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Originally Posted by Athenawithheart
$2? Is that all? I was expecting $15/pair!
They are pants for work, so they are dressy, all without an elastic waist. And, no sewing machine, but my mother and grandmother have one.
I have HUGE thighs, so pants that fit my thighs are almost always way too big in the waist.
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It really depends where you're living, and who you ask. Sometimes in the same town, one person will charge a couple bucks, and someone will charge five or six times that, or require a "minimum" amount of work. For example, they might charge $6 for the first pair, and $1.50 for each additional pair, or chart $3 a pair, but require you to bring in at least 4 pair, sort of a guarantee to be worth their time to take the order.
I've found that dry cleaners often also do some alterations at a decent price or will give referrals. Sewing shops will often keep a list of people who do alterations also (and will have some idea of the person's skill and charges). People who do bridal work tend to be more expensive (but not always, so it's worth asking).
Also, it's a bit of a stereotype (ok, it's a raging stereotype), so I really hesitate to mention it, but Viatnamese and Thai tailors (at least in the Midwest) have an insanely-excellent reputation for excellent work at a great price. The guy that charged me the least and did the best work was Viatnamese, so maybe it's true.
I have a similar situation with pants, because my hips are so much larger than my waist (almost 20 inches difference). You could play basketball in the gap at the back of fitted pants, so everything I buy has to be drawstring or elastic waist or it will need drastic alteration.
So ... how do you take in a pair of pants yourself?
I wear belts until I can't anymore and then to goodwill they go. BUT if I need NEED them altered I usually get it done at my drycleaners.
