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Tipping seamstress and RAVE!!

jbll326jbll326 member
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Hi ladies,

Are you supposed to tip the seamstress for her services? My mom asked me and I wasn't sure. She has gone above and beyond for me, so I'm thinking we should.

Had my 2nd fitting last night and I'm thrilled! I had found my dream shoes for the wedding and brought them to the first fitting - but they were too tall and made the dress look way too short :( So we were obviously disappointed, but managed to find another pair that would work, but I wasn't in love with. So we brought both pairs to the fitting last night and low and behold, the seamstress had spent an extra 2 hours of work letting out the dress so that I could wear my dream shoes cause she saw how much I loved them!!! I was sooooo impressed and happy!

I know she had gotten a bad review on these boards before (she's the seamstress at A L'amour in Barrington), so I just wanted to share my wonderful experience with her. We didn't even ask her to see what she could do about the length and never would have expected that she could do anything at all, so it was a wonderful surprise that she took it on herself to make sure I was happy!

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  • jessNlane52804jessNlane52804
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    edited December 2011
    I would say yes to tipping for such exceptional service. I'm curious to see how much people suggest.
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  • njohnson0330njohnson0330
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    edited December 2011
    Great post, the thought never occured to me before.  Although I would have no idea on what to tip either do you think it would be the general 15-20% rule?
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  • Allison&DonnieAllison&Donnie member
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    edited December 2011
    I just had my first fitting at ALAMOUR yesterday!!! I'm assuming its the same lady- it must be since she only works on Wednesday. Good to hear :) I know that when I first bought my dress they introduced me to another seamstress- so they must have gotten a new one or something. . .

    Its funny, because I started wondering the same thing about tipping yesterday too...

    Are you working with Emmy by chance too at Alamour??
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  • jbll326jbll326 member
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    edited December 2011
    We must have just missed each other Allison! I think that's her name - very short, older asian lady? My consultant is Rhonda  
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  • Manditchka24Manditchka24
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    edited December 2011
    Great to hear good things about the alterations there, since my dress is also from AlAmour!. I was a bit nervous after that bad review recently. I'm from out of town, though, so I'm not sure if I can get my alterations done there because of the Wednesday thing (although they told me she can come in occasionally on Saturdays for OOT brides).

    Allison: Emmy is my consultant!
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