George’s Professional Tailoring

Based on the reviews on Unilocal I gave this place a try to replace a zipper in a coat. Unfortunately I wasn’t very happy. The woman quoted me $ 35 but when I went to pick up the coat she said $ 40. I told her she had quoted me $ 35, she kept saying something about the buttons. I think she should have noticed the buttons when she quoted.
The major concern though was that once I got the coat home my husband noticed that she had put in a woman’s zipper. Did she not notice the zipper that she removed was a man’s zipper? That the coat was a man’s coat? I don’t know if she didn’t have any men’s zippers in stock. I would have waited longer to pick up the coat if she had just let me know she needed to get a man’s zipper. Or did she just not pay any attention to the zipper she was replacing. That being said, I will not be giving them any further business.

I took a formal dress in 2 weeks before a wedding I was standing in. I dropped my dress off on a Saturday and asked when it would be ready. At first they said the following Saturday, but after taking a second to think, decided the Monday would be better. I live in the city but often stay in Wheaton with my parents over the weekend. Monday was somewhat inconvenient, but I figured I could stay an extra night, stop in the morning and head into work a bit late. Also, I stupidly neglected to ask for a price when I dropped it off. A few days later my sister took her basically identical dress in to possibly get it hemmed and got a quote for $ 65 (remember this number, folks). It seemed a bit high, but I guess this is about the going rate for a dress with 3 layers. Fine.
2 Mondays pass and I walk in around mid-​morning to pick up my dress on the way to the city. To my surprise, after over a week, it’s still not done. I explain that I live in the city and really needed to pick up the dress today. Obviously, there’s nothing they can do at this point. The dress hasn’t been touched and it’s not going to get hemmed instantaneously. And I certainly don’t want to have to go to another tailor and ask them to rush the alteration for me. I tell them that my mom can pick it up that afternoon, but I’m upset that I won’t even get to try it on before the wedding. Later, after leaving the shop, I feel a little bad and decide that if my mom’s going to pick it up anyway, I might as well give them an extra day. I call the shop and tell whoever answers the phone that my mother will come the following day to give them some extra time. She sounds completely relived and grateful.
When my mom went to go pick up the dress, I would have expected a small discount for the trouble and some apology. Instead, they hike up the price to $ 70 ($ 5 more than what they quoted my sister) and when it’s pointed out that they were late, therefore, the price doesn’t seem fair, they knock off a mere $ 2. In case you want to crunch some numbers, that’s less than a 3% discount for my troubles. Frankly, that’s just a slap in the face if you ask me. I haven’t even tried on the dress yet, but it better be the best darn hem I’ve ever seen (I’ll be amending this review if it isn’t). Needless to say, in the future, I’ll be picking a tailor who can get the job done on time or at least knows how to handle customer service when it’s needed.

Would NEVER recommend this tailor to anyone-​if I could give them negative stars I would. I had them alter my tuxedo pants before my wedding. I went to pick them up 4 days before my wedding… Tried them on everything seemed ok until I go to pay for the service and the owner offered me a discount because they put a 2in cut on the back panel and then sewed a patch over it! You think they would’ve called me to let me know this happens but no-​not until I come in to pay for them!?? Needless to say I was furious-​he still made me pay $ 20 for them!!! After throwing my $ 20 at him I stormed out. I later called and demanded they pay for new pants and give me my $ 20 back! They did BUT who needs this added stress 4days before your wedding day??? Terrible workmanship Terrible businessman Terrible customer service!

This place is my go to place for sewing and alterations. The owners are a husband and wife combo that fast and efficient.
Since I am a young professional, I tend to leave things until the last minute to get my clothes tailored. This is never a problem though as they get everything done within 5 business day of me bringing it in.
A lot of times I come within 5 minutes of them closing, they gladly accommodate me, and give me advice as to how my clothing should hang/​look.
Their pricing seems cheaper than other places I have used as well. I had an entire stock suit tailored, which I ordered from an online warehouse. Tailoring it down to my 5’3 build, only cost around 80 dollar. (Hemming pants by over 5 inches, shortening suit sleeves, tightening the back and sides)
I highly recommend their services to anyone in the wheaton or glenn ellyn area.

Fair prices & professional

Great consistent service time and again and for a very reasonable cost! Quick turn around on most jobs and friendly owners are awesome to work with. Highly recommended from many locals in the area so definitely stop in if you want to be sure your clothes look amazing without going broke!

They looked skeptical when I turned up with a PVC floor-​length skirt that needed to be taken in, but they did a very nice job with it. I’ve had some denim skirts taken in ($ 15) and the PVC was $ 20. Sweet people, even when you turn up 5 minutes before they’re supposed to close.

Great place that does beautiful work. And they do a complete tailoring service, most places that do alterations, including Menswearhouse, will not alter shoulders, and that’s because they aren’t true tailors. George’s will do shoulders, a good tailor is one of those must haves in life.

They charge less than most other places for tailoring and they do a very good job. They’re friendly and timely. I’ll definitely be back.
Tips: They only take cash or check.