Wedding Rings

Thank-you…and tux fittings?

Question:

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> First I want to thank all of you for responding to the wedding ring incident > that I posted about.  It’s good to know that I’m not the only one that > thinks my fiance and I got cheated.  We didn’t end up bringing the rings > back.  I was tired of dealing with those people.  But I won’t be buying > anything from that store from now on and I’ll make sure to warn my friends > about them as well. > Anyway, on to the subject of this post…tux fitting.  Here’s the deal: I > live in St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada), but the wedding is on the other > coast of the Island (10 hours away).  My fiance and one groomsman live here > in St. John’s, two groomsmen and the two ringbearers live about an hour from > here, one groomsman lives half-way between the two locations, and another > one lives in Ontario.  The only time they’ll all be together is just before > the wedding.  We decided to go with a tuxedo shop close to the wedding > location, just in case we needed last minutes alterations on hems and such. > This, however, meant that almost everyone must get their measurements done > where they live.  The tuxedo shop gave us a list of measurements for each > man to get done. > Anyways, some of them have had no trouble going to the different stores with > the salespeople happy to help them.  But when my fiance and his two of his > groomsmen went to a bridal store this past weekend to get their measurements > done, the salesperson told them that they have different measurements from > those listed by our tuxedo store, and she said that they wouldn’t do the > other measurements, even though he was willing to pay the five dollar charge > for getting the measurements done.  She said that her measurements were the > ‘proper’ measurements, the ones they do on the mainland (give me a break!) > and she was really offended that she was even being asked to do the other > measurements.  My fiance, who is in sales himself, was very calm and > rational and tried to assure her that he thought they were a very good store > (after all, his family has used them for several other weddings), but even > after agreeing to do the groomsmen’s fittings, she flat-out refused to do > his!!!  Even as a paying customer!  I could see her refusing maybe if we > were getting the tuxes at the store across the street or something, but > that’s really not the case at all.  We don’t have the time or the money to > fly him across the province just to get his measurements done! > So, I’m just wondering, is this normal for someone to refuse to do these > fittings?  Even when the person is willing to pay a fee to have it done? > And how should we go about getting his measurements done now?  There are > plenty of men’s stores around where we can get the measurements done, but I > just don’t want to run into the same trouble.  If there is anyone here from > Newfoundland or Atlantic Canada, I’d especially like to hear from you, as > certain things are done differently here.  Thanks again, everyone. > Sanda > Any tailor ought to be able to measure your groom for his tux fitting. > It’s routinely done when you have one of the wedding party members at > a different location than the tux rental place.  It doesn’t have > to be any special "bridal" place, either.  AFAIK, there is no special > "bridal tape measure" that must be used. <smile>

Some tux shops do take different measurements for their tuxes.  I’ve been to three or four different places, and they’ve all given me a different list that they need.  It’s just that this shop that my fiance went to refused to do the measurements that the other shop (where we’re actually getting the tuxes) needs. > If nothing else, anyplace he gets his suits from should be able to > do the measurements.  They usually have tailors who do alterations, > and those guys know how to measure.

Yeah, I figured as much.  I’m going to take him over to Tip Top Tailors (sp??) tomorrow.  Thanks. Sanda

Response:

- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > First I want to thank all of you for responding to the wedding ring incident > that I posted about.  It’s good to know that I’m not the only one that > thinks my fiance and I got cheated.  We didn’t end up bringing the rings > back.  I was tired of dealing with those people.  But I won’t be buying > anything from that store from now on and I’ll make sure to warn my friends > about them as well. > Anyway, on to the subject of this post…tux fitting.  Here’s the deal:  I > live in St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada), but the wedding is on the other > coast of the Island (10 hours away).  My fiance and one groomsman live here > in St. John’s, two groomsmen and the two ringbearers live about an hour from > here, one groomsman lives half-way between the two locations, and another > one lives in Ontario.  The only time they’ll all be together is just before > the wedding.  We decided to go with a tuxedo shop close to the wedding > location, just in case we needed last minutes alterations on hems and such. > This, however, meant that almost everyone must get their measurements done > where they live.  The tuxedo shop gave us a list of measurements for each > man to get done. > Anyways, some of them have had no trouble going to the different stores with > the salespeople happy to help them.  But when my fiance and his two of his > groomsmen went to a bridal store this past weekend to get their measurements > done, the salesperson told them that they have different measurements from > those listed by our tuxedo store, and she said that they wouldn’t do the > other measurements, even though he was willing to pay the five dollar charge > for getting the measurements done.  She said that her measurements were the > ‘proper’ measurements, the ones they do on the mainland (give me a break!) > and she was really offended that she was even being asked to do the other > measurements.  My fiance, who is in sales himself, was very calm and > rational and tried to assure her that he thought they were a very good store > (after all, his family has used them for several other weddings), but even > after agreeing to do the groomsmen’s fittings, she flat-out refused to do > his!!!  Even as a paying customer!  I could see her refusing maybe if we > were getting the tuxes at the store across the street or something, but > that’s really not the case at all.  We don’t have the time or the money to > fly him across the province just to get his measurements done! > So, I’m just wondering, is this normal for someone to refuse to do these > fittings?  Even when the person is willing to pay a fee to have it done? > And how should we go about getting his measurements done now?  There are > plenty of men’s stores around where we can get the measurements done, but I > just don’t want to run into the same trouble.  If there is anyone here from > Newfoundland or Atlantic Canada, I’d especially like to hear from you, as > certain things are done differently here.  Thanks again, everyone. > Sanda

Any tailor ought to be able to measure your groom for his tux fitting. It’s routinely done when you have one of the wedding party members at a different location than the tux rental place.  It doesn’t have to be any special "bridal" place, either.  AFAIK, there is no special "bridal tape measure" that must be used. <smile> If nothing else, anyplace he gets his suits from should be able to do the measurements.  They usually have tailors who do alterations, and those guys know how to measure. — aMAZon "It’s never too late to have a happy childhood."

Response:

First I want to thank all of you for responding to the wedding ring incident that I posted about.  It’s good to know that I’m not the only one that thinks my fiance and I got cheated.  We didn’t end up bringing the rings back.  I was tired of dealing with those people.  But I won’t be buying anything from that store from now on and I’ll make sure to warn my friends about them as well. Anyway, on to the subject of this post…tux fitting.  Here’s the deal:  I live in St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada), but the wedding is on the other coast of the Island (10 hours away).  My fiance and one groomsman live here in St. John’s, two groomsmen and the two ringbearers live about an hour from here, one groomsman lives half-way between the two locations, and another one lives in Ontario.  The only time they’ll all be together is just before the wedding.  We decided to go with a tuxedo shop close to the wedding location, just in case we needed last minutes alterations on hems and such. This, however, meant that almost everyone must get their measurements done where they live.  The tuxedo shop gave us a list of measurements for each man to get done. Anyways, some of them have had no trouble going to the different stores with the salespeople happy to help them.  But when my fiance and his two of his groomsmen went to a bridal store this past weekend to get their measurements done, the salesperson told them that they have different measurements from those listed by our tuxedo store, and she said that they wouldn’t do the other measurements, even though he was willing to pay the five dollar charge for getting the measurements done.  She said that her measurements were the ‘proper’ measurements, the ones they do on the mainland (give me a break!) and she was really offended that she was even being asked to do the other measurements.  My fiance, who is in sales himself, was very calm and rational and tried to assure her that he thought they were a very good store (after all, his family has used them for several other weddings), but even after agreeing to do the groomsmen’s fittings, she flat-out refused to do his!!!  Even as a paying customer!  I could see her refusing maybe if we were getting the tuxes at the store across the street or something, but that’s really not the case at all.  We don’t have the time or the money to fly him across the province just to get his measurements done! So, I’m just wondering, is this normal for someone to refuse to do these fittings?  Even when the person is willing to pay a fee to have it done? And how should we go about getting his measurements done now?  There are plenty of men’s stores around where we can get the measurements done, but I just don’t want to run into the same trouble.  If there is anyone here from Newfoundland or Atlantic Canada, I’d especially like to hear from you, as certain things are done differently here.  Thanks again, everyone. Sanda —

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