When my husband's favorite tent needed the elastic cord in its poles replaced, we checked online…read morewith the manufacturer. It could be done by mail shipping to and from Steamboat Springs, CO. They would check it, send an estimate and with acceptance repair and ship it back. That seemed unnecessarily complicated from a place like Boulder, home of many outdoor gear companies and repair support. We stopped in to the place we had purchased it, our REI store being incredibly helpful and knowledgeable of such repairs, though they don't do any themselves. They gave us two names, Bare Boulder being the most comprehensive and a 20 minute drive away, on a prominent street in Lafayette. I called, got info from the owner, Eli, about general pricing and timing. We took the bag of poles out 3 weeks ago, the estimate in person was at the low end of general approximation on the phone. We dropped it off and was told about 3 weeks as my husband had no need to camp with for at least a month. We picked it up today, ready on time and beautifully done with even higher quality cord than original. The shop is amazing, with antique sewing machine display, thousands of sizes and colors of zippers, piles of buckles and straps. It appears he can fix such parts on almost anything, luggage, jackets, backpacks, scuba BC vests, tents handbags, tote bags, recreation gear galore. We will certainly return as we wear out more and more of our gear.

Rude, disorganized, poor quality. I dropped off a leather bag to get a strap re-attached and was…read moretold I'd get a text when it's done. A month later, the text or call never came. 5 weeks later, I picked up the bag, and was sad to see the poor, sloppy craftsmanship. They didn't even use the correct color of thread. Bag was returned with scratches that weren't there before either. Poor communication, craftsmanship and attitude.

I needed a wedding dress hemmed. I called Elvia on Monday. She met with me that same day in the…read moreafternoon, did her measurements and had it ready for pickup by Friday. Extremely timely and communicative. She is detailed and enjoys what she does. Fair pricing as well.

Elvia is a magician with alterations! She modified 2 dresses and a pair of jeans for me that are…read morenow perfect! The jeans I thought would be tricky as it was the outside hip area that was too big and of course there are pockets to consider. They fit like a dream now! Extra bonus: I dropped them off Mon evening and she promised them by Fri evening but they were ready Thurs morning! I highly recommend her!!

The people here were very nice and the turnaround on my item (a long dress) was quite fast. That…read moresaid, when I got the dress back, the hem was totally uneven, noticeably .5+ inch longer in the front than on either side. The zipper also did not function properly after picking the item up (it was working fine beforehand). I hadn't noticed until I got home. I ended up taking it elsewhere to get it fixed.

Overall, the customer service was great and I was generally happy with the alterations. The cost…read morewas quite high ($750 to adjust the length, location of the bra pads, and fix one zipper), but the turnaround time was within 3 weeks so it allowed me to have the dress with plenty of time before the ceremony. The one thing I was disappointed about was the pen markings at the bottom of my dress that were left on the hem (see yellow circles in photo). I didn't notice them until my wedding day and was really bummed to have pen markings on my white dress for photos, especially given the cost. I recommend bringing this up with your seamstress at the consultation appointment in hopes of avoiding a similar experience.

John Valher Alterations is just perfect…read more Many places offer alterations. Some are in addition to other services - cleaners, bridal dresses, etc. From my experience John Valher Alterations focuses on fixing and creating clothes. The majority of my clothes are custom tailored for me. Shirts, pants, jackets. Jeans are not one of those items and typically they need to be adjusted for fit. For a long time, I have been searching for someone who can do a quality job, in a timely manner, and done so at a fair price. John Valher Alterations is now my go to spot. I picked up four pairs of jeans yesterday and dropped off nine more pairs yesterday. From the moment I reached out (via Yelp), throughout the first measuring, and then scheduling pickup, the process was fast and easy. The shop is somewhat nondescript but it is setup to do what needs doing - altering clothing. Highly recommend visiting John Valher Alterations for your tailoring needs.

Only tailor I found open on Sundays, they were able to do a quick turnaround for the next day, but…read morepricey

Excellent tailoring. Fast service. They take the time to make sure you are happy. This is the only…read moreplace I take clothes for tailoring.

Very good Taylors and gracious, warm hearted people.Quick turnaround time for alterations…read more Reasonable prices for the work that I can't do myself!

Friendly attendants and clean, well ironed clothes! They are great at getting stains out!read more

I've tried Johns cleaners three times over the past several months. I'm gathering a bunch of…read moreclothes to take to get cleaned, and I'm not going to be going back there. Granted, I made the mistake of not complaining initially back in the November December time frame, but the guy who waited on me pretty much was a dick. I was trying to sort out some clothing from my ex girlfriend and I, there was a sweater that was questioned. I had a bunch of dry cleaning bags that I wanted to recycle, I was told that they wouldn't take them because it might contaminate there flow. What the fuck ever. Dry clean bags are dry cleaning bags, get over it dude. The bottom line, it wasn't a welcoming environment, I felt like it was a pain in everybody's ass. I won't be going back. There are other cleaners in the area.

I started a new job where I needed dress pants and couldn't wear my heels anymore because they give…read moreme leg cramps. I brought 5 pairs of pants in on Saturday to be hemmed to go with flats and only expected two pairs to be done on Monday. When I got my order, I saw that Sue had hemmed all 5 pairs! They looked like they had been pressed and the hem length was perfect and a high quality job. Sue and Dale are consummate professionals who give warm and outstanding customer service. So glad to finally find a place I can highly recommend!

Slickest dry cleaners I've been to. Turn around time on three alterations was less than a week.read more

Price quoted on phone was higher than charged. Women's shirts are twice the cost of a man's…read moreshirt. The man who took my order was incredibly slow (maybe because the computer was over twenty years old) and rude. The store looked worn out and cluttered. I won't be returning.

I've hung in there with the grumpy malcontent guy at the front counter for 5 years, but that ends…read moretoday. (The lady is more pleasant.) Decent dry cleaning, but they lost my clothes, and the guy was dismissive when I insisted I brought clothes in 2 weeks prior. He literally waved me off in a huff. Imagine my thrill when I found the ticket at home, marched right back in, and got my clothes. They tied my order to another person when they entered my phone number. He didn't acknowledge the error nor apologize. I could have lost $500 in clothes to a data entry error. So long. Suki.

My experience with this seamstress way very okay-at-best…read more Pros: She comes to your house, which is very convenient. She did an okay job hemming the dress. She was very responsive to texts and communication. Cons: When I first met with her, I told her to save the extra fabric for me to keep. When I requested the fabric, she informed me that she didn't have it. No apology, no explanation, simply informed me. During our fittings, she would agree to alternations that didn't end up happening. I wasn't ultimately happy with how the bodice or the straps fit, but I didn't leave myself enough time to find someone else (that's on me). She sewed a pin into the hem of the dress, which ended up hurting one of my bridesmaids.

I booked this seamstress because she was well recommended here and in a bridal group on a social…read moremedia platform. I wish I could say that I had a positive experience, but I do feel compelled to caution other brides against using Seams to B. She had my dress for 4 months and then I requested to take it back after I could no longer trust her. This was my honest experience. The vibes were off from the beginning. Penny is very quiet - she will not be your hype woman or ask you any questions about how you are feeling in the dress as she's making changes. For fittings, she comes to your house after she's done some alterations and just stands awkwardly in the corner while you're left to your own devices. Communication about each stage of the process was severely lacking for me. Oftentimes she would verbally list off what she would do before the next fitting and then show up next time without having done what she had promised. The first few fittings I let it slide - I'd never done this before and certainly altering a wedding dress is a lot of work. Then the situation worsened. The red flags became too much to ignore when she would ask me at multiple fittings, "when are you getting married again?". It started to become very clear that Penny is not "on top of it" as a business owner in this industry should be and doesn't take any notes. She started forgetting things I had asked for with the dress - the color of the lining she sewed in was wrong (nude when I said I wanted white), the size of the cups were too big (she had put the original ones in that came with the dress when I told her I needed A cups), etc. I decided it was the last straw when I sent her an inspiration picture of how I wanted the bodice to fit me because after FIVE fittings it still wasn't right, and she basically said the dress was already fitting that way and that there wasn't really anything she could do. Considering that my breasts were drowning in too-big cups and that there was too much fabric in the bust in general, including straps that were falling down all the time, this was very discouraging. I lost all confidence in how I felt in my dress that day. Having now taken my dress to a different seamstress, I am feeling regret that I wasted so much time and money using Seams to B, as I will have to pay for them to re-do some of the work that was done poorly. On the bright side, I was reassured that this dress CAN be made to fit me in the way that I want, which is how all brides should be supported and lifted up during their alterations.