Came here to get 2 pairs of pants shorted and tapered at the end. Walked in and immediately noticed clothes and bags everywhere. It was a mess. I gave them a benefit of the doubt and think they are just understaffed. There was a lady doing all the sewing to the side, and no one at the front desk. I said "excuse me" maybe 3 or 4 times before someone else from the back came out. She looked very unhappy. She more or less made me feel like she wanted to ask "what the hell do you want"... I just tried shrugging it off thinking she was just having a bad day.
She asked me to go inside the box they call a dressing room so that I can put on the pants for her to pin. Walked in and there were a bunch of OPEN safety pins scattered on the ground, and trash just laying around. Again, I'm just attributing it to a lack of help, but it really felt unsafe. I kept my sandals on the entire time.
Took a while for them to get to me because there was a line of people picking up their items. I didn't mind waiting. The lady was asking the seamstress to help me pin my pants, but I guess she can't really hear well because she asked a handful of times with no response. A customer had to go up to her and physically tap her shoulder to tell her that someone was in need of some assistance.
Eventually it gets done and I'm ready to check out. I've gotten my pants tapered and hemmed a few times before when I lived in the South Bay, so for two pairs of pants I was expecting to pay no more than maybe $30 (though I have gotten it done for $20 before!). For the two pairs, with hemming and tapering, it was nearly $50! I didn't want to compain because I know these people are just trying to make an honest living, and if they feel like thats the appropriate price for their service, then I'm not going argue.... I just feel kinda jipped, considering the service and lack of cleanliness. If they were on top of their customer service and had their place looking decently presentable, then I might not be so inclined to leave this long of a yelp review, but it is what it is.
They did a great job on the alteration of one of my pants, but the other one, the seam started to rip. I don't want to make the trip back out there to complain, just to add on to their list of things that are far more imperative to get done.
I'll just have to travel back to the South Bay for my usual alterations. read more