Economic theory

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

After much thought I've found a way to offset the price of kilts.Unfortunetly it only works if your married and have a family.Heres what you do-buy your son some pet sheep,your daughter a spinning wheel,your wife a loom and a sewing machine for yourself.Voila,no more overspending on kilts. :-)
On a more serious note,I've really enjoyed this thread so far.

Make that married and the kids old enough to take on the duties attendant with the gifts purchased, and a wife willing to weave the fabric!

[Shay]

buy your son some pet sheep,your daughter a spinning wheel,your wife a loom and a sewing machine for yourself.Voila,no more overspending on kilts.

Hmmm- I think with all the hoary jokes floating around, you're better off buying your daughter the pet sheep!

That begs the question, though- how many of you had fathers or relatives who wore the kilt? Or had it handed down from a friend? Did you go on to buy the economy kilts, or straight to the tanks?

[flyv65]

That begs the question, though- how many of you had fathers or relatives who wore the kilt? Or had it handed down from a friend? Did you go on to buy the economy kilts, or straight to the tanks?

My first kilt was a tank, second was a UK, 3rd was the Stillwater. I've got two 16 oz 8 yarders on order for the holidays as well as a Bearkilt that I hope to wear in the games this year (if I ever get around to practicing!). I'm kind getting intrigued by the Freedom kilts too, but I'm running out of allowance/play money for the year, and I still need to start saving for next spring's vacation.

Bryan...No, I'm not Hamish, but I play him on TV :grin: ...

[Sherry]

My son's kilt was passed on to him from the daughter of the man who started the Clan Gunn Society of N.A., going on 40 years ago. He wore it so much he about wore it out.

My almost-9 yo's kilt came from Scotland via Ebay. I do not know it's history, but it was certainly not new.

Sherry

[Archangel]

My retired army grandfather took me to the kilt shop in Kirkaldy when I was 17 and supervised the whole purchase. Does that count?

[MacMullen]

Just a note from someone with more time than money. My wife is a stay-at-home mom and an expert seamstress, so it's definitely more economical for us to make our own traditional or semi-traditional kilt if I want one from wool. Plus, as I've noted in my introduction, my height makes it impossible for me to buy almost anything off the rack. In man-made fabrics, it's probably more economical for me to buy from a retailer, but, again, then I'm still looking at custom fitting it.

An hourly rate is relative. If we're sitting at home anyway, then it doesn't cost any more of our together time to be working together on sewing a kilt.

I've been enjoying the economics class. I hope the prediction is right on mainstream kilt wearing.