PLEASE READ
It's very sad that i have to write this review but its important to share your experience here so that people can be held accountable for their actions.
I rely a LOT on yelp reviews for services and items and hence its important to review honestly so i can give back to the yelp community.
I greatly believe in supporting local businesses and try to gather all the support i can for them.
I found Anna on yelp and went to her for minor alterations due to her 5 start reviews and self employed small business. She seemed nice. I got my pants hemmed from her the first time and she charged $8 which seemed more than reasonable and i liked her work(simple hemming and I wasn't concerned about details that much)
I went back to her a couple of times and was happy with the work. Then one time i took a dress to be shortened in length (very inexpensive so no detailed work needed, just hemming again) and she asked for 10$ which is ok as there is more cloth to be cut. There was also a pant which she again took $8 for. All good.
Two days ago, i took a pant and the SAME dress in a different color for length shortening and she asked for $25 which did not make sense to me so I asked her why the higher price for the SAME dress and pant and she didn't give me a reason. After asking for the second time, she said "I'll be retiring soon" or something to that effect. I kept asking for a good enough reason for the increased price for the same garment, specially for a returning customer like me. After spending 10 mins trying to have a conversation, i took my clothes and left.
Now, it's really not about the money but the principle. I'd've paid anything asked if it was about supporting but greed is something i will not stand by.
I hope she reads this review and introspects about her actions, specially at this age and time of her career.
Accountability, is very important to keep checks and balances in place.
Please don't enable this behavior, here and elsewhere. read more