Sew What

AVOID this business!

by unhappyarcata

I brought in a specific bridesmaids dress online a little over a month

before the wedding. The waist and hips fit perfect, but the bust was

about 2.5 inches too tight. I took the dress to the local seamstress.

The owner was very friendly and we discussed how she would alter it

by taking a little length off the bottom and inserting small triangles

under the armpits.

Even though I brought the dress to her well in advance (almost a full

month before I needed it), she kept the dress until two days before I

had to leave for the wedding. When i came to pick it up, she had

inserted two triangles on either side of the zipper in the back

(instead of the way we had agreed up earlier). It was an alarmingly

obvious quick fix, but I didn't have to time argue (the wedding was

just around the corner) and then she told me it would cost my $115.

Never before that moment had she mentioned she would charge me $55 per

hour.

I was shocked, but felt caught between a rock and a hard place. I

felt violated by the cost of such shoddy work, but also had to have

the dress for the wedding. After much debate (and seeing her "true

colors"), she finally agreed to reimburse me $50. She told me she

would put the check in mail. After a month and no sign of the check,

I called her again. She said she would put the check in the mail the

next day. I waited two weeks, and still no check. I called again

after two weeks and she tells me that she has changed her mind. She

refuses to reimburse me for the $50 we agreed upon.

• Pros: close to downtown
• Cons: overpriced, sloppy work, rude service