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    Serena's Alterations

    4.7 (59 reviews)
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    Clothing alterations

    Clothing mending and repair

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    6 years ago

    Very kind. Great alterations. Wonderful pricing and very personal experience. Thank you Serena !

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    5 years ago

    Honest and Kind! She let me know when my dress wasn't able to be done in time and finished everything else in 48 hours!

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    4 years ago

    The best tailor in Oceanside. Very kind and gracious. She has never failed in any of my tailoring requests. The only tailor I'll use!

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    8 years ago

    They did a great job altering my dress. Reasonable price. The lady was very sweet and nice!

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    8 years ago

    Very quick, easy to work with and honest. Looking forward to seeing the finished product for my tailored suit!

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    10 years ago

    What a lovely lady, I requested to alter my two dresses and one jean. She did excellent job great price and very kind lady.

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    Better Look Tailoring & Alterations - Wedding dress

    Better Look Tailoring & Alterations

    (210 reviews)

    Great work and even better customer service! I love to support local, family owned businesses so…read morewhen i needed my bridesmaid dress altered, i came across this place! My dress needed the straps to be shorter and my slit was sewed since it was rather high. I also added sleeves to my dress and she did an amazing job! With the extra fabric, she offered to make two pocked squares as well. My sister and I had a very small window in which we needed alterations for her bridesmaid suit and my dress. They got them BOTH done so fast and the work was incredible. Aside from the work, they have great customer service which seems to be hard to come by these days. Highly recommend this place! Would definitely return. More info on cost: I paid $138 for the slit to be sewed, straps to be shorter, added sleeves, plus two pocket squares. My sisters alterations to her suit were nearly the same amount

    I brought two old short sleeve shirts in for very small repairs but the owner grimaced and remarked…read moreabout how horribly they were damaged. "How did this ever happen??!", noticing a buttonhole that needed a small amount of repair. She automatically took the shirts and hung them up on her to-do rack making it somewhat uncomfortable for me to say thanks, but no thanks. It was then I wanted to know how much the bill would be, and she replied $24. I then grabbed the shirts off of her rack and bid her a good day. I have seen this same tactic used at different types of repair shops where the owner overly dramatizes what needs to be done and takes possession of the item prior to discussing the charge or getting approval. In sales that's called the assumptive close, where they act as though they assume you will approve the work and pay their price for the very minimal effort required. Don't fall for it. I have just now received a response from the lady's husband indicating that I must have visited a different shop and mistakenly thought I was in theirs. Absolutely not possible as I've been in several times in the past. Perhaps showing the shirts will refresh her memory and also defend my own. For full disclosure, the green shirt does have a small half-inch rip on the back side.

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    I called today to have a dress hemmed before a wedding tomorrow, she got it done for me in 3 hours…read moreand was so nice and was very inexpensive for the rush and plus my dress is perfect!

    I called ahead to ask if they offered same-day alterations because I had a last-minute family trip…read moreand was happy to pay an additional rush fee. I even mentioned that I expected to pay an extra $20-25 for expedited service. Unfortunately, my experience was very disappointing. I was quoted $55 just to take in the waist of one pair of jeans--the same price I paid for the jeans themselves. The explanation was that she was setting aside other work, but the jeans were made from inexpensive material and the alteration was relatively straightforward. I've had designer jeans tailored before, including pairs that cost several hundred dollars, and even with rush service I've typically paid around $15-25. What bothered me even more than the price was the customer service. The woman was rude, dismissive, and made me feel like I was inconveniencing her by simply asking for a service she had already agreed to discuss over the phone. If she didn't want to take on a same-day alteration, I would have completely understood if she had simply said no from the beginning. I was also there with my young daughter, and after we left she asked if we had to "see the evil witch again." While kids can be blunt, it reflected how uncomfortable the interaction felt. I have no issue paying for quality work or paying extra for rush service, but I do expect fair pricing and professional treatment. Based on my experience, I won't be returning and unfortunately can't recommend this business.

    Serena's Alterations - sewingalterations - Updated September 2026

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