SPIER & MACKAY - Official Affiliate Thread

[saskatoonjay]

Has anyone gone through the refund process before? I returned some items and they arrived on the 14th after which I received an email asking if I'd like a refund via store credit or to my payment card. I haven't yet received my refund.

I was also promised a partial refund on the 14th “for this inconvenience” after a mix up and delay. I haven’t seen my refund yet, either. Maybe it takes a full week.

 

[CBrown85]

Takes a little while, especially during busy sale season. Keep cool, it’ll go through.

 

[nishant]

I return and forget about it. Refund does show up .. every single time I tend not to sweat it and that makes me feel a little better.

 

[emergency & me]

The only reason I'm sweating is at the prospect of missing on this sale ??

 

[madhat]

The only reason I'm sweating is at the prospect of missing on this sale ??

I don't remember how long it took, but it definitely wasn't just a day or two. I think they say in the site the timeline

 

[spiermackay]

I don't remember how long it took, but it definitely wasn't just a day or two. I think they say in the site the timeline

3-4 business days for us to process it once the packages get back to us. Then up to 7 business days for the funds to post back to your CC depending on your bank.

 

[emergency & me]

3-4 business days for us to process it once the packages get back to us. Then up to 7 business days for the funds to post back to your CC depending on your bank.

Ah, sounds like I'm within time frame then. I did decide to opt for the store credit. Is that just added to my account or is there further action I'll have to take?

 

[gettoasty]

minnis navy fresco suit came in

initial impressions in no particular order:

• i like the dryness of the fabric. i do not know if softness is the best proxy for quality fabric but soft this is not. maybe i never owned a proper summer suit.
• at least the fabric appears to hold a pants crease really well.
• lapels are wide but left side seems tad smaller from my own measurements, not sure if visually signfiicant
• due to the shipping lapels fold different, not sure if this can be fixed by the alteration tailor.
• there are loose threads
• i'm typically a size 38R and sized up to a 40, seems to fit well enough but not sure.
• i'd like to suggest a different way for Spier & MacKay to package jackets that may less the amount of folds and therefore creases
• i imagine said creases will go away after awhile on the hanger
• why are there dust marks all over the pants?
• there is an odd ripple on my right shoulder that I've never seen before wearing a jacket. hopefully this is a result of packaging and not my dropped right shoulder.

i am going to try and throw up some proper photos before committing to any alterations.

and this is how i usually fold jackets when shipping to alleviate any weird creases to the lapel etc. I cannot find this at all online but someone sent this via PM like 8+ years ago.

 

[hschrapel]

Here's some more love of the C22 collar.

 

[dluce76]

minnis navy fresco suit came in

initial impressions in no particular order:

• i like the dryness of the fabric. i do not know if softness is the best proxy for quality fabric but soft this is not. maybe i never owned a proper summer suit.
• at least the fabric appears to hold a pants crease really well.
• lapels are wide but left side seems tad smaller from my own measurements, not sure if visually signfiicant
• due to the shipping lapels fold different, not sure if this can be fixed by the alteration tailor.
• there are loose threads
• i'm typically a size 38R and sized up to a 40, seems to fit well enough but not sure.
• i'd like to suggest a different way for Spier & MacKay to package jackets that may less the amount of folds and therefore creases
• i imagine said creases will go away after awhile on the hanger
• why are there dust marks all over the pants?
• there is an odd ripple on my right shoulder that I've never seen before wearing a jacket. hopefully this is a result of packaging and not my dropped right shoulder.

i am going to try and throw up some proper photos before committing to any alterations.

and this is how i usually fold jackets when shipping to alleviate any weird creases to the lapel etc. I cannot find this at all online but someone sent this via PM like 8+ years ago.

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Pics of the ripple on the shoulder? I think both of my minnis fresco from this season (navy and grey) have what you're describing, but curious to see.

For the creases and lapel folding, steam the jacket. Takes 2 seconds with a hand steamer.

 

[gianm]

Just saw the summer tweed. Definitely piqued my interest.

 

[saskatoonjay]

Wild story. The Purolator guy just dropped off my blue pin texture suit. I took it out of the box with trembling hands and tried it on. BEAUTIFUL SUIT. And it has wrinkles from being in a box, because I haven't steamed it yet. I used my fingers to brush off a bit of dust and some loose threads. And it doesn't fit perfectly, because the tailor hasn't touched it yet. And I didn't measure to see if each lapel is identical. And I didn't use a microscope to compare it with other suits I own. Also, I don't look as good as @Betelgeuse or @dazedstate or @BeraQueezy or @induere_to in it. Well, not yet, anyway.

Am I crazy for just being happy about having this deliciously made suit? On cloud nine here.

 

[Eli Curt]

Wild story. The Purolator guy just dropped off my blue pin texture suit. I took it out of the box with trembling hands and tried it on. BEAUTIFUL SUIT. And it has wrinkles from being in a box, because I haven't steamed it yet. I used my fingers to brush off a bit of dust and some loose threads. And it doesn't fit perfectly, because the tailor hasn't touched it yet. And I didn't measure to see if each lapel is identical. And I didn't use a microscope to compare it with other suits I own. Also, I don't look as good as @Betelgeuse or @dazedstate or @BeraQueezy or @induere_to in it. Well, not yet, anyway.

Am I crazy for just being happy about having this deliciously made suit? On cloud nine here.

Back on earth, I feel like a bunch of the final-sale-clean-out-the-warehouse-drain-the-swamp suits came with funny presses or slight indentations in weird places. My chalkstripe had a few anomalies. Dropping it off by the tailor today, actually.

I bought a suit for my cousin's wedding on 11/11 before my wife bought her dress.

 

[dfagdfsh]

Hang your fresco suit for a few days. It helped mine settle. (You should do this with any suits)

 

[Betelgeuse]

Hang your fresco suit for a few days. It helped mine settle. (You should do this with any suits)

I usually do this with most of the jackets I get from S&M, except from the cigar linen and after two or three days, they lose most of the creases, then it's just a quick press and it's good to go.