Thursday, January 19, 2006
s is for stupid seamstress
Not long ago, the button from one of my favourite cardigans came off so I brought it to the tailor to be mended since I do not have the same colour thread.
I asked the seamstress if they've got the exact thread for the button and she nodded her head and answered with a very certain yes. She charged me $2 to mend a tiny button which is not a big deal really. I would even pay $10 as long as I get the same colour thread. I happily passed my cardigan to her and went on to do some shopping. Retail therapy is good for health after all.
When I came back to collect the cardigan, to my horror, the button was sewn using a different colour shade of thread. So I pointed at the mismatched thread and told her that the other lady told me they've got the exact same colour.
She replied with a cold reply, "Oh, no one will notice this anyway. I do that to my expensive clothes all the time."
I was absolutely gutted.
Just so because it is just a Kookai cheap $39 cardigan and not some expensive garment, that does not mean it's allowed to have mismatched thread no matter how insignificant it seems because I'm wearing it. I noticed it. Above all, it should be done whichever way I like it.
I asked the seamstress if they've got the exact thread for the button and she nodded her head and answered with a very certain yes. She charged me $2 to mend a tiny button which is not a big deal really. I would even pay $10 as long as I get the same colour thread. I happily passed my cardigan to her and went on to do some shopping. Retail therapy is good for health after all.
When I came back to collect the cardigan, to my horror, the button was sewn using a different colour shade of thread. So I pointed at the mismatched thread and told her that the other lady told me they've got the exact same colour.
She replied with a cold reply, "Oh, no one will notice this anyway. I do that to my expensive clothes all the time."
I was absolutely gutted.
Just so because it is just a Kookai cheap $39 cardigan and not some expensive garment, that does not mean it's allowed to have mismatched thread no matter how insignificant it seems because I'm wearing it. I noticed it. Above all, it should be done whichever way I like it.
I vow never to go back to that place again.
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