Quote Originally Posted by hospitaller View Post
Since I am a happy customer of J Higgins hose, I would have to say that the reason of such comments is somewhat 'kilt snobbery', some people insist on paying hundreds for a sock, while some others (me included) can not afford such prices.

So, those in the 'kilted snobbery' insist on making snide comments about low priced (aka cheap) items that the rest of us can afford to buy.

Because in all honesty, who gets on their knees to examine our hose/socks?

I mean, really.
Todd can speak for himself, but I have a friend who purchased a pair of Argyle hose from Higgins a few years back to match his ancient Gordon kilt. He was not happy at all with the product for two main reasons:
1. The almost day-glo coloration of the hose really did not match the kilt well at all, and was rather garish.
2. The acrylic material the hose was made from started to pill and show signs of wear after the first wearing.

Sometimes when people give a product a bad review, or don't recommend a particular supplier, it's not snobbery. Sometimes "inexpensive" really does mean "cheap."