Sarah’s Alterations & Eco Cleaners

Hahahaha, no. Just no.
I come in here to get an alteration on a pair of jeans. First she charged me a ridiculous amount at 15 dollars. Then she proceeded to measure me, as she was measuring I felt something was a bit off because she was really quick and did not take any notice to potential mistakes but I let her proceed anyways.
3 days pass…
I come back to pick up my jeans, the cut is completely messed up, there is no break. She ruined a pair of designer jeans.
Word of advice: Thinking about getting Jeans hemmed here? DON’T.
Don’t come here: A rip-​off, a person that doesn’t know how to hem.
If I could give zero stars I would.

Got out the stain in my sweater. De-​pilled everything. Closes at 4 on Saturday, I showed up at 4:45 and she was still working and let me in anyways. Used the first time discount and saved about 8 dollars. Will return.

Altered my jeans at this place in Davis and it was great! Perfect job!

Sarah is a very sweet tailor as well as being welcoming and patient. However, even with the 30% Unilocal discount as a first visitor, my total came to about ~$ 25 just to get an inch chopped off a jersey knit dress and hemmed.
After picking up the dress the following week, the stitching was perfect, but turns out the dress was hemmed longer in the front and shorter in the back, which was not what i wanted. I would rather go see Mahin for a cheaper price and equal or better tailoring.

She’s so nice! For dry cleaning and alterations this is the place to go. Env-​friendly too.

Sarah is friendly and professional. I love that she offers «Eco» cleaning so that’s where I recently took several items that I couldn’t wash myself. She did a great job in a quick turn around time. I’ve got a few things that need hemming and I’m looking forward to taking them to Sarah’s. It’s so nice to have a high quality business with such a personal touch in town. Highly recommend.

Yes, Sarah is as good as it gets! Originally, I was going to go to the #1 rated alteration shop in Davis but luckily they were closed. I wondered into Sarah’s place with the dress I am wearing to my wedding next week. She took a ton of time to look at the design and make suggestions about how to adjust the top part which was a bit snug. She said she would take it out a bit on both sides. A couple of days later, she called me at home, she said she thinks it would be best to get some extra material so she can get it done right. She wanted to change the neckline so it came down a bit further and it didn’t give a boxy look. She had quoted me a very fair place for what she was going to do before and she went on to say she wanted to do it for the same price even though it would be much more work. She wanted her work to look great… she was definitely a perfectionist.
I went off to get the fabric and returned it to her… she had me try on the dress again and double check what she would do to make it look perfect. When I picked it up I thought she did an amazing job… she wanted again to touch it up a little bit. She also cleaned it so it was nice and fresh.
So I referred her to my husband to be… he got his suit pants for the wedding tailored that were a little tight. They also look awesome. In fact, He looks totally hot!
Beside her expert work, fair prices, and fast turn around, Sarah is one of the nicest people I have met in a long long time. I think I have found a wonderful new friend.
I might just have to go through my closet and bring in all my old stuff for alternation… any excuse to see Sarah again!

I will definitely recommend my friends to go Sarah. She’s very professional and sweet lady. She did a wonderful job on the alteration of my beaded gown with lining. On top of that she hang my gown in a nice silk hanger. Her place is nice and neat. Parking is a little bit of a problem, but when you get good service such as Sarah’s, she makes you forget about it.

I have been a customer for years. I have never been let down.
Each alteration I have had done (ranging from simple hemming to more complex stuff) has come out perfectly. Even when I don’t know exactly what needs to be done with an item (e.g. just doesn’t quite fit right) Sarah has exceptional judgment when making recommendations. Each alteration seems to be done with precision — no sloppiness.
Her prices are very fair — not bargain basement, but not outrageous either. You get what you pay for, and then some. In my opinion, it is worth paying a moderate amount to have the job done right. I have never had to go back or go to another tailor to have something re-​adjusted or fixed.
On top of everything else, she is very nice and professional. Clean shop, remembers your name after a few visits, and she is extremely nice!

I would recommend this place to anyone who needs it! She was able to alter my (way too long) bridesmaid dress less than 24 hours before my best friend’s wedding! We dropped the dress off at 11am and by 1pm we were notified it was done for a great price as well. She was a very nice woman with a big smile for all her customers. :)

Was unprofessional by quoting me too high a price for an alteration immediately followed by a «discount» like she was doing me a favor. Which was still almost twice what other tailors in the area charge. And on top of it all, her work was sloppy on something as simple as shortening a jacket sleeve.
Asked her to take my measurements for a suit. Despite charging me for something most tailors would do for free, the measurements were way off and I had to get remeasured by someone else.

I would definitely recommend Sarah’s Alterations. She was pleasant and professional and does beautiful work. She had my dress hemmed and altered for a reasonable price and on time. I am going to a black tie gala in Orange County next weekend and I needed my Donna Karan dress hemmed and taken in a bit. Sara did a beautiful job. The hem looks like it did when I bought it (only now it’s the perfect length). The sides look wonderful and the dress fits so well it now looks like it was custom made for me. She took her time asking me about the length; for example we looked at how much of my shoes should be showing, how the dress looked when I walked, etc. In the end we decided that the back should be slightly longer than the front and it looks fantastic. She gave me a price quote when I came in so I knew how much I was going to pay when I picked it up (no surprises). She also had the dress ready on the day she promised. I will go back to Sarah again.

So damned expensive and took days to get my stuff.

I could definitely see why there are three dollar signs.
I was recently in a wedding and needed my bride’s maid’s dress altered. All seven of us girls needed our dress altered. It came in one stock size & all of us were different shapes, sizes, & heights. I came to Sarah’s because my visit prior was more than great. I came in with a very optimistic view & price. I assumed that since my prior visit was to get a dress shortened as well, it’d be the same or similar experience. I was definitely wrong.
There was just one upset after another. After getting the dress measured to my liking, I was quoted a $ 70 alteration! I was surprised! The first time I got a dress altered here it only cost me $ 15. They were both approximately 3 – 4 inches, too! I didn’t have time to go to other tailors so I gave in the price.
I was quoted to pick up my dress three weeks. I called a few days before the initial pick-​up date to make sure I can try on the dress before the wedding to make sure everything fit perfectly. However, I find out my dress was ALREADY done a week ago. I was irritated. Why did i leave my phone number & request urgency on the alteration & specify the importance of the outfit, if it were to just be ignored?! A WHOLE WEEK AGO? She could have done the courtesy of giving me a call to have the option to pick up the dress earlier.
The dress was altered to my liking. I have no complaints about that BUT I did ask her why the cost was SO much $ 70? I told her that all seven of us bridesmaids had to get the dress altered & all the other six girls mentioned getting NUMEROUS things done but the most any of them paid was $ 35 with TIP! The $ 35 one was for getting the dress hemmed, taken in, & having the straps shortened! All the other girls were surprised of the cost of my alteration. She replied that «she wouldn’t do it for that low of a price» that «it is hard work to do alteration» & practically glared at me for even asking such a thing.
I was annoyed & just left. Lesson learned. I need a new place for alterations.

I consistently used this place for all my dry cleaning and pressing needs the entire time I lived in Davis. As far as I’m concerned, there is no one better in Davis. The little old lady that runs the shop is extremely nice and welcoming. She’s always willing to go the extra mile to keep her customers happy. Everyone should take all of their dry clean garments to her! =)

Loved Han, but the last time I went in to have Sarah hem a brand new pair of silk pants they ended up with food grease stains down the front of the leg. She pointed out that my pants were dirty and offered to clean them for a fee. I’m disappointed that she ruined the pants!

Excellent service, and overall very decent and fair prices for all the clothes that I’ve brought in.

Sarah bought the business after Han retired. So far, I don’t have any reason to believe that her skill is any lower than Han’s. I downranked a star simply because she’s more expensive than Mahin (and they won’t let me down half stars — so really she’s a 3.5), and I don’t think I paid as much for tailoring services when I was a regular at Han’s.
Still, she has many good points. She’s pretty nice and gives hangers.

Very quick turnaround. I took in some sweaters and she patched the arms and repaired some moth holes and they look very good. She also hemmed some pants and reinforced buttons on a vintage dress. Also the eco-​friendly dry cleaning was great!

Let’s see… I took my D&G blazer to get it tapered to fit me. What I got back was not what I was expecting. I really think it was my fault to have Han work on a jacket that, quite frankly he may not have the skill for.
The other reason for the low stars is that my gf had hemming done to 3 pants (he debated with her about it) and they all came out too short. She also had a bridesmaid dress taken it and it was taken in wayyyy too much. Now we go to the tailor by south Nugget.