Decent place in a strip mall. Not hard to miss, as they have a sign up. Plenty of parking spots in front. Inside the shop, there were lots of fabric and gowns hanging up (so that was a good sign). Wore my gown with the heels I would be wearing, and she pinned it up to the right length. $30 to get my gown hemmed. And I got it back after only three days. Tried it on at home and the length was correct. This place is definitely cheaper (given how fast they could finish the job) than my usual place on the west side, so I'll be coming back here soon to have my clothes tailored. read more

I have been bringing my garments for alterations for years. She is the best. Affordable & quick turn around. Highly recommend this place read more

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Joy is always accommodating and super responsive. It's my go to place anytime I need alterations.

Pretty much the worst customer service from the owner ever single time. She is mean and rude to her customers. She's very difficult to under but her abrupt, hasty, and mean tone of voice can be understood by anyone. I'd find a different place to alter your clothing or consider donating them to someone who could use them as is instead of visiting this place. read more

She's awful. Joy lost my $160 wedding belt didn't even get a apology( this happened the week of my wedding). She's has video but doesn't keep any tapes over week. Joy did not even alternate my 1k wedding dress right it was uneven. I would not go there if your item has any value. read more

Good job for the very low price. A little bit of a language barrier. This place is great for certain things, I took some forever 21 pants that I love to get altered and got some vintage buttons installed on an old navy peacoat I got for a sweet deal. There was a thing that happened with my vintage wrap skirt where they put Velcro, which is weird, instead of the extra fabric loop I had asked for. I would not recommend this place for any designer items or anything that you are really attached to or needs a high level of detail. read more

Very good tailor!! Took on a ho hum clearance suit just to see if magic could be worked and the pieces turned out perfect. Suit jacket had sleeves that needed to shortened. Joy altered from the top to preserve the button cuffs. The dress required shortening and the darts on the front and sides to be taken in. It fits like a glove. Definitely will return for suit alterations if needed. Price for both was 77.00. A steal for a perfectly fitted jacket dress combo. And they are open later hours and on the weekend. Five stars. read more

I've been coming here for a few years now. My mom showed me this place and even though it is across town and about a 20 minute drive.. Joy Alterations has always been a great place to take my clothing to. And the prices are reasonable! read more

Joy is wonderful! I came here on the recommendation of other Yelpers and I'm not disappointed. I dropped off two dresses to be hemmed and taken in. She said they would be ready in two days which worked for me. When I came for pickup they weren't quite ready yet so I came back the next day. When I took them home and tried them on I was amazed of how perfectly the dresses fit me. One dress in particular had intricate lace detailing and I was afraid it would lose the details when she hemmed it. However, that extra day she kept the dresses helped since the dress practically looks like it was made for me. She charged me $50 for both dresses which wasn't that bad considering how much other places quoted me for the lace dress. Only downside is she lives on the other side of town for me but I may make the trip when I need things altered since she is so amazing! read more

Joy you are the best in Bakersfield ! I went to get my wedding dress altered there and she did amazing...She is a god-sent. She is very sweet absoloutly amazing at what she does. We will defently be going to her for our alterations. She even makes shirts for funerals, graduations, and family reunions. It is on NILES but sooo worth the drive for us. Thanks!!!! read more

I took some pants and to have them taken up. I was told they would be done in 3 days...7 days later they still were not done. The lady barely speaks any English so it's hard to communicate what you want done. Also when I went to pick up pants, they still weren't done correctly. So I had to come back twice after that to finally pick up pants...I won't be back. read more

I took in three pairs of jeans. She did a good job repairing one pair and she tapered the legs of the other two. Great price. I would have given 5 stars but the hem of one of the legs of the jeans was left incomplete. I recommend checking all work before leaving, no matter how fast the Counter person wants to get you out of there. :-) read more

I'm so glad to have found a good seamstress in our side of town. They do beautiful, quality work. We had a large patch sewn on a leather jacket. The jacket liner was detached and sewn back so there are no seams on the liner. Good price and a great job! read more

She was terrible she ruined my wedding dress and I had to pay a lot of money for it I was crying because my wedding was in a few weeks I brought it back twice to her and she ruined it more than the first time so I wouldn't suggest anybody going to her she's a horrible seamstress so I Rite her no good read more

Needed a dress altered and tried Joy's... Very helpful, very polite, quick, and great prices!! Dress turned out better than I even hoped for!! Will definitely be returning here for more alterations!! Highly recommended! read more

Joy Alterations is economical and her work is impeccable! She altered both of my daughters' Winter Formal Outfits. One was a heavily embroidered and bejeweled ball gown. The other a jumpsuit that came 3 sizes too big. All work was done within two days without an expedited charge. Their alterations were tailored to fit seamlessly. I'm so happy I found this hidden gem on the East Side of Bakersfield. We are now lifetime customers of Joy Alterations. read more

Well, there appears to be a serious language barrier here. I'm going to throw out four pairs of Levi's after Joy's amateurish attempt at hemming. I am very disappointed, I thought she understood what I wanted. Ignore the crap instead. Never again. Be warned. read more

Amazing repair of my old blanket from 20 years ago. I'm really happy with the work they did. So much so that I felt the need to leave a review weeks later because I'm still so shocked and happy at how well it turned out. Thanks to everyone at Joy Alterations. read more

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT USE THIS PLACE. She was hired to sew on patches to our hats and COMPLETELY destroyed them. When I argued that she bent our hats and ruined them she said "no these are perfect" ha far from perfect, more like trash! I would definitely think twice before having them sew anything on a hat. If only pictures were allowed. I would should what I mean. Angry doesn't describe what I am feeling. read more

This is a good place for alterations especially basic alterations however if it is a difficult alteration they may not alter or tailor your clothes correctly. I have taken dress shirts there to get tailored and all of them have came out perfect but I took a blazer I had just purchased to get the sleeves shortened and they shortened them from the shoulder and adding slightly different color fabric to the sleeves so that they were not too tight around my biceps. When I first got the blazer back I thought. Okay I guess this is how it's done. I am not the expert. However after searching online how to shorten the sleeve on a blazer it is supposed to be done at the bottom of the sleeve and the buttons and holes should be moved up. It is a more difficult and time consuming process but it is their job to alter your clothing the right way. I recommend going here but before doing so. I suggest looking up how a tailor is supposed to do the alterations and tell her what you want done. read more

I love this place! If you're looking for a place that does excellent alterations, this is the place you'd want to go. This is the only place I go to alter my clothes. They do professional work. All the jeans I've altered here fit me just right, and have saved me a lot of money by not buying another pair of jeans! Alter your clothes here! You will not be disappointed. read more

I have been going for few years now I took my daughters jumpsuit she told me it would be done in a week I go the day she said I walk in with no ticket she went crazy on me I told her if it's not ready just say I will come later she used bad words told me to fuck off I was being nice I said please just give me jumpsuit ready or not she told me she would call the police on me I was that's fine I would wait she went crazy on me again I honestly couldn't believe what was coming out of her mouth so disappointed so I never got my jumpsuit back I will never go again no stars for this business read more

Love this place . I took my wedding dress in which needed the cleavage brought up and the sleeves shortened and the hem brought up and the train to connect at some point after the ceremony , she did it all ! And it was fast and affordable and perfect ! She's wonderful! read more