X Marks Tartan order update

[The Wizard of BC]

Ron as spoken as well. That leaves only BikerCelt's vote before we can resolve this.

[Alan H]

Wait...reading your post again, the 16 ounce material is LESS expensive than the 14 ounce? eh, what? 16 ounce is $58/meter and 14 ounce is $62? Is there a typo, here? Perhaps the cost on the 16 ounce is $68 Cdn, not $58?

The XE.com currency converter puts $68 Cdn at $55.86 USA, as of the time I made this post, which is pretty close to your conversion, so I bet that "$58 Cdn" is just a typo.

If in fact the 16 ounce material is $68 Cdn/$55-56 USA, then the cost is only $9.50 a meter less than the custom weave that Matt told us about, months ago. That difference...$55 vs. $65 per yard/meter amounts to about $25 total cost difference for a 4 yard box pleated kilt that will cost you $350, and about $50 on an 8 yard knife-pleated kilt that will cost you about $450. In other words, it's more-or-less irrelevant.

So personally I hope there's a typo here and folks are OK with the 14 ounce material because $47.65 is significantly less than $65 a yard, guys will save more money, and that's why I spent all the time working on this in the first place.

But if not, then so be it. Whatever the case/price as long as it's not outrageous, I'm in for 2.5 meters so that I can get what to me is the ultimate X Marks kilt.

[Riverkilt]

I'm with you Alan. I voted for the 14 ounce simply because I live in the Arizona heat.

But if the vote is for the 16 ounce I'm still gonna bite the bullet and get it. Love the tartan.

Ron

[The Wizard of BC]

To clarify

14 oz

cost per meter = $53.00cdn
handling = $ 5.30cdn
GST = $ 3.71cdn
total per meter =$62.01cdn


16 oz

cost per meter = $58.00cdn
handling = $ 5.80cdn
GST = $ 4.06cdn
Total per meter = $67.86cdn

2.5 meters = $155.03cdn for 14oz & $169.65cdn for 16oz
127.33usd 139.34usd
73.13gbp 80.03gbp

4.0 meters = $248.04cdn for 14oz & $271.44cdn for 16oz
203.73usd 222.95usd
117.00gbp 128.04gbp

Then you will have to add shipping to your destination.

clear as mud!!!

[Riverkilt]

Sad, that with a board this size there's not enough interest to do both weights.

So much great work has been done to get to this point I hope we don't muck this up over the weights.

Ron

[Mike n NC]

Given the choice, I opted for the 16 oz but if the choice of weight gets in the way I'll be perfectly happy with the 14. Don't let that slow things down.

Mike

[Alan H]

I hereby publically say...."Steve, make the call. You decide from the results that you've gotten, whether we order 14 ounce or 16. I'm on board for either weight. I'll back your decision with my dollars, whichever way you go."

Though for the sake of my pocketbook, I really hope it's the 14 ounce!