Tom's Place Spring Warehouse Sale

[kohlio1979]

Hey everyone, haven't seen this being advertised but I looked on the website for the International Centre and it's on the calendar of events so I figured I'd post it. The Tom's Place Spring Warehouse Sale starts on March 26th and goes until March 30th.

March 26, 2008
From 11:00am to 8:00pm
March 27, 2008
From 11:00am to 8:00pm
March 28, 2008
From 11:00am to 8:00pm
March 29, 2008
From 10:00am to 6:00pm
March 30, 2008
From 11:00am to 5:00pm


Hall 6 Entrance

Here's a link to the International Centre calendar:
http://www.internationalcentre.com/events

and here are some links to old forum posts about past sales:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=421717&highlight=tom%27s+place

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=495762&highlight=tom%27s+place

I've never been there so I really don't know how good the sale is but I've lost a lot of weight and none of my suits fit me so I'm definitely going to check it out for some deals. If anyone has been to a past sale I would love to hear from them about the quality of the suits and deals available.

[kohlio1979]

seeing as how this sale is going to start this week i felt it appropriate to bump my old post... also to ask again if anyone has been to this sale before...

i am in desperate need of a new suit and i'd like to get one that's higher quality than moores/international clothiers/sears so please save those suggestions for posts where half the people complain that $200 is way to much to spend on a suit and the other half argue that those people are incredibly cheap and that everyone should be spending at least $1000 on tailor made suits... if anyone has been to this sale before let me know if it's worth going

[hip10]

yes i've been to the sale before and will go again this week. there's quite a lot of good quality clothes for low prices. i haven't bought a suit there but from what i hear it's good quality. i have a cousin whose a tailor and he thinks it's great value for the dollar.

as for the non-suit clothing, there's a lot of european style shirts that might not be for everybody.

[nino]

Its a scam, low end Calvin Klein suits for $1600 but you get 3 more for free. It seems they have included the price of free suits in the Calvin Klein suit price. Don't waste your time.

[sk1nnywallet]

I've been there before. You do not need to buy three suits.
You can get a very good suit for $350

[neil_r03]

not sure if anybody has seen this yet but it is showing the prices for some of the things they will be selling...5 for 1 suits is unbelievable
http://www.toms-place.com/Specials.html
so from what the other guy jus said u should be able to get a good suit for $200-$300

[kohlio1979]

went to the sale, but didn't really find a suit that i liked, much less 5... guess i have to get one custom made

the other stuff was terrible (sweaters looked like they were straight out of bill cosby's closet) and the shirts were not that well priced

[Kate M]

My experience is that the Tom's Place Warehouse sale and the actual Tom's Place store in Kensington Market are like night and day. You might find it worthwhile to make a visit to the actual store, kohlio1979. The selection is vast and there are suits for every price-point, IME.

My other favourite place for men's suits of good quality in the GTA is Grafton & Co. The quality is as good as Harry Rosen, but the prices tend to be in the $500-$700 range rather than $1000+. They have absolutely no online presence, but there's one in the Eaton Centre and one at Sherway Gardens as well as others, I'm sure.

[Bush Pig]

I went there with my colleague last month for the 5 for 1 sale. The ad clearly states 5 for 1 suits. I called and spoke to a lady who confimred yes it is 5 for one. You only pay for the most expensive suit and receive the other 4 at no charge. This was not the case when we got down there.

It is true, they sell cheap suits that are avaliable anywhere for a lot less. The only thing is there are NO individual prices. Rather 4 for $1199.00, 3 for $1699 etc.

So what they do is this. You find a suit, say 4 for $1199.00. What they did is divided the $1199.00 by 5 and that was your price for that suit = $239.00 plus GST.. Then say you find a suit that has a tag of 3 for $1699.00. Well by there math it is $1699.00 divided by 5 = $339.80 plus GST.

When I asked about the 5 for 1 they explained that this was the 5 for 1 being advertised. I finally spoke to Tom. What a gem. This was his quote", Why would you want to pay full price? I would charge you $1699.00 for one if you want me to?".. BUT the $1699.00 is not the price of ONE SUIT

I will NEVER EVER purchase another suit from there ever again. The staff talked down to us, as I stated that this was false advertising.

Your best bet is to stay away from this company. We are in the process of contacting the Advertising Board to lodge a formal complaint about bad advertising practices.

As for the service, I'll never set foot in there again.