Guarantee? Highest prices guaranteed! BEWARE.
I've been looking for alterations closer to home and decided to try Allure based on the number and strength of the reviews posted.
I was surprised at the behavior of management when compared to the reviews I read. After careful re-reading, it is my best guess that Allure has posted many of these reviews themselves in order to drum up business to replace the stream of customers lost by shoddy work and poor customer service.
The prices seemed a bit high to me, but when asked, they said the price includes a satisfaction guarantee. Reassured, I proceed to leave a few garments to have simple things done. The first few came back done reasonably well. By no means were they done very well, but I did not figure they would ruin other clothes so I took in some more. This time the fabric was a bit more delicate and the work required more skill.
Once again, the garment was ready when promised, but frankly, did not look right. When I asked about it you would have thought that I had cursed the family. No matter how nicely or politely I attempted to address the issue, management was rude, condescending, and abusive. It was appalling to see a seemingly nice person (when the clothes were dropped off) turn into a mindless screaming banshee when gently asked about obvious defects in the work.
If you decide to take your clothes there, I hope you have better luck.
The Allure “guarantee” guarantees that you will pay the highest possible price for shoddy alterations whether you like them or not.
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