Kilt wars in Scotland

[Galician]

It seems that Pakistan is not the only Asian country in the kiltmaking business now. I wonder if it held any advantage over China by being part of the Commonwealth (assuming that it is).

[ncof300d]

It is likely the same as anything else. We all like it when we can find something 'cheaper', however, at some point a line is crossed and what you get is not worth it. There is a lot of material and energy wasted on 'cheap' products.

For example I much prefer to drive an older Mercedes that holds up well and has new parts available decades after it build rather than purchase a new car that after seven years will have little news parts available besides typical maintenance items.

[auld argonian]

The whole "cheap kilts" thing has become a real sweetheart issue for the media, hasn't it? The only thing that I can think of that even comes close is when a major US retailer was selling US flags that had been made in another country...hardly hard news now but at the time it raised a lot of eyebrows.

But the Gold Brothers and Lidl locked in mortal combat over who can sell the cheapest kilts? There was a "Peanuts" strip that I loved. Snoopy was laying on top of his dog house with the night sky behind him:

"Some nights, I lay up here and worry about a meteor falling out of the sky and hitting me.

Some nights, I lay up here and worry about a queen snake crawling up here and biting me.

And then some nights, I think about the meteor falling and hitting the queen snake.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz." as he contentedly drifts off to sleep.

The phrase, "The meteor hitting the queen snake" has become a staple around here.

Best

AA

[Arlen]

*Sighs*
I have 2 PV kilts. I like them. I am happy with them and I knew what I was getting myself in for when I bought them. Buuuut, for the price they are good quality.
One of them is a Gold brothers kilt and I happy wear it out amongst friends with tanks when I'd rather keep my wool kilts at home.

That said, I think the Gold brothers realllllllly need to draw the line somewhere.
Affordable kilts and tourist kilts are one thing, but this goes so far beyond any of that.

[Galician]

*Sighs* I have 2 PV kilts. I like them. I am happy with them and I knew what I was getting myself in for when I bought them. Buuuut, for the price they are good quality.

Arlen,

Are they really PV or acrylic?

[Arlen]

Arlen,

Are they really PV or acrylic?

The Gold bros one is PV, the other one is, I think, Acrylic.

[Monkey@Arms]

The Gold bros one is PV, the other one is, I think, Acrylic.

The Lidl flyer states that theirs is five yards of PV.

I am not exactly sure why some posters are acting shocked over the possibility of an imported kilt for £19.99 --at current exchange rates the SWK economy sells for less.

Best regards,

Jake

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Mr. Gold is quoted as saying, "There are a lot of people who can't afford £1000 or £500 for a kilt."

Why is it that whenever people are attempting to justify their cheap kilts, they tend to overstate the actual expense of quality kilts. £1000 given today's typical exchange rates, is in excess of $2000 US. Who is charging that much for a kilt????

We (the Scottish Tartans Museum) sell kilts made from Lochcarron's Strome weight "rare select" range of tartans (pretty much the most expensive heavy weight cloth available from stock) for $629. Most of our kilts are much less expensive than that, but I'm giving our most expensive just to make a point.

Sure, some people can't (or don't want to) spend $629 on a fine hand tailored kilt. Some people can't (or don't want to) spend $495 on a fine hand tailored kilt. No one is arguing that point. That's why some places offer less expensive alternatives. In this case, much less expensive alternatives. But there is no need to exaggerate the actual cost of a traditional Scottish kilt to make that point.

The Gold Bros. real competition here is Lidl supermarket and Ebay. It isn't Geoffrey Tailor or Kinloch Anderson, etc. They are simply playing on different fields.

[Arlen]

The Lidl flyer states that theirs is five yards of PV.

I am not exactly sure why some posters are acting shocked over the possibility of an imported kilt for £19.99 --at current exchange rates the SWK economy sells for less.

Best regards,

Jake

Looking at the pictures in that flyer I'm not sure I'd really like to buy one of those anyway.
I have a theory that if they can't take a picture of a pressed kilt then they can't sell anything worth buying.

[seanboy]

does someone want to actually do something about this, I live in glasgow so unfortunately I am unable to do anything. If there are any xmarkers in edinburgh could you please REQUEST DELETED. ?