One of the rare occasions where laziness trumps Yelp reviews...
Even though Orange Seamstress is right around the corner from me, I usually trek my clothes needing alterations into town because I tend to follow which spot has the most/best reviews. Orange Seamstress had only one review and a one star at that, so it would general fall into my "no fly zone" category. Not saying that one review is always a full representation of a place, but that I generally lean towards places that I know will be consistent.
In this rare case, i'm glad I didn't and that laziness got the best of me. Because my usual tailor is in town and I have the memory of a flea, the pile of clothes needing to be patched has been growing for a few months. Most notably in the mix, is my winter coat, which wasn't a big deal until the weather started turning, my little jean jacket wasn't cutting it - I needed my coat to be in working order. The alterations, though many, were pretty basic and for the ease in just having to walk around the corner, I thought i'd give Orange Seamstress a go and hope for the best.
I shall be depositing the whole lot there tomorrow.
I went in with the coat which needed a few new buttons, a patch on one of the button holes, and multiple patches in the lining. The lady behind the counter pinned everything up, quoted me a very reasonable £24 and asked if I could pick up on Friday. Because it says "one hour service" on the sign, I asked if I could come in earlier and she said: "Of course - you can do same day if needed." I opted to pick it up the day after and right on cue, when I walked in today, my coat was ready to go, everything looked good on inspection and I prompted ran it back across the street to be cleaned.
I'm going to save that last star for when I have a better sense of how the patches withhold wear and tear, but for speed, price and convenience, i'll be back here again. Heck, I'm heading there in an hour with a few skirts that need adjustments.
Stockbridge folks: it's worth the gamble!
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