Very dodgy tactics by kiltmaker

[Graham]

I refer to RKilts

Now this company had the gall to send, without any kind of formal request or solicitation, in the MAIL, samples of leather that this kiltmaker uses to manufacture leather kilts.

Does this company seriously think that once I feel the leather with my hands, see the gorgeous colours, smell the wonderful odour of the soft, smooth leather, that I will go out and actually BUY a leather kilt????

Does this company seriously imagine that I will envisage, from these small leather samples, a fully pleated, and beautifully soft and luxurious leather kilt swinging, perfectly crafted to my measurements, with leather straps and shiny buckles hanging about my person?

Now I ask you, what kind of fool do RKilts take me for?

I just feel that I should warn fellow members about this kiltmaker.

Anyway, there is NO danger of me being lulled into buying such a garment, chiefly because "she-who-must-be-obeyed" said to me..."you are NOT buying leather kilt, ARE YOU???"

I always get the last word in my household....."no dear".:mrgreen:

[Alan H]

It seems kind of odd to me. It can't have be cheap to mail leather samples all that way. You'd think that they'd want to make sure they had a pretty good chance of making a sale before sending the stuff.

Anyway, I understand that leather kilts are hotter than blazes to wear.

[Galant]

Well, I imagine that making leather kilts involves getting a large piece of leather and then cutting it down to size for tailoring. That process probably leaves a large amount of left-over pieces not big enough to be useful for anything - so Rkilts are making a very sensible and quite possibly profitable use of their 'waste'. Quite wise I think.

[davedove]

Come on, Graham. You know you want it. I can tell it's calling to you. Give in to the call of the leather!

[Canuck]

I refer to RKilts

Now this company had the gall to send, without any kind of formal request or solicitation, in the MAIL, samples of leather that this kiltmaker uses to manufacture leather kilts.

Does this company seriously think that once I feel the leather with my hands, see the gorgeous colours, smell the wonderful odour of the soft, smooth leather, that I will go out and actually BUY a leather kilt????

Does this company seriously imagine that I will envisage, from these small leather samples, a fully pleated, and beautifully soft and luxurious leather kilt swinging, perfectly crafted to my measurements, with leather straps and shiny buckles hanging about my person?

Now I ask you, what kind of fool do RKilts take me for?

I just feel that I should warn fellow members about this kiltmaker.

Anyway, there is NO danger of me being lulled into buying such a garment, chiefly because "she-who-must-be-obeyed" said to me..."you are NOT buying leather kilt, ARE YOU???"

I always get the last word in my household....."no dear".:mrgreen:

Have you decided what colour you wish? Or will you be like "kiltbear" order one of each......So will that be cheque or Mastercard?

[bikercelt1]

Graham, I suspect an error has been made. You forgot that order form that you filled out,"just in the cause of research", didn't you? You didn't really mean to order that lovely leather garment at all! You were reviewing Bubba's notes on kilt aquisition and it was just a slip of the pen wasn't it? It's all just such a tragic misunderstanding, but since Robert has already made the kilt, and he's such a nice guy that you don't want to leave him holding it, and it is such a lovely kilt....:smile: ;-) :smile:


Jamie

[Canuck]

It seems kind of odd to me. It can't have be cheap to mail leather samples all that way. You'd think that they'd want to make sure they had a pretty good chance of making a sale before sending the stuff.

Anyway, I understand that leather kilts are hotter than blazes to wear.

Actually I was surprised how comfortable re; tempurature the kilts are to wear. The leather does breath and the pleats do create air movement. For the evening when it's cooler or fall and spring wear the leather kilts are very comfortable. In the summer when it's 80 dgrees F or 27C even a wool kilt is too hot. That's my personal experience.
On the shipping of samples it was under $4.00 and true I don't send that many out and when I'm feeling adventurous I will do a cold call. It's fun to see the reactions too.
Cheers
Robert

[Kiltbear]

Beware this man. He is a menace to society and your wallet. I am having to remortgage my home just to keep up with the interest payments on my paypal payments. All for the sake of looking gorgeous, sexy, alluring, becoming, attractive......delusional.....sigh......
As for the kilts themselves...you may have women screaming at you as they come out of a restaurant desperately searching their handbags, looking at their mobile phone menus to see if the have cameras so they can take a pic of you. If it can happen to this old git in Oxford it can happen to you. There I was...on my way to the New Theatre to see young Rufus Wainwright again, minding my own business when all this screaming starts behind me. Have you any idea how much noise seven drunk middle aged women make? Then it dawns upon you that maybe there are times when grundies should be worn, preferably those with steel gussets.
Take notice all of you...if you wear one of these offensive articles of clothing security people at concert halls greet you like an old friend, shake your hand and ask if there is any colour they havent seen yet. I have made a mental note not to wear one when I carry out a bank heist...I dont think the proverbial stocking over the head will be enough somehow.
I have had to go to RKBA meetings (RKilts Buyers Anonymous) to seek help and therapy. Its working...I havent bought one for....oooo...a month at least.
Before I started wearing these offensive garments every day I had about 300 clients. Now, 18 months later I have 500. My staff are begging me to put trousers back on. It would seem that not everyone out there wants their accountant in a pinstripe suit, golf club tie, rotary badge and masonic handshake. Accountancy...the new rock n roll.

[Dreadbelly]

Vile, vile garmets.

I know all about the mobile phone camera bits. Leather or no, I get people snapping my picture all the time. Bloody annoying.

I want a leather kilt... But with 100 degree temps and 100% humidity, I would melt into a little puddle of grease.

If I wore a leather kilt, I would look even more like a Scotch Pirate or an Angry Berserker.

[kiltie as charged]

Give in to the dark side.Just think how nice that leather would feel,with the buckles brightly shinning.The soft and supple feel of a finely crafted kilt belted
about your waist. Oh gosh now I feel like I need a leather kilt for myself!

Rkilt could I get a sample of the leather?