A kilt review (I got 2 of 'em)-Bobilicious

[NorCalPiper]

Hey Y'all,
Right off the bat, pics will be posted tonight-My brother is coming to pick his up, and we'll do shots together.

In the mean time, I want to review the 2 purchases. Right off the bat, I want to say this is the best 198.00$ I ever spent. These kilts are FANTASTICALLY put together and mine fits absolutely perfect. I ordered heather isles tartan , and my brother finally got his own tank in Montgomery. Both are 13 oz and beautifully crafted. These are machine stitched, but without a thorough inspection, you'd never know. I am absolutely thrilled and excited to be able to recommend Bobilicious' kilts to those who may be on the fence. I'm not sure about ordering your own tartan-I bid on his montgomery kilt auction, then asked if I could add another to the order. You may want to go to ebay and contact him via one of the auctions and ask possibilities for other tartans. He is very easy to work with.

Bobilicious get an enthusiastic grade of A+ - 100%. There is no better deal for a kilt anywhere on the market-PERIOD!!

Pics will speak for themselves later on in the show us your pic forum-Keep your eyes out.

[McFarkus]

Can't wait to see the pics.

[wvpiper]

Great. Hopefully he'll have my tartan some day.
I just received an Argyle jacket and waistcoat. I'll post pics later as well.
I really have nothing to compare to as it is my first.

BTW his ebay id is bobilishious

[gilmore]

I also bought two kilts, a dark blue clergy and modern Robertson hunting, through Bob Chalmers d/b/a bobilicious on EBay and am quite happy with them. He was quite pleasant to work with, also, in answering questions and making sure I got what I wanted.

[Highlander31]

Congratulations. Look forward to seeing the photos.

[george7]

I bought one of his kilts for my dad. I have to agree, they're a great kilt for the money.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I don't want to hijack this thread, but I'm just curious. You say your Scott Green modern tartan had to be woven for your order. You also say that it took about 4 weeks to get your kilt from the time you placed the order.

I just wonder about this because Scott Green modern is one of those tartans that is stocked by just about all of the tartan mills. It should be just as easy to get as any other tartan.

And even if it were custom woven, I don't see the kiltmaker getting the cloth in time to deliver the kilt in under 4 weeks. I'm familiar with how long it takes to get custom runs of cloth done by most of the major tartan mills, and it's much longer than that.

So I'm just slightly confused, but when I hear things like this it usually sends up red flags.

[ForresterModern]

My bobolishious in the original movie Braveheart tartan is perfect, fits wonderfully, looks great, and was turned around after the ebay auction in just a little over a month, customed to my rather substantial size. Mine came in under $200US shipped, then I got a Paypal discount of that. The most comfortable kilt I own. Communication was great. I would order from him again, although I would wish he would set up a direct web site for his business instead of constantly having to go through ebay communications to get custom work done with tartans that he does not list on ebay.

I would, however, buy from him again, as he is the best value for the buck going right now for a nice machine sewn kilt. However I have two new handsewn kilt mistresses (and I mean that in the most positive way) whose work I am falling in love with and must say that I think I am turning toward only handsewns for the future. despite the added cost. Guess that means I am becoming a kilt snob. Oh well.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Sorry Matt, I assumed when Bob said to me he'd have to "get the tartan in" that that meant he had to wait for someone to weave it. My misinterpretation no doubt. My understanding is that Bob's tartans are usually surplus that haven't sold elsewhere and so that is why they're offered cheap. Because the Scott green isn't I expected to pay a bit more, and that extra expense still seemed to me to be outstanding value. I hope that makes more sense. At no time has Bob fed me false information or (in my mind) charged me too much. Quite the opposite in fact. And I've certainly never been of the impression the Scott green modern would be difficult to get hold of. I'm just chuffed it is exactly the same as my HoE scott green modern previously purchased.

Scotty

Gotcha. This makes more sense. So it sounds like he's able to offer the kilts he has listed on Ebay for cheap because he has already purchased that fabric at a deeply discounted rate. But for your Scott tartan, he had to purchase it from the mill for your order (which is how most any kiltmaker would operate) and so you paid closer to what would be a standard price for that style of kilt, I suspect. This makes a lot more sense. I imagine if you say it looks just like your HoE kilt, he probably purchased the tartan from HoE.

Again, sorry to hijack the thread. It's just that those original comments about Scott green requiring a special weave didn't make sense to me.

Enjoy the new kilt, Josh!