New Walmart Offering - Harris Tweed

**mbelcher** · 21st December 12, 05:14 AM

Checked the one on the south end of College Station, but no luck. Has anyone been able to figure out a pattern for where these show up?

**New World Czech** · 21st December 12, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by mbelcher

Checked the one on the south end of College Station, but no luck. Has anyone been able to figure out a pattern for where these show up?

It looks like they are throwing darts at a US map or using a lottery machine to ship one store at a time. Two sightings in Virginia, one in California and one Texas. If it is test marketing you would think we would have a Northeast, Midwest or Northwest sighting where tweed would be more popular and practical.

**unclevenus** · 21st December 12, 06:29 AM

I was hoping Costco would jump on something like this but found nothing on their website.

**Adam Elliott** · 21st December 12, 07:03 AM

The one on Liberia Ave. in Manassas appears to have them too. I saw one out of place while doing Christmas shopping. Same hangar and everything. If they are still around after Christmas I might see if they have any I like.

**New World Czech** · 21st December 12, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by Adam Elliott

The one on Liberia Ave. in Manassas appears to have them too. I saw one out of place while doing Christmas shopping. Same hangar and everything. If they are still around after Christmas I might see if they have any I like.

Looks like VA is the hot spot for these jackets.
Adam, I hope we meet while out and about. When I venture into the 'big city', I tend to hang on the other side unless visiting my dad or sister.

**Adam Elliott** · 21st December 12, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by New World Czech

Looks like VA is the hot spot for these jackets.
Adam, I hope we meet while out and about. When I venture into the 'big city', I tend to hang on the other side unless visiting my dad or sister.

Come to think of it Burlington had something along those lines too recently so it wouldn't hurt to try them.

Manassas a center of fashion, a big city, someone get the defibrilator! :-)

**Dale-of-Cedars** · 21st December 12, 11:14 AM

Checked this morning at 'the sign of the Golden Sphincter'

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in Langley BC, but no luck.

**mookien** · 21st December 12, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by mbelcher

... Has anyone been able to figure out a pattern for where these show up?

They seem to be showing up in communities with a large proportion of folks with Scottish heritage, ... like El Paso.

**seanachie** · 23rd December 12, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by mookien

They seem to be showing up in communities with a large proportion of folks with Scottish heritage, ... like El Paso.

I spent 2 Christmases in El Paso (my wife's hometown)...kilted. Not the mecca of kilts..but no issues out and about.

I was more surprised to see a BMW dealership.

**mookien** · 23rd December 12, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by seanachie

I spent 2 Christmases in El Paso (my wife's hometown)...kilted. Not the mecca of kilts..but no issues out and about.

I was more surprised to see a BMW dealership.

I wouldn't expect El Paso to be particularly kilt unfriendly, just Harris Tweed deprived. But, perhaps some of their tweed customers come from the Army base.

As for the BMW dealership, no surprise there. The drug dealers have to drive something fast.