Concerned about a closed thread

[AtlantaRandy]

This thread discusses Atlanta Kilts.
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...a-kilts-49803/
The issue is that the OP states that the gentlemen in question was bilked out of $800 for a kilt and jacket.
I’ve shopped there and reviewed their site. I can’t find a combination that would come close to that amount and the described labels aren’t what Atlanta kilts sews into any of their products. They do have rentals as well as acrylic kilts. $56 at the most. I’m wondering if the wrong retailer was identified.

[Father Bill]

I’ll refer this back to the “office” and we’ll have a chat. Thanks for your good eyel.

Father Bill+

[Wareyin]

I've also shopped there. The $800 was in Canadian Dollars, which would be $623 in today's US Dollars. I have no idea what the value was in '09. I can say that my experiences with Atlanta Kilts have varied. The first time, I purchased a kilt from them (when I was new and not very knowledgeable) and what they claimed was an 8 yard kilt was simply not. By the time I knew, their website had changed and they no longer advertised their kilts as 8 yards. They were also aware of a badly off-center kilt loop before they gave me my kilt, but did nothing because they assumed I wouldn't care. They did fix the loop at no charge, but the hour drive to their shop and back was still a hassle. One that I would have had to do fewer times had they either told me about the loop or fixed it before I received it.

The second time, I had them move the straps on a wool kilt I had purchased from elsewhere, and they were professional, reasonably priced, and pleasant to deal with.

My experience tells me that the original story is likely correct, perhaps a bit exaggerated on price, but Atlanta Kilts has changed their ways slightly over the years.

[ASinclair]

Last year, I bought an acrylic kilt in Sinclair Hunting Modern from them and was very pleased with the price, the ordering process, and the kilt. Then I ordered a yard of the same acrylic tartan, and they sent the ancient instead of the modern tartan. When I contacted them, they overnighted the correct tartan and told me to just keep the other. I was very pleased with their customer service. Perhaps they are now under new, better, management?

[The Wizard of BC]

As I am who posted the original thread perhaps I should be the one to reply.

I stand by my words.

This thread was posted back 9th of June 2009. (it is possible that the company has changed in the last 9 years.)

While I did not see an invoice as the customer said that none was enclosed in the packaging, I did see the return address on the envelope. I can state that the return address was Atlanta Kilts.

I did see the labeling inside the kilt and did see, feel, and have the kilt and jacket in my hands.

I stand by what I originally posted.

The customer did say that the cost of the kilt was due to what he was told was a custom run of fabric. If this kilt had been made from 16oz wool woven in the UK the price would have been reasonable.

But this kilt was not made from 16oz wool. I measured the total length along the hem of this kilt in inches including the apron facings. I then measured the total length of the kilt from bottom to the top including the folded up hem. I multiplied the total length in inches and multiplied that by the total height also in inches which gave me the total number of square inches of fabric used in the kilt. I then weighed the kilt on a postal scale.
Fabric is measured by 1 linear yard X 60' wide or 2160 square inches. 16oz fabric should weigh 16oz for each linear yard or every 2160 square inches.

This kilt was not made from 16oz fabric. (I am sorry but I do no longer have the piece of paper that I wrote the calculations down on back in 2009 so cannot state for a fact what the actual weight of the fabric used in this kilt came out to.)

I am also sorry but due to the photobucket problem, and the fact that I have take tens of thousands of photos, I do not seem to be able to find the photos of this customer that I took that day all those years ago and which were originally posted to this thread.
I will continue to look for them.

I can state that this kilt was shipped from Atlanta Kilts, that it was not made of wool, that it was not the Tartan that was originally ordered, and that the label inside was exactly like this one.
(in fact I am pretty sure that this is the photo of the label in this kilt that I took that day.)



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[AtlantaRandy]

Thank you sir. My experience and that of others I know was so different that I wonder if they have different owners or managers. That’s why I love this page. The reviews have been so helpful.