Jacket Sale

[Colin]

Looks like they are having a jacket sale at Tartan Web (Scottishkilts.net).

Have a look here for some possible deals http://www.tartanweb.com/list/jacket_sale.html

[Scott Gilmore]

A word of caution about that Web site. It's another front for Viking Technology. Beware.

Regards,
Scott Gilmore

[Sindarius]

A word of caution about that Web site.

I'll second that. I ordered a Charcoal tweed Argyle Jacket & Waistcoat from them in early March and STILL have not recieved it. Oh, they'll charge your credit card right away but forget about you thereafter. No reponse to emails, no response using thier online inquiry. Phone calls have yeilded nothing but excuses.

Let the buyer beware,
Byran

[Livingston]

Thanks for the warning. I was thinking about ordering one of those this weekend Guess I'll pass till I see one at one of the games this year that fits.

[smaughazard]

A word of caution about that Web site. It's another front for Viking Technology. Beware.

Regards,
Scott Gilmore

Question: isn't Viking Technology a web-hosting and web-design firm? I know that they have a credit for such on the Scottish Council of Chiefs site. Is it possible that all of these companies are simply using their services, and are not necessarily part of Viking Technologies?

I simply happened to be at the Council's site shortly after reading the thread, and noticed the Viking Technology name at that site. When I looked at Viking's site, I saw that they had built a Tartan Finder etc., but found no actual links to retailers.

[Colin]

I'll second that. I ordered a Charcoal tweed Argyle Jacket & Waistcoat from them in early March and STILL have not recieved it. Oh, they'll charge your credit card right away but forget about you thereafter. No reponse to emails, no response using thier online inquiry. Phone calls have yeilded nothing but excuses.

Let the buyer beware,
Byran

I guess like any of these companies, some peopl ehave godd experiences, and some have some not so good experiences. I had it pretty good with Scottishkilts for the most part, so I was lucky to not see the bad. I hope it works out for you.

[Scott Gilmore]

Question: isn't Viking Technology a web-hosting and web-design firm? I know that they have a credit for such on the Scottish Council of Chiefs site. Is it possible that all of these companies are simply using their services, and are not necessarily part of Viking Technologies?

I simply happened to be at the Council's site shortly after reading the thread, and noticed the Viking Technology name at that site. When I looked at Viking's site, I saw that they had built a Tartan Finder etc., but found no actual links to retailers.

If you follow the link in my post, you'll see multiple links to Web sites that are "owned and operated by Viking Technology Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland." That's a direct quote from their "About Us" page on the sites linked.

Viking Technology is a mass retailer - a large impersonal company with an eye solely on the bottom line and NOT your satisfaction, despite what they claim in the sales-speak bullsh*t section of their Web sites. As with any large, impersonal business, sometimes you're lucky and come away satisfied and sometimes you don't.

The problem with an impersonal business is that they care little about little customers. If there's a problem, you're probably not going to get much help. Just pray you have no problems and go right ahead and gamble your hard earned money on goods you can find elsewhere from merchants that do care, who have their heart and soul in their businesses and are willing to work hard to earn the right to fairly claim a proud reputation, unsullied by the kind of careless customer service typical of Viking Technolgy-owned Web sites.

Fair warning given. Now make your own choice.

Regards,
Scott Gilmore

[David Dalglish]

Good information Scott-Their prices are not all that cheap- you can comparable prices on other sites on E-bay

[smaughazard]

Thanks for clearing that up, Scott. I wonder how the Scottish Council of Clan Chiefs got involved with them...