WARNING: if you want a properly fitting suit, budget at least 3 months for multiple remakes! And if you end up having to interact with their customer service, DO NOT EXPECT A HELPFUL OR PRODUCTIVE EXPERIENCE.
My Story: I was in the area of an Indochino showroom and made a fitting appointment with them thinking if having them help me get measurements would cut down on the chance of a misfitting suit. Things went smoothly and the first suit showed up one month later, unfortunately though it was at least an inch too small across the chest pulling the whole jacket out of alignment.
Made another appointment and returned for a refitting. The "style guide" checked the jacket, took a picture did not remeasure, spent at most five minutes with me, then said it would be another month to remake the jacket and receive it. It struck me as odd that she didn't remeasure but she seemed confident so I went with it.
Another month passes, the second jacket shows up, and the fit is even worse. At this point we're over two months out from when I ordered the suit and a week away from the event I thought two and a half months would be more than enough time to get fit for.
I made a third appointment at which I was informed "here at the showroom, we didn't make a mistake, but it appears our tailors made a mistake." Turns out they took another inch away from where they should have added at least one.
It's understandable that especially in a custom fit industry, sometimes there'll be some error and it's a necessity for the customer to remain patient. The first ill-fitting jacket was certainly understandable, a remake that fits even worse directly the result of a company's mistake begins to push anyone's patience.
Initially I was only offered another remake, which would be another month. This wasn't particularly helpful considering my event was a week away. I had to ask multiple times for any alternatives before I was informed if I returned to the store with the remainder of the suit they could begin a refund process, which would be another 7-10 days. So regardless I was out a suit and the money until after the event.
The unfortunately unhelpful experience at the showroom led me to reach out to the company's customer service. I laid out the situation, explained each step, and asked for some help to rectify the mistake they made. I received a very quick response with essentially nothing more than a cut and paste job of their FAQ page on their website.
Ok, I didn't put the time and effort into reaching out for answers I knew to questions I didn't ask. Reply again and ask for someone who can help me and address my issues. I'm passed along to a customer service manager who ask for me to give her a call during certain hours.
At this point it's actually the day of the event I'd originally ordered the suit for. Still, I take time to make the call to see if we can resolve things, but of course I miss the manager who's out of the office but should be back within half an hour and will give me a call back within an hour, or so I'm told. Three hours later the call came through, I was on my way to the event at that point though and couldn't pick up.
The next business day I try calling again, yet again she's out of the office. This time instead of continuing the game of phone tag I asked for her to email me so even if it was outside the hours of the office's operations we could continue the conversation. Never got an email.
Several days later I reach out one last time asking for any at all. To which, a supervisor this time, responded saying exactly the same thing the representative and manager had told me, he barely bothered to change the wording except for adding a deadline to request a remake or request a refund. He also mentioned that they had attempted to contact me "multiple times," over the holidays, during which I had been visiting family and spent little time hovering over my phone. I had noticed several missed calls from unknown numbers but not once was there a voicemail, so I just assumed telemarketers.
At this point the frustration and disappointment not to mention time and energy that has gone into the issue. What began as a small mistake by the company left me in an unfortunate situation. I reached out and asked to figure out how we could fix the situation, something a customer service company should be eager to jump on. Instead I was bounced around from person to person simply retyping the company's script.
If you've read this full review I can only commend you on your resilience and patience with me. PLEASE RECONSIDER UTILIZING THIS COMPANY, I HIGHLY ADVISE AGAINST IT. Initially I thought my experience was a fluke, and hoped the company would jump at the chance to remedy the problem once they realize they'd made a mistake. This was very much not the case. It's astonishing that a customer service company can utilize such incompetent methods of customer service and survive. read more