Kilted business gimmicks?

**Lallans** · 10th May 10, 07:42 AM

This weekend I passed a parked minivan that was painted over for a local real estate agent. The local tendency is for estate agents to use their own photographs as business draws, and this van had that but with the twist that the agent was shown kilted, with the added legend "Dusty MacRoads, The Guy In The Kilt" (the name is changed to protect me from providing free advertising). This person must be new to the area or very underworked, because I've never seen him before, in person or on the side of a van. But now I'm wondering if this 'guy in a kilt' thing is seen in other areas. Could it be the start of something or is this an imitation of an established practice?

**MrShoe** · 10th May 10, 08:25 AM

Where I'm at we have a Real Estate guy that dresses as a Pirate to make himself memorable. Don't know if it helps him with business, but he was a putz before and still is. BTW our local school mascot is a pirate.

**Tiny** · 11th May 10, 12:01 AM

I had heard of a company in BC that was kilted window washers. company motto was "NO PEEKING"

**Whidbey78** · 11th May 10, 12:47 AM

Out here I am "the guy in the kilt." Does nothing for business, but I don't wear them at work as carhart has yet design coveralls that will work with a kilt. Scotchguard maybe?

**artificer** · 11th May 10, 05:15 AM

The Kilted Regiments were issued with Khaki kilt covers in the Great War...

Perhaps you should have a cover made for your kilts out of the Carhart material?

**escherblacksmith** · 11th May 10, 06:39 AM

They have those, they are called utililkilts . . .

**artificer** · 11th May 10, 07:08 AM

Originally Posted by escherblacksmith

They have those, they are called utililkilts . . .

That would be a great conversation.
UK"What size UK do you need?"

CUST"I don't know, can you measure me"

UK"Sure, but you'll have to remove your kilt, it's up too high for us to get an accurate measure"

CUST"No, you don't understand, I want your kilt to go over my tartan."

UK - blank stare.

**auld argonian** · 11th May 10, 08:16 AM

Cheesy business folk will stop at nothing to try to create an "I 'm different" personna in the hope that it'll give them an edge.

I know this because I spent my journeyman days as a film maker doing those local auto dealer commercials that you used to see on the Late, Late, Late Movie (when the air time was real cheap). Much to my discredit, I actually scripted several of them...it was sort of like being Samuel Beckett for a day.

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**BruceBC** · 11th May 10, 08:39 AM

Yes, there are window washers in Vancouver that use kilts as a gimmick. They have tartan painted trucks and wear kilts while working. The company seems to be doing well.

They have the washing contract at the college I work at - this has lead to some confusion. On more than one occasion I have been asked by college staff who don't know me if I am there to wash their windows!