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perplexed_one
Jun 6th, 2007, 12:10 PM
i just went to a tailor (around the block) for the first time in my life so i have no experience. He charged me $4 for shortening the jeans by 1 1/4" and $8 for patching up a 1" in-diameter hole at the crotch (right where all the seams meet LOL). So he charged me a grand total of $15. did I get gipped?
Blunt
Jun 6th, 2007, 12:42 PM
$4 is cheap!
I don't know about patch jobs though.
T-DOT
Jun 6th, 2007, 12:45 PM
$4 is cheap!
I don't know about patch jobs though.

$4 is cheap. But I am guessing they probably look like hemmed pants now as opposed to how the jeans originally looked.

But if youre hemming trousers, this is a bargain.
mrlooneytoon
Jun 6th, 2007, 02:47 PM
Woah $4?? Jean hems usually go around $12!
Fabulaz
Jun 6th, 2007, 03:42 PM
Woah $4?? Jean hems usually go around $12!

You got jipped, son.
lovepizza
Jun 6th, 2007, 04:48 PM
yeah 12 bucks is expensive for hemming but it's usually what retail charges.

and no i don't think you got jipped 4 bucks, 15 bucks. sounds about right...

where i go, they charge $2-3 bucks for regular hems and about $5-6 for european hems.
anycee
Jun 7th, 2007, 01:31 AM
i just went to a tailor (around the block) for the first time in my life so i have no experience. He charged me $4 for shortening the jeans by 1 1/4" and $8 for patching up a 1" in-diameter hole at the crotch (right where all the seams meet LOL). So he charged me a grand total of $15. did I get gipped?
Good deal.
batman321123
Jun 7th, 2007, 09:38 PM
yeah 12 bucks is expensive for hemming but it's usually what retail charges.

and no i don't think you got jipped 4 bucks, 15 bucks. sounds about right...

where i go, they charge $2-3 bucks for regular hems and about $5-6 for european hems.

What's the diff between a regular hem and a European hem? And where is this place?

Thanks
hOrnizuka
Jun 9th, 2007, 03:31 AM
how far you guys usually hem off?
Fabulaz
Jun 9th, 2007, 01:33 PM
What's the diff between a regular hem and a European hem? And where is this place?

Thanks


A regular hem means cutting a piece off it there's too much material. European hem is folding in the extra fabric and still having the appearance of the original hem line.
Fabulaz
Jun 9th, 2007, 01:34 PM
how far you guys usually hem off?

Enough so it fits? What kind of question is that?
squall458
Jun 11th, 2007, 01:12 AM
Enough so it fits? What kind of question is that?

:cheesygri LOL. Yea $4 is cheap! My old guy did 8 bucks and I thought that was a bargain. It was quality work though. Does it look good or cheap to you?
quadkings
Jun 11th, 2007, 04:33 AM
i just paid 20 bucks to get the waist done on my jeans... looks pretty good but is that a good price?
sannin
Jun 11th, 2007, 11:12 PM
could we get some more details regarding the locations of the places that y'all go for jean alterations! :cheesygri

gracie!
lovepizza
Jun 12th, 2007, 01:34 AM
how far you guys usually hem off?

personally, if the jeans are baggy enough, i would hem it right before it hits the floor, covering as much shoe as possible and not having the jeans drag.

but if it's a tighter style on the bottom, then i'd probably want it to bunch up more, so therefore longer in length.

could we get some more details regarding the locations of the places that y'all go for jean alterations! :cheesygri

gracie!

i go downtown, it's near riverdale collegiate.