Y William Yu

[Lowndes]

Mentioned this at the bottom of a thread on Hong Kong tailors yesterday but moved my question here. It appears that Y William Yu Inc., in NYC is the same Y William Yu as in Hong Kong who gets fairly good reviews and many say is on par with WW Chan. Curious though as to why we don't hear much about him on the forum? Have people had a bad experience in the NYC shop?

It just seems that for about the price of Chan (I believe Y William Yu starts at around 1300 in NYC) you could get your suit in a shorter amount of time and have multiple fittings at your convenience.

I sent an email to the people in the Y William Yu store to get more details about their price, affiliation with Y William Yu in Hong Kong, their process, etc. but am interested to see if anybody has had experience with them based out of their NYC location.

Thanks in advance.

 

[intent]

I heard they demand full payment upfront.

 

[Lowndes]

Originally Posted by intent

I heard they demand full payment upfront.

Well, that would be a deal killer for me.

 

[dragon8]

WW Chan requires payment upfront . I've always paid upfront as they have requested it.

 

[JLibourel]

At least some forumites with experience with both tailors rate Yu below Chan. Since I have no experience with Yu, I can't comment on this.

 

[Lowndes]

Originally Posted by dragon8

WW Chan requires payment upfront . I've always paid upfront as they have requested it.
I am giving Chan a try on one of their upcoming visits and asked about this. They told me I can pay upfront or when I receive the finished goods. It's the customers choice.

 

[Lowndes]

Originally Posted by JLibourel

At least some forumites with experience with both tailors rate Yu below Chan. Since I have no experience with Yu, I can't comment on this.

Good to know, I am certainly giving Chan a try on one of their upcoming visits but the thought of a tailor in the same price and quality as Chan but a little more convenient time wise was intriguing. If I hear enough good things about Yu I will give them a try also and then report back with my comparison.

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by Lowndes

I am giving Chan a try on one of their upcoming visits and asked about this. They told me I can pay upfront or when I receive the finished goods. It's the customers choice.

Thanks. Thats good to know.

 

[oshinex]

I thought Chan required payment up front for their US visits. This is news to me.

 

[JLibourel]

^Me too.

 

[Lowndes]

Originally Posted by oshinex

I thought Chan required payment up front for their US visits. This is news to me.

Like I said I just asked in an email a couple months back and was told you have the choice to pay later. I'm going to send them another email and ask again. It's possible that I got somebody who didn't know the policy regarding their U.S. visits. I'll report back with what I am told.

However, I don't actually mind paying up front for somebody with a reputation like Chan. You know they are going to turn out a good product and stand behind it. I just haven't heard enough things about Y William Yu's NYC operation to feel comfortable paying for the whole suit up front. That is why I said it was a deal killer above. Maybe if I heard more things I would feel comfortable doing so.

 

[Lowndes]

So I emailed Chan back and asked about paying up front. He told me that they prefer you to pay for the cloth when it has to be purchased and then payment in full when the suit is to be initiated. I'm not sure what the difference is there as it kind of sounds like you have to pay in full when the suit is ordered.

I apologize for any confusion I caused. As I mentioned I was told differently when I asked via email a couple of months back.

 

[dragon8]

Originally Posted by Lowndes

So I emailed Chan back and asked about paying up front. He told me that they prefer you to pay for the cloth when it has to be purchased and then payment in full when the suit is to be initiated. I'm not sure what the difference is there as it kind of sounds like you have to pay in full when the suit is ordered.

I apologize for any confusion I caused. As I mentioned I was told differently when I asked via email a couple of months back.

Thanks for clarification. I thought they required payment upfront.