My recent experience at Clothing Link was a pleasure. Linda took the picture of the dress i brought…read morein and created the most prefect piece for my 2014 New Year's Eve party. Linda made the entire process a pleasurr and the overall cost was comparable to buying a designer dress but with the added benefit of a perfect fit. I now intend to take all my alterations to Clothing Link. Thank goodness I've finally found a great dressmaker.

After trying to find a reputable and reasonably priced place to have a dress zipper fixed (one…read moreplace wanted $48 and I had to also pay for the zip!) I went into a dress shop and asked if they could recommend someone. Ashley & Schreder was recommended. It's actually a tailor but he also employs a dressmaker. The zip was fixed in 5 mins. No fuss and a smile. Reasonable prices and great customer service. ($10 to take up pants professionally. I dare you to beat that.) Soooo happy. I'll be back there next week with more garments I want altered. Can't recommend them highly enough.

SO helpful ! I busted a button on my business shirt and I…read morehad a client meeting in the afternoon. A quick google search found several possibles, these where the most friendly. I walked in off the street, told them my problem, in seconds the had my shirt and wisked it away to sew the button back on. I relaxed in a chair reading the paper, and within a couple of minutes was good to go. WHen I asked how much I owed them, I was told, "It's only a button, don't worry about it" Good Old Fashioned service. !!!! I'll be back.

Sew Master Fashions is one of my little secrets, I don't say that because I think only few people…read moreknow about it because that would be ignorant considering the business has been around for many years, but because I always feel special coming here. I believe if more people knew just how good the service and quality of workmanship was here all of the other alterations businesses would soon be out of business. I often come here and ask If I could get my pants/jeans etc altered within the hour and irrespective of how busy they are they always achieve this without a hassle. They are always friendly and accommodating and I have never been disappointed with the result, on top of that they offer some of the cheapest alterations around. Even the more complex and time consuming alterations like those associated with suiting and leather goods they seem to do it with ease and for an exceptional price. I have had friends get wedding dresses made and altered, clothes made from fabric cut offs they have had lying around, silk saddles put into jeans, moth holes repaired and restored, everything you can imagine they offer. Sew Master Fashions continues to get the Stampy of approval year after year.

Very quick and professional - fantastic price for altering bridesmaid dress ($78). I had gotten a…read morequote from another place that wanted to charge $160!!!!! Will definitely use their services again!

I can't really fault the Peerless Toowong team for their dry cleaning. We dropped our doona off for…read morea seasonal clean and it was returned to us fresh (with, if I'm honest, too strong of a laundered smell). But what really dampened my experience was the lack of customer service. Having been told it would be ready Friday, I stopped by to pick it up only to be told it wasn't ready and they weren't sure when it would be, but to come back the next day. To cut a long story short we didn't pick it up until Monday. I say it often: it's the little things that make a difference and it was just a little too "we don't care" for me. Perfect for the drop in/pick up drive through service and for a busy professional these guys would be a decent choice.

Tatjana was very quick to respond to my initial email, which I appreciated. However, my experience…read moreafter that was disappointing. When I attended my appointment to have my wedding dress hemmed, Tatjana quoted $200, which I agreed to. After she had already started pinning the dress, I went to pay a deposit and was then told the cost was $300. When my bridesmaid mentioned that we had agreed to $200, Tatjana insisted the price was always $300. At that point, I felt uncomfortable arguing as we were in her home and my dress was already pinned. When I returned to collect my dress, I wasn't happy with the finish of the hem. The bottom line did not sit well, but Tatjana dismissed my concerns without properly assessing it and said it was "how it's meant to be" and that nothing could be done. After taking the dress home, I realised the hem had been glued rather than properly sewn. I am extremely disappointed that I paid $300 for work that now needs to be redone. Overall, this was a very poor experience and a waste of money. I would not recommend Tatjana, particularly for something as important as a wedding dress.

An amazing master! She can alter absolutely any item, no matter how complex. The quality of her…read morework is always impeccable -- you simply won't find better! I'm so happy I found Tatyana and incredibly satisfied with every piece she's worked on. A true professional with golden, God-given hands.

I don't have a bad word to say about the lovely, lovely team at Brisbane City Alterations. I dealt…read morewith them in both professional and personal capacities for more than three years and they are always spectacular to deal with. All you have to do is request something and they'll do their very best to deliver. That goes for same-day alterations and difficult jobs. Their speciality is pant and trouser alterations by far, and can accommodate for any request you have. Brisbane City Alterations is a great service because they accept your clothing whether you call before hand or just wander in. They're so helpful and ridiculously fast at their job. One time in particular, I sat there and waited and they were done in about ten minutes. Totally efficient, excellent workmanship. They're trusted by companies and individuals alike and can alter anything from pocket holes and pant legs to jacket arms (which is apparently pretty tricky).

I cant recommend this place enough. My partner and I flew to Brisbane from New Zealand for a…read morewedding, where he was actually one of the bridesmaids IN the wedding. Because of this, he had his suit custom-made and tailored to him, here in New Zealand, but they had royally messed it up. The pants were extremely baggy, didn't fit properly, bunched at the ankles, etc. Because he was given back the suit the day before we flew out, there was no time to fix it. I had contacted The Fitting Room via email before we arrived, because they were the closest place to our hotel, explaining the situation, and seeing if there was anything at all they could do. They got back to me right away, and said sure thing, bring it in. Long story not so short, the woman we dealt with was AMAZING and so funny and pleasant. Not only did they fix his suit perfectly for him, but they did it with such a big time restraint, and fixed a huge problem that we thought was inevitable to fix. Can't recommend this place enough. Thank you so much for your amazing service and prompt attention! We are very grateful to have randomly stumbled across you and will recommend to everyone! -Cassie and Alex

What do people look for in a Laundromat? Ideally it should be close to where you keep your laundry…read moreright? Either way, I was fortunate enough to live just down the road from this particular Laundromat during a time in which I didn't have a washing machine. It costs $3 to wash a load and you have to pay in all dollar coins. Fortunately the corner store adjacent to the Laundromat will happily exchange coins for cash. I have an inclination that the people who own this corner store also own the Laundromat but this is in no way confirmed. Just something I thought about as I watched my wool cycle spin around and around. This Laundromat is open till 9 pm daily. I was living near a Laundromat that was open 24/7. I began to wonder who would be washing laundry at 3 in the morning? This is a curiosity I have not yet explored. The dryer runs on a fee for $1 per 10 minutes. Seems reasonable enough. Also the dryers are huge, I suspect you could even fit two loads into a single dryer. But this in turn may take it twice as long to dry and cost you twice as much. But for the adventurous laundry wenches out there I'd give this a whirl, just for a laugh. Laundromats aren't really exciting places but the important thing is you leave with clean, dry clothes. This was indeed achieved during every one of my trips here. P.s. they business wants to be called Indooroopilly Laundromat but it is located in Taringa. Don't ask.

Do you have a piece of clothing that you just cannot bare to part with? Maybe it is an investment…read morepiece like a trench coat that is classic, the perfect cut and irreplaceable. Or maybe you're a vintage vixen who shops with a thrifty and keen eye for threads of yesteryear and need a little hem stitched here or waist taken in there. No matter what your sartorial renovation or rescue need, Doree Mending will be your go-to seamstress and sewing godmother. I will admit that maybe 80% of myself chose Doree Mending to repair my long suffering trench coat for its latest round of emergency repairs because of their vintage advertising (what can I say, I'm a sucker for packaging, advertising and design) but it quickly became apparent my admiration for Doree would soon be based on the fact they are wonderfully polite, efficient and affordable with results that speak for themselves. Sure I've had seamstresses in the past promise me invisible stitching only to get my beloved trench back with clearly visible stitching. Looking at my trench after picking it up from Doree I'm having trouble seeing where the mending took place. Don't dilly dally around with others, walk straight off the Queen Street Mall (Queen's Plaza end), into the Tattersalls Arcade and take a sharp right into Doree. PS. When you do, check out the amazing antique library draw cabinet?!?

I wish I'd not been "too cool" as a teenage girl to learn how to sew. I tell you what, it would…read morehave saved me a lot of time and money had I just swallowed my pride and picked up a needle and thread. But alas, we cannot turn back time, so recently when I found some clothes needing to be mended I took them to Doree Quick Mending in Tattersall's Arcade. The little store is so beautiful, lined with old Singer sewing machines. Their slogan is "a stitch in time since 1934" and it really does feel like you have stepped out of a time machine and gone back 60 years. A lady called Mary helped me out and assured me that every garment I had brought in could be fixed. There were a couple of zips needing to be replaced and a few seams needing to be re-sewn and she said that it would all be ready to be picked up in a few days. I was a little bit taken aback by the price ($30 for each of the items needing a zip replaced) but otherwise the service was prompt and polite. When I picked everything up, they looked as good as new. I was really happy with the work the Doree Quick Mending did, but I think in future I will only take the small mending jobs there to avoid forking out as much money as I did the first time.