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Tailoring etiquette?

matthewbdiaz

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So I've purchased an Isaia blazer on eBay for significantly lower than it would have cost me at the local shop that sells Isaia garments. My question is this - is it faux pas to take the jacket to that store to have it altered? I do support the store with other purchases, but my buying power is such that the eBay deal was what I could afford.
 

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Not sure where you live, but here in the states most retailers don't offer tailoring services for items that were not purchased at the retailer.
 

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You could call and ask them if they could recommend a local alterationsist for a garmet you purchased elsewhere.
 

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Originally Posted by binge
You could call and ask them if they could recommend a local alterationsist for a garmet you purchased elsewhere.

This. They might suggest you bring it in to them, but I wouldn't count on it.
 

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Not at all they are required to alter their own garments no matter where you purchased them from. unless it is somthing that has been altered elsewhere first they might want a sir charge for doing so but there is no reason why not to take it there.
 

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Originally Posted by bowtielover
Not at all they are required to alter their own garments no matter where you purchased them from. unless it is somthing that has been altered elsewhere first they might want a sir charge for doing so but there is no reason why not to take it there.

+1 They have to work on it, but you have to pay (through the nose) for alterations.
 

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Screw the store. Take it to a one man shop that contains a frazzled-looking Eastern European guy who struggles to speak English. Pay him his fee and let him work his magic.

Do NOT take it to a dry cleaner. Asian women who charge $10 to hem your suit coat sleeve are not providing "Expert Alterations." They're providing butchering services. Better off dropping off your suit coat at the meat counter of your local grocer.
 

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Originally Posted by bowtielover
Not at all they are required to alter their own garments no matter where you purchased them from. unless it is somthing that has been altered elsewhere first they might want a sir charge for doing so but there is no reason why not to take it there.
Originally Posted by SpooPoker
+1 They have to work on it, but you have to pay (through the nose) for alterations.
These are stong words guys. They may well work on it -- for a price -- given that it has their label. Of course, it was purchased on eBay at a discount -- nothing wrong with that ... bravo -- so I can't imagine they must work on it.

Personally I would take it to a good independent alterations tailor.
 

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Originally Posted by bowtielover
Not at all they are required to alter their own garments no matter where you purchased them from.

??
he's talking about his local clothing retailer, not an Isaia store.

Originally Posted by bowtielover
unless it is somthing that has been altered elsewhere first they might want a sir charge for doing so but there is no reason why not to take it there.

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