Argyle kilt hose - success!

[RockyR]

Re: the quality vs. quantity or Quality vs. Price debate... as Riverkilt is fond of saying "Different horses for different courses".

There will ALWAYS be a debate over what something is 'worth'. Are $150 argyll hose 'worth' it? Are $60 argyll hose 'worth it' for the quality? Only the buyer can decide and no one can decide for them. Some people have a budget and stick firmly to it and there's nothing wrong with that (kudos for not 'overspending' on something when you have other $$ responsibilities).

Matt raises a good point about having lots of different price points and levels of quality (and therefore price) for different product lines. He chooses not to cater toward the VERY low priced items (i.e. 'ebay kilts') and that's where his product line stops. That's his prerogitive as an owner. He does this (as stated in the post above) b/c he wants people to look 'correct' and not a 'Kilt Don't' and that's a perfectly reasonable way to run a business (wanting your customers to look good in your product). Bottom line: He's effectively putting his name / company name on every product he sells and wants them to reflect well on him as a business owner. Please note that there are some kilt companies that have 'low end' sporrans of $100 + and 'low end' kilt prices of $500 or more.

ALL THAT BEING SAID, it's up to the individual to make up their own mind. What I usually tell people is this:

Spend as MUCH money on something as YOU ARE COMFORTABLE spending. Get the best quality you can afford, without putting yourself into hock.

I PERSONALLY don't often look back on a purchase and think 'I should have bought the cheaper one', but regretably when 'saving a few dollars', I DO often think "I should have just spent the extra money and gotten the nicer one". You have to know yourself and where your balance of quality vs. price lies. Sometimes that takes a little explanation of why certain things cost a bit more so people understand why things cost what they do.


ANOTHER IDEA:

Use this forum to your advantage! There are HUNDREDS of members up here with unique talents / different backgrounds / cool jobs. If you're a stained glass artist, see if someone needs a window and is willing to trade for it! If you knit and can knit a pair of diced hose, offer that in exchange for a casual kilt! Heck... Graham (an "ORIGINAL" Xmarks member who is a signmaker in Tazmania) sent us our company sign in trade for a kilt a few years back (and we still have the sign!).

I'm alway amazed at what people up here do for a living and for hobbies. Don't assume that since you can't 'afford' something that's expensive (i.e. $150 hand knit hose) that you can't 'acquire it' through creative means.

My $.02... or in this case it may have been $.08. I was a little long winded.