Lidl to sell kilts across its UK stores for Burns Night

[Pleater]

I think that the offers are sometimes spread over different weeks in different areas, presumably to help with distribution costs - the website asks for your post code before showing offers for the week.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[TenorClef]

I was curious about this too, I have a Lidl just around the corner and picked up the leaflet for this Thursday offer. An 8 yard PV kilt for under thirty quid sounds not bad but I wonder if the quality will be any good. I may buy a couple of the Ghillie shirts though and maybe their black and cream hose.

Here is there leaflet-

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...4&l=68f3c2253f

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...3&l=54c313ac8a

[TenorClef]

However I would say this is probably going to work out well for Lidl. There'll be a lot of people who will buy these for stag do's, fancy dress, Burns night or just to unleash their inner Scotsman.

[Pleater]

I went into Lidl today and picked up a leaflet - the kilts go on sale next Thursday, here in Poole. I don't know how many there will be available or how popular they will be, I'll see if I can pick up any information after the event.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[thecompaqguy]

I went into Lidl today and picked up a leaflet - the kilts go on sale next Thursday, here in Poole. I don't know how many there will be available or how popular they will be, I'll see if I can pick up any information after the event.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

something tells me there will be a surplus at the Tottenham Hale store :mrgreen:

[hoosier8]

I wonder if this will lead to saturation of poor quality kilts. "German discount supermarket Lidl will be selling kilts for under £30 this month in honour of Burns Night."

Went to a Burns Night dinner tonight and honestly, most people have no idea what to get so it is probably a good thing for many. For instance, one couple put together a plaid skirt for each with a belt and a scarf over the shoulder. They put it together today for the dinner. Doubt that they will ever think of wearing it ever for anything else so a real kilt, poor or not, would be better than a couple of plaid skirts.

[OC Richard]

Went to a Burns Night dinner tonight and honestly, most people have no idea what to get so it is probably a good thing for many. For instance, one couple put together a plaid skirt for each with a belt and a scarf over the shoulder. They put it together today for the dinner. Doubt that they will ever think of wearing it ever for anything else so a real kilt, poor or not, would be better than a couple of plaid skirts.

Yes Burns Suppers bring out that sort of thing! I've piped for many years at a Burns Supper (cancelled this year however) and the organiser always wears the same thing: a wonderful 100 year old Edwardian sporran, celtic top and goat hair body, tartan full hose, a white shirt, and... wait for it... a tartan skirt. No, not a casual kilt or even a kilt skirt with flat aprons in the front and pleats in the back, but just a skirt, gathered evenly all round.