I have been taunted, pointed at a mocked mercilessly for what I have come to dub affectionately as my 'ghetto hem'. I adopted it as a student in college where hemming pants and tailoring clothes was a 'rich (wo)man's luxury'. I paid $20 for these jeans and you expect me to pay 10 to get them hemmed? Hell no. That's $10 on I can spend on a Cape Cod with charcoal-filtered vodka.

So I bought duct tape. Lots of it. And I got good at hemming up my pants. Plus, there was the added benefit to having a 'custom' hem depending on the shoes I wanted to wear. I little higher hem for the cute red flats, or a longer hem for the sexy pink heels. My ghetto hem and I were like fries and ice cream. Not everyone understood us, but we made quite the combo.

But then one day, I looked at my bank account and thought, "Okay Robin, I think it's time. I can afford this now. Suck it up and then hem it up." The novelty and awesomeness of my ghetto hem had faded over time, and picking out fried little pieces of duct tape from the dryer had gotten a little old. So Heather W. recommended Sew Elegant. I walked in, a little ashamed of the duct tape residue on the inside of my jeans. But my fears were quickly laid to rest. They were efficient, effective, and very friendly. There was even a girl there getting her wedding dress altered, but I didn't have to wait more than a few minutes for them to calm her down enough to help me and the half a dozen pairs + of jeans I brought in.

The prices are pretty reasonable. Only a little over $5 for a jean hem, and a few dollars more for dress hems. I was out of there with 7 pairs of newly hemmed jeans and 2 dresses for about $60.

I have to admit, it's nice not having to tape my jeans up every morning. But SHH, don't tell my ghetto-hem I said that. I just *hate* hurting feelings.

I have been going here for about 3 years now. I now live in North County and still make the trip down. Only once did my pant hem end up too short and they fixed it, no problem. But it was because I didn't try them on first. My fault. ...

hummm..Your complaint just surprised me. This is my favorite place, my family have had all our clothing done here, and we're all satisfied. Their service is great, fast and..cheaper than any other stores. What else can we need?

I had 3 pairs of slacks to hem and they're all too short! I even knew before hand that they had a slight tendency to hem too much and I asked for them all to be a little bit longer. Still, they came out to be 1-2 inches too short. HUGE disappointment. They have have decent prices but if you want your pants perfect the first time, go some place else and pay a little more

I had 3 pairs of slacks to hem and they're all too short! I even knew before hand that they had a slight tendency to hem too much and I asked for them all to be a little bit longer. Still, they came out to be 1-2 inches too short. ...