Decent going rate for jean alteration?

[perplexed_one]

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]

$4 is cheap!
I don't know about patch jobs though.

[T-DOT]

$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]

Woah $4?? Jean hems usually go around $12!

[Fabulaz]

Woah $4?? Jean hems usually go around $12!

You got jipped, son.

[lovepizza]

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]

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]

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]

how far you guys usually hem off?

[Fabulaz]

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]

how far you guys usually hem off?

Enough so it fits? What kind of question is that?

[squall458]

Enough so it fits? What kind of question is that?

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]

i just paid 20 bucks to get the waist done on my jeans... looks pretty good but is that a good price?

[sannin]

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

gracie!

[lovepizza]

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!

gracie!

i go downtown, it's near riverdale collegiate.