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    Ray's Custom Tailoring & Express Alterations

    4.7 (83 reviews)
    Open 2:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Clothing alterations

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    The quality of his original hem is amazing! It looks like I bought it from the store! He is so kind and my boyfriend and I (in this picture) love talking to him!

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    My pants needed altering done within a week and Ray came through!! The pants were perfect and couldn't have came out better!

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    Ray was amazing, rescued 2 suits for me with expert alterations He is a gem, highly recommend!

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    Ask the Community - Ray's Custom Tailoring & Express Alterations

    Hello Ray, I'm seeing recent reviews on here which is great, I am glad you're back! Do we need…

    Hi Bien, yes, much better if you make an appointment, makes sure I’m at the shop. You can see my number when you Google my shop “Ray’s Custom Tailoring & Express Alterations.”… Read more

    Is the business still open? Tried calling the 415 and 510 number and a google search says that the business is temporarily closed

    Hi Julie, yes business is temporary closed for various reasons. 1. The Tailor is sick can’t work. 2. The shop is under renovation. Sorry, for the inconvenience. But we will inform you A.S.P. When the shop is open again. Thank you for your patience.

    Is Ray still in business? I went by the shop and called both numbers l, but no response?

    Yes, I’m still in business. Unfortunately, I’ve been sick for a while, so I was not able to work until at present. Hopefully, My health will improve so I can go back to work again. In the meantime you can contact me on my new number: 510- 283-1803.… Read more

    Do you guys have normal business hour during covid?

    At this time of "Pandemic" our business is for appointment only. Thank you.

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    Review Highlights - Ray's Custom Tailoring & Express Alterations

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    Brought a couple dresses here to get hemmed for a wedding. Customer service was nice, but they did…read moretell me my dress was a lot of work and hard to deal with. I needed it hemmed so i didnt have much of a choice. My dress was chiffon so i did hear that that fabric was hard to sew. Oh well, needed it anyway. Came out to about $200 just for my dress.... I came here thinking it was reasonably priced but boy did i make a mistake choosing this dress. Also paid for my daughter's dress to get taken in. It took about 3 weeks and i picked it up the day before the wedding. So when wedding day came, i noticed it looked like there was no adjustments made on her dress. More than an inch of extra material and to me, it looked the same as when i brought it in. Again, had no choice so she wore it. But i spent over $300 in services and it was a bit underwhelming. I do want to add that my dress was done excellent and even if it was "difficult to deal with", it was very well hemmed. I probably would not return because it wasnt the closest to me, and the experience was just alright. Not terrible, but not the greatest.

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    I found Tina earlier this year when I wanted to close a slit I had on my graduation dress. When I…read morepicked up my dress from her, I couldn't even tell where the original slit was. Her work is so good! Recently, I came back to get my bridesmaid dress hemmed and it was perfect. A few days later I noticed a stain and didn't know where it came from. So I messaged Tina regarding the stain and how to remove it, and she let me come in on her day off to remove it. (I was too scared to do it myself, in case I potentially made it worse). It's looks brand new again! I was seriously stressing with my friends wedding in less than 20 days! Thank you Tina!!!

    Brides Beware: I am going to make this review as kind as I can...but for brides who need to get…read moredresses altered I do not recommend coming to Tina's. Please go somewhere else. I am also writing this knowing there will be a reply blaming me somehow, and I truly just want to help another person who has never been to tailor before. I came to Tina's looking to hem my dress, adjust the waist, and adjust the top of the dress. It seemed like a complicated series of alterations so the price of 500$ seemed justified - especially if Tina was the expert. I read reviews and pictures looked fantastic. I am a bride on a budget for a small backyard wedding. When I came to pickup my dress I tried it on and the bustle looked great. The waist seemed perfect and while the top felt weird I blamed my undergarments. I should have brought someone with me. People also tell you to not freak out if the dress fits a little different compared to when it was clipped at the bridal store, so I paid in full. After trying it on in my room again days later...something did not feel right and I decided to get a second opinion from a bridal salon. After their head seamstress looked at the dress on me she recommended I ask for a refund. She was shocked and claimed it was unacceptable alterations. The hem IS COMPLETELY uneven. I did not notice but one side is higher while the other touches the ground. Not only this but the top needs to be redone. My dress is going to be extremely difficult to fix, and overall I will be paying more than the price of the dress just to make it not look embarrassing. I am a non-confrontational person and I am not asking for a refund; but I am only writing this so that if you are like me and on a budget trying to make your life easier, just suck it up and go to a boutique. Bridalzilla is a term everyone wants to avoid but I wish I followed my gut. If your alteration is complicated go somewhere else. Looking back there were several things that should have made me leave: 1. She is working from her home so it can be awkward. 2. I was not correctly measured 3. Pins at the hem did not go around the entire dress. 4. Several people showed up at the time I was told to arrive. Things were awkward and I felt rushed

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