Recommendations: suit hire in Auckland

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duckDecoy

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#299423 6-Sep-2022 14:15

I need to hire a few suits for a wedding in Feb including one for my 11yo son, and seeing as I'm getting married id like them to be nice.

I'd like a place that will tailor the leg size at a minimum as I tend to have short legs for my waist. I haven't hired a suit for over 30 years so have no idea if they tailor anything else.

Anyone have any recommendations? My ball suit (which was the last suit I hired) was pretty dreadful and tatty so I don't want to repeat that experience. And we need them to cater for an 11yo boy (who is quite large).

I popped into Rembrants and their suits looked nice, although they seem like they are more expensive that other places I quickly browsed. But perhaps you are getting what you pay for?

Who should I check out?

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#2963892 6-Sep-2022 15:21

From my experience in early March 2020, I would suggest avoiding Frank Casey suit hire in Parnell (i think they had recently moved there from the old site in Newmarket on Khyber Pass Rd). My wife and I went in and were treated as if we had the plague. My wife and I literally looked at each other whilst in the shop as if to say 'What the hell?' at our treatment by the blonde woman in her 20's behind the counter, who was clearly disgusted at having to deal with customers. She appeared to be in charge of the rest of the staff on that day, so I didn't bother to ask to speak with management, and clearly remember walking out the door quietly laughing at how ridiculous the experience had been. I spent over $1k elsewhere.

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#2963934 6-Sep-2022 17:30

I went to a wedding in March and had a very good experience at Tailor Made Suits, the Albany branch. The lady was super efficient and friendly and I was very happy with the result considering how out of my comfort zone I was. I went for a three piece so I didn’t need to keep my jacket on but still felt dressed up. I’ll have a look through the bank statement to see the final cost but it was very reasonable. Also post wedding I had to go into isolation and couldn’t return the suit, they were very accommodating and just let me bring it back when I could.

Cheers,
Joseph

I studiously avoided the photographer, lol, but I was pleased with how I looked. The total cost was $180, I thought the value to be very good. Shirt, tie, vest, jacket and pants.

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#2963981 6-Sep-2022 19:44

josephhinvest:

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The total cost was $180, I thought the value to be very good. Shirt, tie, vest, jacket and pants.

You can actually buy a suit for that. 🤪

Not that you would want to.