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Clothes I took 15 pairs of slacks to have the length adjusted, first 4 pair were made too long, then when I took the other 11 pair, they made all 15 too short. I returned them yesterday, to have the length fixed 'again".. I think this time they got it right. I told them I'd bring the rest if these come out right. - it actually gets expensive, at $8 a pair. but they are not much good too me if they are too long or too short. The women had a questions if the out seem (length) should be 39 or 391/4, I told them I was not going to get involved in that, "they are the seamstress, so I'll let them decide, so if its not right they can make it right. The pair she fixed as a test seem to fit good in length, but geez... I've lost weight on my legs, arms but the mid section seems to be the most difficult to trim down. It's really crazy, because for almost 50 yrs I did not have that much mid section, but it seems after 55 it just decided it would grow more  I guess I got some work to do. The Cleaners finally stopped breaking buttons on my shirts, but I had to upgrade the neck size on shirts. So over the course of months, I've changed out all the shirts. I probably should have met someone from China whom I can send money and have them to send me 'Silk Neckties". But, since that has not happen, I'll just order them via the internet. I had bought two pairs of shoes the same type, which I've used over the past year or so, It's time to buy some more, this time I think I'll get 2 of one type and two of the other type I like, so I can alternate and get better longevity from these shoes. It's interesting, as I have the sole protectors added, which does help and I use shoe trees when I take them off. I guess over-all they lasted pretty good. - nothing will last forever, and today it seems things have to be checked closely to make sure it is what it claims. The price does not go down, but with some things, the quality sure has to be closely checked. I don't just trust a name brand, because too many companies just slap a label on anything because so many people will pay any price just because of the label. The clothes I like best is the tailor made which is measured and fitted by the tailor. That's one thing I miss about having travel benefits. Because I could go to Thailand, meet a tailor, choose the materials I like, and they would make it exactly as I like it. It's a big difference when finances change, and going to get those things custom made is not as simple to do as they once were. So shopping locally, is its own trip... a lot of places simply don't have the variety of materials which can be found easily in Thailand. Even if some are found their prices can be prohibitive, especially when I know how much less it cost even to have it tailor fitted and made in Thailand. |
