Just Placed My First Order Too, But Not A Happy Camper....

**Riverkilt** · 17th April 06, 01:40 PM

So, I have embraced Ham's suggestion of a kilt pin for every tartan kilt.

Decided to give Kiltstore/ScotsWeb/et.al. a try. Which is big stuff for me...I detest the huge conglomerates. But they give a discount to us at X Marks and I certainly appreciate the financial support of the board.

So I need four kilt pins. So I order four pewter kilt pins. With the X Marks discount the cost is $66.64.

By the time I came out the other end the shipping by mail was $22.92....

That's 33% of the cost of the kilt pins. Kilt pins are light. Royal Mail and US Mail ship by weight.

No clue how/why they charge so much for lightweight goods.

Asked them that in two places on the order....will be interesting to see what, if any, justification they offer.

They also said that since I was new an account will be created for me. Didn't happen during the buying process. Guess I'll see if it comes later.

Feeling swept away, and not a good taste in my mouth for the process.

Only solace seems to be that the total cost for four kilt pins is gonna be $90. So that's $22.50 a pin for pewter. Guess I can live with that...

Bottom line is the "discount" was swept away to sea by the shipping charges.

Understand its overseas...but $22.92 for four kilt pins by parcel post....come on....

Ron

**Mattg** · 17th April 06, 01:46 PM

That certainly does seem high. I ordered some earrings from a Scottish company for my wife and I only paid $5 for shipping.

**chasem** · 17th April 06, 01:51 PM

4 kilt pins from Rocky for $8 including shipping!

Granted, that's the basic safety pin, but that's the route I take for the time being, for having a kilt pin for each kilt.

**Riverkilt** · 17th April 06, 02:02 PM

Silly me....grumble grumble.....two of the kilt pins will go on the kilts I have ordered from Rocky....

We got so into measurements forgot I was gonna hang something on the kilts too....

grumble grumble....my own fault....

Ron

**Robin** · 17th April 06, 02:39 PM

Hey!

Keep some kilts unkiltpinned (nice scrabble word

) until my pins hit the market

**StoneCold** · 17th April 06, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Robin

Hey!

Keep some kilts unkiltpinned (nice scrabble word

) until my pins hit the market

Which will be...? I'm hoping to get one of the second run of X Marks when that happens, but I'm interested in more. Also, any idea what designs you may have?

Sorry for hijacking your thread Ron

**Livingston** · 17th April 06, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Robin

Hey!

Keep some kilts unkiltpinned (nice scrabble word

) until my pins hit the market

Sitting here with a pinless kilt, waiting to see what you'll have :neutral:

**mudd** · 21st April 06, 11:48 AM

Ron,

All I can suggest is, maybe you should sit down, relax and have something to eat. I think I keep hearing you stomach growling.

**Riverkilt** · 21st April 06, 12:08 PM

Hmmmm, good idea Mudd, I do like to eat...

Got an email from them today suggesting I spend another $34 with them to put the order over $100 and they'll do free shipping....ever marketing...I'm sure a logic professor would have a field day with that offer...but I'm looking at it.

Ron

**Colin** · 21st April 06, 12:12 PM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Hmmmm, good idea Mudd, I do like to eat...

Got an email from them today suggesting I spend another $34 with them to put the order over $100 and they'll do free shipping....ever marketing...I'm sure a logic professor would have a field day with that offer...but I'm looking at it.

Ron

That's about the same response I got when I asked them why free shipping wa sonly for over $200. It was suggested that I spend another $150 to get the free shipping. They even included links to everything I could buy to get it to that point (ghilles, sporrans, shirts, jackets, etc). I was just trying to buy a kilt for my 5 year old.