive. Enjoy the agony of "the Jones". It will probably not be the last, but it might be the most intense.

[Tony Miles]

It's not my first kilt but it's definitely my first "tank" - the gestation of a human takes less time than getting this kilt

[Na Heilthirich]

Congratulations, Tony.

I'd done a review of the Celtic Craft Centre thread relating to all posts about dealings with CCC in the last year to refute an assertion that all in the garden was rosy. To make it simple, I colour coded them:

I'll leave you as a green until you have it in your hands! This is an edited down post of a reply to Clan MacKinnon that seems to have had the thread sent to Coventry, despite an offer to edit it. Sorry folks!

BLUE - Happily resolved (I may have erred on the generous side here, some appear more relieved than happy).

RED - Unhappy with experience.

Green - Unresolved, awaiting judgement.

18 Feb 09: 1Piper + Friend – Not happy. Ordered Jun 08, Delivery promised Nov 08, lies various as to progress, no sign of kit.

7 May 09: Irish in Tacoma – Not happy. Ordered Summer 08, no jacket or contact.
16 Jun 09: Irish in Tacoma – Happy, jacket arrives.

7 May 09: Ayin McFye reports CCC very shaky financially.

7 May 09: St Amish - Not happy - Plaid allegedly in PS, kilt supposed to be delivered 2 weeks previously.
8 May 09: St Amish – Still no contact, approaches CC company for refund.
11 May 09: St Amish gets 1st unprompted call from CCC asking for balance as kilt is allegedly ready. Expresses mock surprise at getting call day after he had approached CC company for refund.
12 May 09: St Amish reports CC credited with deposit.
2 Jun 09: St Amish reports CCC posting as bold lie in his case.

8 May 09: 530dcs - Not happy, reports lies various.

8 May 09: Paul Sharpe reports still waiting on jacket ordered Sep 08 with 2 month delivery promised.
9 May 09: Paul Sharpe reports unable to contact by phone.
17 May 09: Paul Sharpe’s dad gets email – jacked should be shipped this week.
29 May 09: Paul Sharpe’s dad gets email – jacket finally posted yesterday.


8 May 09: Spartan reports denial of vendor space in AZ over complaints about their service and current business practices.

9 May 09: Walkerk reports PS store in shambles in early Apr 09.

9 May 09: Ben Gunn – Not happy. Returns defective sporran Jun 08, gets inferior replacement after much hassle about Apr 09.

12 May 09: Drobin reports troubled purchase which worked out in the end but wouldn’t go back.

20 May 09: Joseph McLaren – Not happy, reports Edinburgh shop in shamble with empty shelves and staff ‘frosty’ in Feb 09, put off purchasing.

23 May 09: Peregrinus - Not happy: reports having ordered kilt in 2002 and more in 2005. After multi-year run-around, gets kilt out of the blue in May 09! Order still not complete and can’t contact.

1 Jun 09: Eydawn – Not happy, Ordered kilt ?Sep 08 for wedding on 20 Jun 09. Promised delivery Mar 09, still no sign and run-around from CCC. Threatens CC company action. “Guaranteed“ shipment last Thursday.
2 Jun 09: Eydawn reports supplied tracking number not working.
8 Jun 09: Eydawn gets kilt 12 days before wedding. Pleased to have actually received it.

2 Jun 09: Riverkilt - Not happy, reports BS and lies at Games.

2 Jun 09: CCC posts here.

3 Jun 09: Pollastrini – Not happy, ordered kilt Aug 08, given run-around, finally promised delivery Apr 09. Still no kilt.
3 Jun 09: Pollastrini – Happy, gets kilt. Equivocal as to whether he’d buy again.

6 Jun 09: Ixoyedeg – Not happy. Ordered kilt and plaid Jun 08, got kilt Feb 09, still waiting for plaid and reports run-around.
21 Jun 09: Ixoyedeg – Happy. Plaid arrived 2 days ago.

14 Jun 09: Tony Miles – Not happy, He and Brother in law ordered kilts Sep 08, promised delivery Mar 09, no sign.
16 Jun 09: Tony Miles – CCC reports kilts being finished in Inverness, Should be delivered in 2-3 weeks.
18 Jun 09: Tony Miles – Kilts going to Edinburgh tomorrow.
19 Jun 09: Tony Miles – Kilts to be pressed on Mon and shipped Tues or Thurs.
4 Jul 09: Wrong kilts get sent to wrong brothers-in-law. Made of wrong tartan to boot. Happy Independence Day!

19 Jun 09: Clan McKinnon – Not happy, ordered 6 kilts less than 4 months ago, has been getting run-around.
19 Jun 09: Clan McKinnon – Ecstatic – Wife got phone call in morning saying kilts ‘should’ be shipped next week. Calls CCC still quality and reliable people despite reporting that he had been told that the kilts had been shipped in mid-May.

I make it 12 Unhappy, 4 Happy, 3 Unresolved.

It'll be interesting to see how many come through.

Edited to update Tony Miles' story.

[Na Heilthirich]

It seems my congrats were premature, Tony. Sorry to hear about the cock-up. I guess that means you move from a green to a red on the summary below. I hope there aren't too many McKinnon tartans to choose from!

Congratulations, Tony.

[Tony Miles]

It seems my congrats were premature, Tony. Sorry to hear about the cock-up. I guess that means you move from a green to a red on the summary below. (

maybe purplish brown - sort of a mix of colors - relieved that we didn't get totally skunked on the deal - disappointed it took almost a year, disappointed on the color, - nice build quality though. So all in all a different good quality vendor may have been a better choice in this case. Hopefully they'll become stable again and worth dealing with in the future

[Na Heilthirich]

maybe purplish brown

Sounds like what you might end up with if you take Peregrinus' advice!

[Na Heilthirich]

Sorted, Peregrinus. The scores on the doors are now:

12 Unhappy, 4 Happy (or at least Relieved!), 3 Unresolved.

Please tell me you were kidding about trying to dye a kilt?