the seam down the back was noticed as it wasn't finished well so frays were sticking out, also although the seam lined up horizontally it did not vertically ie in the instance of the box and band pattern the box was halfed at the join instead of looking like a continuous pattern, is this incorrect?

The pleat at the front kicked out yes, it also had been pleated twice, it looked like it had been pleated then tried to fix it, although the fix is still crap hence the kick out.

I asked the shop owner for a refund but he said he would fix the problem, i said this was not satisfactory as he provided me with poor goods for the date i needed which meant i couldn't wear the kilt so he was in breach of contract? i just wanted to find out the quality of the kilt espec the join before i get trading standards advice.
sorry if my kilt terminology is a bit confusing