Ever Heard of Them?

[Monkey@Arms]

While going about my usual habit of surfing the web for all things kilt related, I stumbled upon this website:

http://www.heritageofscotland.com/index.php

They had a huge inventory and fairly reasonable prices. After looking around for a while, I started to think that the photos looked too familiar. As if I had seen them on other sites. I am not sure who would have been photo stealing though. Could just be my mind playing tricks, but I thought I would ask. Has anyone heard of this store? If so, what do you know about them? Thanks.

Dude, IMHO before you ever post a thread that contains the question "has anyone heard of ____" you MUST use the handy dandy search feature at the top of the page. Even the most basic search would have provided you with 15 threads, all of which are on point (and you wouldn't have to hear from cranky monkeys like me.)

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...itage+scotland

Best regards,

Jake

[joecool]

...After looking around for a while, I started to think that the photos looked too familiar. As if I had seen them on other sites. I am not sure who would have been photo stealing though. Could just be my mind playing tricks, but I thought I would ask.

Um, to me their ladies line looks exactly like the photos seen here (I am looking for the girlfriend's Christmas present )

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/ladykilt.html

Hm, kinda makes you wonder....

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Um, to me their ladies line looks exactly like the photos seen here (I am looking for the girlfriend's Christmas present )

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/ladykilt.html

Hm, kinda makes you wonder....

Just for the record, the images on our site are supplied by Lochcarron and we have all of our lady's skirts made by Lochcarron of Scotland. You may very well see the same images in other catalogs offering Lochcarron's line.

What you would have to be wary of is someone using these images to sell their own make of lady's clothing, not Lochcarron's.

[joecool]

Just for the record, the images on our site are supplied by Lochcarron and we have all of our lady's skirts made by Lochcarron of Scotland. You may very well see the same images in other catalogs offering Lochcarron's line.

What you would have to be wary of is someone using these images to sell their own make of lady's clothing, not Lochcarron's.

To make my post clear, I was implying that your photos were completely legitimate and you are a very reputable and well respected dealer (with whom I hope to do business with when I have some extra funds!) It is the websites that post photos that are the same as the ones on reputable dealers websites (when you know they are net being supplied by the same supplier) that I take issue with...

I am not trying to start a moral debate about the HoS company because I don't have any personal experience with them, but I would definitely be a bit cautious...

Cheers!

[ChubRock]

[Chukta]

My experience with Heritage of Scotland was a nightmare! I ordered an 8-yard, made-to-measure, medium weight kilt from them and recieved a five-yard, off-the-peg "casual" kilt. I was furious and contacted them, and was told "medium" means "casual" kilt, and they would not give me a refund on a custom-made kilt.(which, of course, this was not - there weren't even any basting threads on the pleats)
After numrous calls, e-mails and threats, they finally agreed to refund only a portion of my money. I still had to pay $60 duty on the kilt I had returned.
In my opinion, they are dishonest, and anyone doing business with them or any of their other stores should beware. Heritage of Scotland is owned by The Gold Brothers, who also own several other businesses.

[Heather MacCain]

Ryan has probably seen the numerous discussions here about Heritage of Scotland/Gold Bros. There are 2 distinct standpoints, one being from an Edinburgh resident's point of view where their "pile 'em high - sell 'em cheap" style of shops which have constant loud "pseudo-Scottish" music blaring into the street all hours appears as an unwelcome blot on the landscape. The other being from a tourist or ingenue point of view where they are a honeypot for all things "Scottish" at the sort of prices the tourist is prepared to pay. In truth, however, they do also provide reasonable quality kilts at an attractive price as some of our members here can attest. The bottom line is are you a "never mind the quality - feel the width" type of person who yearns for a closet full of kilts or do you prefer just one kilt of the best quality money can buy for a garment that will hang well, keep its appearance and last a lifetime (yours and probably your childrens' as well). I know which one I would choose, given my background and experience but each to his own.

Hi guys,
I've just notice this thread and I'm happy to help. Let me explain one thing - the music we play in our Edinburgh shops is genuine Scottish music, we mainly use CDs from our own collection like 'The Music and Song of Edinburgh' by Featuring Ed Miller, The McCalmans, Ceolbeg, Brian McNeill, Iain MacKintosh and others.

[Heather MacCain]

To make my post clear, I was implying that your photos were completely legitimate and you are a very reputable and well respected dealer (with whom I hope to do business with when I have some extra funds!) It is the websites that post photos that are the same as the ones on reputable dealers websites (when you know they are net being supplied by the same supplier) that I take issue with...

I am not trying to start a moral debate about the HoS company because I don't have any personal experience with them, but I would definitely be a bit cautious...

Cheers!

As M.A.C. Newsome has already mentioned, we use pictures supplied by Lochcarron as we sell ladies garments made by Lochcarron.
I am not sure what you are trying to say...

[Heather MacCain]

@Chukta, I have seen this complaint of your before here @ XMTS and asked to contact us so we could figure out what happened and help. I received no answer to my message though. I am sorry about your bad experience with our company but can assure you that none of our current employees could possibly advice that "medium" means "casual" kilt. Our e-commerce staff is well trained and it's hard for me to believe someone could say this. Maybe the situation described took place before we had a chance to launch our staff training programme... Anyway, we are still happy to discuss this case as we would not like any of our customers to be not satisfied with our service.

[joecool]

As M.A.C. Newsome has already mentioned, we use pictures supplied by Lochcarron as we sell ladies garments made by Lochcarron.
I am not sure what you are trying to say...

My apologies for my misunderstanding... There is nothing wrong using stock photos from your supplier (I was unaware that you were also supplied by Lochcarron.)

Once again, you have my profound and sincere apology.