Thursday, September 29, 2011

the tailor

There was a really good clothing sale at Barney's warehouse.  I bought a sport jacket that normally costs
$2500 for  $280, and  a suit that  was  $3400 for  about  $300. I felt proud of myself, since there werent that many really high quality jackets and suits, I picked through 100's and found these. The sizing was a little off, so I need to get them altered.  I decide to go to a tailor I used to frequent, who knows how to make suits from scratch. I figured, even though his prices  are way high, he would do a good job and it would  be worth it, since i saved so much already.  So, I hadn't been to this tailor  for  some years, the minute i walked him , he greeted me by name.  Wow, I mustve been a really good customer.  So I try on the clothes , he marks them, and  pins them.  I come back  in a week to pick it up. I try on the suit.  the chest is too big, the back is saggy, the shoulder is big. I try on the  sports jacket, the shoulders are too big.
Meanwhile he wants  $100s of dollars for the work he has done.  I say " this suit and jacket do not fit right"
He says, " yes the  chest , shoulder and back are not a perfect  fit".  So I say, " well you are a great tailor, these should fit much better".  He says "  you want it to fit perfect?  Now that's a big job! that costs a lot"
 I'm like, WTF.  You mean I come here an pay you to fix my clothes so they don't fit right, because  if I want them to fit right,  THAT"S A BIG JOB,,,,,, I"m still shaking my head.

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