I tried out this tailor for the first time because she was located very close to school. (Less than a mile from Washingon University's main campus, across the street from Schnucks in Richmond Heights.)

I had three pairs of jeans and two pairs of trousers hemmed. Prices were cheap: less than $12 bucks a pair to hem the jeans, and if she didn't preserve the original hem exactly, she definitely made it look like she did. She told me to expect them to be done within a week, and everything was ready two days early. I was very happy with how everything turned out. I'll definitely go back.

One thing: If you're like me and don't tend to carry cash, you'll want to know that only cash payments were accepted, and fifty percent of the total bill has to be deposited before work begins.