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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Tailors & Dressmakers

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Tailors & Dressmakers Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Tailors & Dressmakers.

• Subscriber from FAIRFAX STATION, VA wrote Another Service: Fast and affordable. Luckily, I had my bridesmaid dress fitted there and I was the..........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTN GRV, MD wrote Another Service: Excellent work........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: very expensive.......
• Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Service: Very fair price........
• Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Service: Mr Kim is the greatest; he is friendly and does a wonderful job of tailoring..........
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Service: veru good tailor and friendly staff. Moved back to Strawberry lane location (Merriffield Town Center).......
• Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Service: Good prices, fast service and the owners are very personable........
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Service: Now Luis Custom Tailors. Very good job tailoring a men's suit jacket and a bridesmaid's..........
• Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Service: Very neat & prompt........
• Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Service: Brought in a new suit for alterations. Tailor did not take the time to access..........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: Freida is a wizard!.......
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Service: Took five suits and a sport coat in, all work done within one week, excellent..........
• Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Service: Have used him for probbably a decade now for all kinds of repairs. Always prompt,..........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: Always on time, and always does great tailoring, makes suggestions and offers alternatives........
• Subscriber from STANARDSVILLE, VA wrote Another Service: I had some slacks shortened and wanted the top stitching to match the manufacturers stitching..........
• Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Service: Expensive but worth it........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: No one better in this area........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: They do excellent work and if you are not pleased or satisfied you can bring..........
• Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Service: Eurpean Craftmanship by a group of ladies........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Service: Jackie is an excellent seamstress and does very high quality work. She can often offer..........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: Pricey but worth it........
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Service: Wonderful to work with. Can fix anything. Does superior work........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: great service and expert tailoring.......
• Subscriber from OXON HILL, MD wrote Another Service: My pants were hemmed, but one pant leg was slightly shorter than the other. Didn't..........
• Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Service: Poor work for a hefty price. Wouldn't have had the work done had I known..........
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Service: Bit of a language barrier, but he is so kind and lovely that it does..........
• Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Service: I would not trust my tailoring to anyone else. They have been my tailor for..........
• Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Service: She did wonderful job even do beyond her duty. Great job........
• Subscriber from SEATTLE, WA wrote Another Service: Outstanding workmanship and friendly service........
• Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Service: Kim, the owner, is very pleasant, honest and fair with prices and does excellent work.......
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Service: Excellent job in alteration tailoring for better fit. A little pricey perhaps but work was..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Service: Could not have been more satisfactory - large number of complicated alterations (from size 42..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Service: Excellent quality work........
• Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Service: Lien has quite a backlog, but she is a dream. She actually makes dresses!.......
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Service: dooes good work at a fair price.......
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Service: Great work! Still, like Dutch Girl Cleaners, a bit on the pricey side - but..........
• Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Service: Granted, it's the middle of summer, but I took in my 3/4 length shearling coat..........
• Subscriber from CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Service: Very poor job altering a suit coat. After going back four times (over a six..........
• Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Service: We went to this shop because of Consumer's Checkbook recommendation and was very pleased. The..........
• Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Service: Knows what will look best on you and how to make it best fit. Quality..........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: Quality work done right the first time........
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Service: I have my pants taken in because the zipper was broken. When I got the..........
• Subscriber from MITCHELLVILLE, MD wrote Another Service: He's the best!.......
• Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Service: They have done all our family's tailoring for years. I have nothing but praise for..........
• Subscriber from CLINTON, MD wrote Another Service: I've used this tailor for well over 10 years. Taking every suit and pair of..........
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Service: Sam provides great service. Can tell me if she can repair any item of clothing...........
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: George is an excellent tailor who is a pleasure to work with!.......
• Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Service: I have been using Reed's for 20 years or more. Always excellent results, when promised,..........
• Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Service: Sam does excellent work. My husband and I recently lost weight and had to get..........
• Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Service: Always a pleasent, easy experience when using their services. The quality of the work is..........