What if they sold Kilts at Wall-Mart?

**BEEDEE** · 3rd October 08, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by georgeblack7

I'll translate... it mean's no way Jose.

My reasons include:

Walmart is a small business killer... I happen to love our sponsors and the concept of small business.

$50 for a kilt is not much of a kilt. The material to make a cheap kilt costs that much.

You get what you pay for. You keep what you value. Value your heritage and the kilt makers who work tediously on your kilts.

My thoughts entirely. Wal*Mart = tartan tat.

Brian

**ncof300d** · 3rd October 08, 07:56 AM

If Wal Mart were to sell kilts I invision that they would sell neo-style kilts that would be poor fitting and last only for a few wearings.

**Ayin McFye** · 3rd October 08, 08:38 AM

I have a few cents to add to this conversation as well. I respect my kilt. All those that I know respect their kilts for what they are; a piece of our heritage or at least a garment that we love to wear if it's not part of our heritage.

I personally would not like to see kilts sold at places like wal-mart because right now because when I wear a kilt there is a level of respect, and trust that comes with it from the populace. Someone sees a man in a kilt and for whatever reason they believe they are more approachable and trustworthy. I like that. I don't want just a bunch of random people wearing the kilt that may end up giving kilt wearers a bad name.

Would kilts become more socially acceptable if they were sold at wal-mart? Maybe, probably so. However there is something called Kilt Etiquette, and applys to a lot of different actions, one of them includes not doing cartwheels in your kilt in a public place. (you get my point), if you had a bunch of random Joe's wearing kilts, both Scotsmen's mystery, and our good reputation would be ruined.

I know I'm thinking on the extremist side of this arguement, but I hold a lot of pride in myself and my brethren. I'd hate for all that to go away because of a bunch of nut-jobs got a crazy idea to buy kilts at wal-mart and run around town being idiots.

I vote no to Kilts at wal-mart. Thank you drive thru...

**Mark Keeney** · 3rd October 08, 09:04 AM

OK, I'll be unpopular by this post but,

I buy my jeans at Walmart they are just as good as the overpriced jeans at the gap and they last just as long. I also buy plain t-shirts at Walmart they are cheap, they don't have some stupid saying on them, and I am going to spill something on it anyway.

Just because people may be buying a kilt from Walmart at $50 doesn't make them any more degenerate than the people that buy or rent kilts now. People do cartwheels now in a $200 utilikilt, and how many wedding kilt flash pictures have you seen.

Walmart kilts would never take the place of a proper tank. But, they couldn't be worse than the Sportskilts I have seen.

**cormacmacguardhe** · 3rd October 08, 09:37 AM

I work at Walmart, and would not buy a kilt from them. Their business practices lead to almost monopolistic control of the suppliers. They would not be well made kilts, they would be the cheapest not only in construction, but also in material.

**Caddy One** · 3rd October 08, 09:42 AM

I do not want to even think about it..............

**kiltedsawyer** · 3rd October 08, 10:08 AM

Not everything at WalMart is of poor quality. But they do cater to those of us not born with a silver spoon in our mouths. I could see Sport Kilts at WalMart, but not anytime soon. When you buy in the volume that WalMart does, you have to target the center of the bell curve. And they do buy in volume. Anyone whose business involves importing anything can tell you how impossible it is to get containers from now until Christmas, WalMart has them all filled bringing in their merchandise. Can you imagine what they would sell for sporrans?

Respectfully,
David

**Alan H** · 3rd October 08, 10:22 AM

Wal Mart won't stock kilts until they can sell six million of them in a fiscal quarter.

And they'll nevr sell one to me, because I reuse to even walk into a Wal-mart. Or Costco.

**RamsayClanCommish** · 3rd October 08, 11:24 AM

I wouldn't be in favor of it at all.

Unlike a lot of folk, I am not exactly well off. Been laid off several times this year and am so broke I can't afford to p[ay attention. The fact I worked hard for and scrimped for a kilt made in Scotland specifically for me so I coudl represent my heritage and my pride means something to me. And seeign people wearing cheap kilts with no regard for tradition but for soem cheap trend seems insulting.

Just my opinion mind you.

**Ayin McFye** · 3rd October 08, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Mark Keeney

Just because people may be buying a kilt from Walmart at $50 doesn't make them any more degenerate than the people that buy or rent kilts now. People do cartwheels now in a $200 utilikilt, and how many wedding kilt flash pictures have you seen.

You are absolutely correct. I wasn't saying that just because someone bought something from Wal-Mart that they WOULD be degenerate, my point was merely that if you sell a large enough quantity to the public, you're bound to have more and more unsavory people wearing them, it's just a mathematical thing. You are also completely right that that very respectful people have been known to do very silly things in kilts, however I would be willing to be that most of them were in the company of friends, and not just in the middle of a bar, or a resturant full of children.