Tux Store Question
For girls who went to both Men's Wearhouse and an independent shop, did you notice a difference in the quality of the vests/ties from the two places?
Long story short, FH had an absolutely miserable experience buying a suit at Men's Wearhouse. He's a tiny guy, and was rushed in to buying a suit that is not the right cut for his frame, they did a shiz-tastic job altering it, he went back saying it wasn't altered properly, and they did the 'no, no, it looks fine' routine. Unfortunately, was part of a buy one, get one deal with his father buying the other suit, so he couldn't return it without his father having to pay the difference, and is basically stuck with it. After we started getting a hard time, I decided to pull the thinly veiled threat routine and said that we're getting married in a few months and WERE considering using them, so while we're here, please show me your gold paisley vests, since after looking online I liked that one best.
Well, what they showed me certainly didn't look like online, and was really yellow, not an old gold. I wasn't happy with the other color selections given my color palate. The website showed an 'apple' that looked deep red, but didnt see if it was accurate in person, and wasn't keen on matching the girls. This, combined with the lack of service, made me and FH really want to go elsewhere.
Slight setback is that we recently found out a GM will be moving to Ohio by September, and he said that he would just send his measurements if we do not do it while he is still here, or if we use a chain he'll take care of it in Ohio. I want to be convenient for him, but I don't want to use Men's Wearhouse for solely that reason. I'm thinking of using Roger's, probably the Babylon location because more convenient for the guy's even though Smithtown is better for me.
Did you girls find that the colors were truer or better quality at the independent shops? Or all vests are somewhat cheesy looking in quality, regardless of store? Of course FH had to have the day from hell with suits, now he's even more fussy than usual with the tuxes. TIA!
Long story short, FH had an absolutely miserable experience buying a suit at Men's Wearhouse. He's a tiny guy, and was rushed in to buying a suit that is not the right cut for his frame, they did a shiz-tastic job altering it, he went back saying it wasn't altered properly, and they did the 'no, no, it looks fine' routine. Unfortunately, was part of a buy one, get one deal with his father buying the other suit, so he couldn't return it without his father having to pay the difference, and is basically stuck with it. After we started getting a hard time, I decided to pull the thinly veiled threat routine and said that we're getting married in a few months and WERE considering using them, so while we're here, please show me your gold paisley vests, since after looking online I liked that one best.
Well, what they showed me certainly didn't look like online, and was really yellow, not an old gold. I wasn't happy with the other color selections given my color palate. The website showed an 'apple' that looked deep red, but didnt see if it was accurate in person, and wasn't keen on matching the girls. This, combined with the lack of service, made me and FH really want to go elsewhere.
Slight setback is that we recently found out a GM will be moving to Ohio by September, and he said that he would just send his measurements if we do not do it while he is still here, or if we use a chain he'll take care of it in Ohio. I want to be convenient for him, but I don't want to use Men's Wearhouse for solely that reason. I'm thinking of using Roger's, probably the Babylon location because more convenient for the guy's even though Smithtown is better for me.
Did you girls find that the colors were truer or better quality at the independent shops? Or all vests are somewhat cheesy looking in quality, regardless of store? Of course FH had to have the day from hell with suits, now he's even more fussy than usual with the tuxes. TIA!
