https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 02 May 2026 17:36:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-260441 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:08:47 +0000 Lisa 260441@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is ridiculous! Of course he should pay whether he fixes them or not. What a dunce! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-260132 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:23:43 +0000 taylor 260132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ohhh Booooooooo :(</p> <p>I shall have a~ hissy fit ~ for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259992 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:30:07 +0000 Jonesy 259992@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&lt;Gasping in horror&gt; Unbelievable!! He owes you the price of the boots, no question. The only thing I experienced that even comes close to this is once, I took a few jackets to a tailor to have the sleeves let out. They were extremely poorly done. The head tailor/owner apologized to me, told me someone new they were training had done the work, and offered to either reimburse me or re-do them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259984 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:26:15 +0000 Anonymous 259984@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah maannnn.... that sucks.<br /> Are you a long time customer? I would simply request a reimbursement on both the price of the boots and the repair costs. If they want your business, they'll do good by you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259967 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:11:26 +0000 Angie 259967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel sick for you, April. The cobbler should reimburse the boots. Sorry </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259934 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:34:50 +0000 Kari 259934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh April, that is so sad! I hope that your cobbler can make amends. Let us know how it turns out.</p> <p>(Is it weird to you to be on the other side of the boot fitting spectrum, where suddenly you have too LITTLE room to zip up a boot?) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259923 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 01:17:16 +0000 medusa 259923@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, that is so sad. I think you are justified in asking him to pay you the price of the boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259914 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:54:58 +0000 shana 259914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh April, this is a tragedy!! I really hope the cobbler can do something to make this right. I remember how happy you were to get these boots. I am crossing my fingers for you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259912 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:42:24 +0000 Maya 259912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow.</p> <p>Epic fail.</p> <p>I am weeping for you, April. Good grief, if they can't fit your calves they must be like 10 inches. Excuse me--one must be 10 inches and one must be 11 since they're not even the same size!</p> <p>I hope he can make it right. If not, I think he should refund you for the cost of taking them in, refund you for stretching them (if he had the nerve to charge you in the first place), AND pay for the ruined boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259910 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:37:49 +0000 Kristine 259910@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's awful! I'm just about to take my boots in for altering...eek! </p> <p>Leather's pretty pliable so they probably can be stretched, but he's going to need to be very careful about stretching them differently so they're equal. I assume he won't be charging you for a dime of it and paying for the boots themselves if he can't make it right! Don't forget to photograph the difference in case you need some proof.</p> <p>If you don't mind saying, can you tell me how much you paid for the alteration? I'm just curious for the pair I'm going to take in. Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259897 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:01:30 +0000 Theresa 259897@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no April This sounds truly like a giant nightmare...</p> <p>I am crossing everything that when they come back they are ok. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259895 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:59:10 +0000 Anonymous 259895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh that's terrible. How can the cobbler justify one being 1" smaller than the other?<br /> I hope he buys you a new pair of boots. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259881 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:30:49 +0000 Beth 259881@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh April. My heart sank when I saw this post:( </p> <p>I do understand the boot aggravation and I'm so frustrated with my own search I could cry. I remember how excited you were to find those Ariats and to have this happen is just, well...there are no words.</p> <p>I hope the cobbler can make them workable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259861 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:00:31 +0000 April 259861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really appreciate all your support, ladies! This is the only crowd I trust to understand the disappointment of a major alteration gone wrong.</p> <p>Megan, the first time I called, the cobbler said the leather stripping he needed to create a new seam was on backorder. After more time had gone by, he got deeply sheepish and apologetic and shaved a percentage off the price I had expected to pay. I think he has a bustling business comprised mainly of quick and easy jobs, and he just procrastinated on the bigger project.</p> <p>And yes, I am enjoying the Melissa boots, but my other tailored boots are a black lace-up style, so I really wanted a plain riding boot for jeans or skirts. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259840 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:27:29 +0000 Megan 259840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>April, that's AWFUL...how did the cobbler justify how long it's taken for him to do it?</p> <p>The cynical part of me says that he has slacked off about doing it then rushed through the job when he realised that you weren't going to be patient anymore. </p> <p>You had success with the Frye Melissa's in brown yes? Would you consider getting another pair in black since boots are such a difficult purchase for you? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259819 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:11:10 +0000 Polly (thunalata) 259819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:-( so sad for you... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259798 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:57:25 +0000 Debora 259798@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! I hope he can make it right for you, or at least give you a refund. I will be keeping my fingers crossed! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259793 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:53:44 +0000 April 259793@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was the same cobbler who did boots for me last time, and that pair is perfect. Go figure. </p> <p>I'll withhold judgment and hissy fits until I get them back, but I do hope this hasn't been a massively expensive folly. </p> <p>It's enough to make me give up boots altogether. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259791 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:53:42 +0000 Marigold 259791@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, what a shame. I wonder how he stays in business? I'd be devastated if that happened to me, I hope he gives you a refund, or at least stretches them for free! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259789 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:51:47 +0000 Louise 259789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no what a nightmare ((hugs)) x </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259788 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:51:40 +0000 rae 259788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! I agree that he should pay you for them if he ruined them -- especially after the long wait! </p> <p>Most of all, I hope they turn out to your liking but, if not, I think you will get SO MUCH shopping karma out of this... good grief is right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259785 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:48:19 +0000 Scarlet 259785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That does not sound good. But I did just read that boots can be stretched up to two inches in circumference, although this makes them more susceptible to damage. Good luck! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259784 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:48:05 +0000 Queen Mum 259784@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>gasping and crying for you all at the same time. Can you get him to pay you for the boots? If they were altered unevenly you can't even try to sell them.<br /> I'm guessing you won't be giving his business card out to your friends.<br /> I'm so sorry this happened to you ;-( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259782 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:44:50 +0000 annagybe 259782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm so sorry. Yikes! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/good-grief-boot-tailoring-tragedy#post-259781 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:43:54 +0000 April 259781@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So, remember in the summer when I found a pair of classic black riding boots that were on sale enough to allow me both to purchase them and to pay for a calf alteration? They're not available anymore, but they were <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ariat-York-Womens-Boot/dp/B0028AE5X8">these</a> in solid black.</p> <p>I took them to the cobbler in August. Weeks went by. Months. I finally shamed him into finishing them, and I picked them up this week. AAAAAGH. The left one can be zipped up only with heroic effort (if my calf holds its breath) and the right one is full inch smaller than the left and can't be zipped under any circumstances.</p> <p>I took them back yesterday and he said he would "stretch them." Hmm. Can a boot shaft be stretched that much? I hardly dare to hope. </p> <p>Will not become hysterical. Will not... </p>