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View Poll Results: Which of the following best describes you...?
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I buy only custom made kilts. High quality is more important than quantity.
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I buy mostly custom kilts, but have a couple of cheapies for roughing about.
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I buy both mass produced and custom kilts in roughly equal numbers.
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I buy mostly cheapies, but have one or two custom kilts for formal occasions.
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I buy only budget type kilts. I prefer to buy lots of low price imports.
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13th November 06, 04:15 PM
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 Originally Posted by arrogcow
The actual manufacturing cost is not outrageous, but the raw materials are. Most tartan fabric used in kilts cost (retail) about $60-70 a yard. While I realize that kilt makers can probably get it is cheaper lots, it is still a hefty part of the finished kilt. Most other fabrics can be bought for under $10 a yard (and twil, denim for under $5.00 at times). Small lots of tartan or not, there really is no good reason for the cost of the fabric.
Adam
My understanding is that there are only 5 or so sources for quality 13 to 16 ounce, 100% wool woven in the various tartans and with proper kilting selvedge. This could account for their inflated prices. If kilts, or other things made of quality tartan wool, became popular enough to warrant manufacturing larger quantities of good quality cloth in 3rd world countries at a fraction of the cost, I would not be sad if the Scottish mills went out of business.
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13th November 06, 09:42 PM
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 Originally Posted by gilmore
My understanding is that there are only 5 or so sources for quality 13 to 16 ounce, 100% wool woven in the various tartans and with proper kilting selvedge. This could account for their inflated prices. If kilts, or other things made of quality tartan wool, became popular enough to warrant manufacturing larger quantities of good quality cloth in 3rd world countries at a fraction of the cost, I would not be sad if the Scottish mills went out of business.
And that's the problem. Kilts are expensive because not many people buy them and not many buy them because they are expensive. However, with people like us growing in numbers the cost of the material will eventually come down.
Adam
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