Tartan4less

[LPF]

Has anyone had any experience, good or bad, with there ex hire kilts on Ebay?

[Steve Ashton]

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This may or may not answer your question but is a good starting point.

[Stan]

Has anyone had any experience, good or bad, with there ex hire kilts on Ebay?

"Yes",about two years ago I bought a nice 16oz wool 8 yard kilt in the designer tartan granite highlander. It has a nice salvage edge, but no canvas stabilizer in it. It's construction is like a casual kilt, but for the$200.00(delivered)price that I paid for it it was a great deal.

A few months ago my brother bought an 8 yard 16 oz, (maybe it was 13oz.) ex-hire MacGreger modern tartan from them. Cost was 175.00 delivered. He loves it. I saw a few "compromises" in the construction, but I'm a bit more informed than he is.

The two that ex-hires buys from them (that I know of) were great values. Were the 700.00 kilts for 200.00 or less? NO, but they were still great values.....

I was (and am) happy with the experience, and value. I've also bought spats from them as well as a number of other items. I had a nice 5 yard (casual) kilt made by them and its's really nice too.

[McNeil]

Yes, I bought a 6 yard heavy weight MacNeil plaid ex-hire from them several weeks ago. I paid about US $100, plus shipping for it. They were very helpful and responded to my email questions. It was in very good condition. I just had to move buckles to make it fit. If they have something you want I would say go for it.
McNeil

[thecompaqguy]

I bought (and am in the process of buying) a Braveheart tartan from them. They informed me the kilt I wanted had holes in it, so they are going to shorten another Braveheart kilt and send it to me. I think that's good service. They could have just sold me the one with the holes in. Very impressed with their service

[Mikilt]

Yes, Tartan4less was very responsive.

Heh, that was my experience just this morning. I saw this post, went surfing eBay and pulled the trigger on one of their ex-hire Isle of Skye. Shipping from the UK was pretty reasonable too.

[Mikilt]

Well, well, well.

Caveat Emptor

'Tis not an 8 yard kilt as advertised. I need to get the kilt hemmed, so I measured it to be able to negotiate a price with the tailor. It measures at 172 inches. About 4.8 yards.

I just sent an email that explained that they advertised an 8 yard kilt and it's not even quite a 5 yard kilt. I called him out for being dishonest.

I am not going to return or ask for a refund because frankly it still wasn't a bad deal. But now I know how Tartan4less does business.

[Hardboiled]

Yea, I had a similar situation when I got a kilt from them, they sent me a super wrinkled pv by "mistake" but sent me a brand new wool one in its place after I complained. Shipping is super fast so I chalked it up as a one time thing, but I keep hearing more and more of these "mistakes".

[Mikilt]

I heard back from Craig at Tartan4less.

"Please accept our apologies. We did send a NEW Isle of Skye 5 yard kilt in your size as we were out of stock of the exhire 8 yard in your size by time we recd payment." The eBay listing still lists my size as being available in an 8 yard kilt.

Why was I not informed of this? He called it a "free upgrade". I call it "trying to fool me". An email ahead of time would have been appropriate and well-received.

I wrote back and thanked him for the explanation. I told him that I am not a solitary kilt wearer, but an active member of a worldwide community of kilt enthusiasts and we communicate often about our experiences with vendors.

I admonished him. "Please don't do this again."

[Father Bill]

So, other than the explanation, what's the resolution?