Not a kilt check, but what about a check kilt?

[Mike1]

OK, being involved in wholsesale/retail sales outside the kilt industry, I can comment on this truthfully, with no fear of lost sales as a result.

You've got to be joking!

When a business purchases goods, those are goods to be sold, with the expectation of making a reasonable enough profit margin on the sales to -

Purchase more goods
Pay the employees (and themselves, if business is good)
Pay the overhead and utilities on the business
Pay taxes
Pay employer's insurance (and possibly employee insurance plans)
Pay for advertising
Pay shipping and postage expenses (boxes, mailers, stamps, etc.)
Pay any necessary business loans
Pay the bank their points for the ability to accept credit cards

I have no idea (and would not be rude enough to ask) what Rocky, Steve, at al have wrapped up in cost of goods sold or in production expenses. But I do know this - those are the two largest expenses there are in operating a business.

What you suggest means that the material required for a 'check kilt', the labor to craft the 'check kilt' and the percentages of a month's expenses that time amounts to is supposed to be a write-off. And then, the 'check kilt' needs to go into a package of some sort (which is another cost), to be shipped to you, by an employee that is also earning their crust.

And then, the kilt company gets to wait and hope the prospective customer was for real and will actually return the 'check kilt' that they have all this money wrapped up in.

It reminds me of the customers that call the shop on our WATS line and comment on how great and wonderful a WATS line is, because it's free. Errrr, excuse me, but WATS service is not free, it's another cost of doing business.

I have a much simpler option. If you're interested in a kilt from fellows like Steve or Rocky, give them a call and have them send their private Lear jet to collect you. Yeah, they will probably even have their customized Bugatti limos available to pick you up at the airport. Since they are both business owners, they've got to be rolling in it, right? Uh-huh, and the cow jumped over the moon.

Did you ever notice that show homes and test-drive vehicles are sold at some point in time? The builder or dealership owner try to re-coup some of their out-of-pocket expenses, with the hope and expectation that the reduced profit margin of the demo model will be made up in the sales of other units.

Hmmm, this 'check kilt' you sent really looks nice, but I'm wondering what it would look like in a predominately green tartan, instead of red. Would you have one of those you could send me? No? Sheesh, why not? And if you could make one in my size, because I would really like to see how it hangs on me. Come to think of it, I'm having trouble making up my mind between green and blue...

[Rygar]

I have a much simpler option. If you're interested in a kilt from fellows like Steve or Rocky, give them a call and have them send their private Lear jet to collect you. Yeah, they will probably even have their customized Bugatti limos available to pick you up at the airport. Since they are both business owners, they've got to be rolling in it, right? Uh-huh, and the cow jumped over the moon.

Being one who is not in the kilt making bussiness, or even in a bussiness of selling to others of any kind, I for one really don't know what all is involved. That's why, from a customer point of view, it sounded like a pretty cool idea.

More information from the vendors POV was supplied, and the first part of your post made sense, and I learned a bit. Now, it isn't as cool sounding as it was at first. Why? because I learned a little bit more from the other side. I was educated as to why this isn't such a good idea from the vendors point of view.

Personally, I feel the sarcastic and belittleing comment quoted above takes away from the education I was just given. Is there really any need for that? Does it make your point any clearer or sway my thoughts any more?

Thanks for the schooling. That part I appreciate.