Quote Originally Posted by azwildcat96 View Post
Here's an idea...If you're really worried that your kilt maker is going to try to sell you an inferior fabric, then run away to another kilt maker!
Of course, having at least SOME trust in the vendor is only fair and logical, otherwise we'd never be able to buy anything. But in some situations, and in mine particularly, there was actual reason to be a bit concerned.

The back story (or the short version thereof) is that when I initially ordered the kilt, I was informed that there would be a significant delay, due to the fact that the 13oz fabric I wanted had to be brought in, as it wasn't in stock... OR, I was told, they had 11oz fabric in-stock if I wanted to change my order.

I informed them that I would prefer to wait for the 13oz... But that experience DID make me wonder if perhaps some signals got crossed somewhere and something wasn't communicated properly.

I can also see this as being useful when, say, you buy a used kilt from eBay or similar, and there was no information given (perhaps the seller didn't know themselves) what the weight of the fabric was... I wasn't trying to imply that kiltmakers are inherently a shifty lot who shouldn't be trusted.