What Would Happen If.....

**Riverkilt** · 5th July 06, 10:38 AM

A fraternity brother from a small town bragged about how all the guys in his senior class of high school called the local shoe store and asked if they carried saddle bucks with red lining. Wasn't long before the front window of the shoe store displayed saddle bucks with red lining. Sadly, it was a contrived and cruel project and the merchant suffered.

Merchants try to be sensitive to fashion trends.

Since our Super WalMart opened in our little town I've endeavored to support the local merchants against the monster. But there's no denying that WalMart carries stuff the locals don't. So I go there.

But most every time I go there, when I check out, I ask, "Do you carry kilts? I'm looking to buy a kilt and I couldn't find any in the men's department.?" Of course I'm kilted when I say this.

What would happen if a thousand of us in WalMart's service areas (and others with similar stores in their areas) asked the same type question whenever they were shopping there?

Would we be enought that the word would filter up to the WalMart fashion gurus that "men are asking for kilts?"

Would anyone actually buy or wear a kilt WalMart stocked? Would WalMart offering kilts bring new men into the fold?

It ain't that far from REI stocking a hiking kilt to WalMart stocking a knock around kilt.

What would happen if a LOT of us asked each visit?

Ron

**Kilted KT** · 5th July 06, 11:10 AM

I'm sure the word would filter up the food chain at walmart, but I'm not sure if they would bite. I once worked for Budweiser,with one of my responsibilities being to ensuring proper stock levels and such in all the walmarts around Tulsa. To be a vendor selling at walmart, there is a huge list of things that you have to provide, such as stock levels, rotation, marketing, all sorts of different things..as well as a price point that would make the item desireable to the masses. I'm not sure the kilt-making industry is in a position to fulfill all of these criteria just yet...and anyone who could certainly would not be putting out a product that would meet the quality requirements of most of the people on the board.

**bubba** · 5th July 06, 11:15 AM

Any kilt carried by WalMart would be marginal at best even for Clan MacTable.

**Kizmet** · 5th July 06, 11:17 AM

Considering the quality of most of Walmart's clothing, I'd bet that most of the gents around here wouldn't purchase, and those who did wouldnn't buy another. In the end, most likely those who sew kilts would end up out of business.

**Raphael** · 5th July 06, 11:45 AM

The Similiar tatic was proposed at Tom's Cafe a few years ago.

**Mysticwolf** · 5th July 06, 12:35 PM

Ron,
I for one would not. I despise Wal-Mutt, and even if I din't, I don't think I could do a kilt. I do, however , keep hoping to find one at Village Discount Thrift. (not holding my breath

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