Kim’s Alterations

I came into Kim’s Alterations during my lunch break and was greeted by a wonderful lady who helped me do the finishing touches to my new suit for a wedding on sunday. I was extatic that she was able to do my alterations and press it by Saturday! Great customer service and a life saver.

I took a bridesmaid dress to be altered by Kim. Only thing it needed was for the sleeves to be taken up a bit, not a big deal. She pinned it into place and said I could pick it up in a week.
When I picked up the dress she didn’t offer to have me try it on again, and I didn’t ask because I was in a hurry to get to school.
The wedding was the following week in Vegas. I didn’t put on the dress until the day of the wedding and realized the sleeves hadn’t been touched at all. The dress still fit the same way as before.
I’m extremely pissed off that I paid for literally NOTHING.
I would seriously find another place for alterations if you need it. I will not be going back to this place.

I needed an alteration done on my throwback Chargers jersey, the price was very reasonable and when i picked up my jersey a few days later i was impressed on how good the job was done, i definetely recommend Kim’s and i will be back for any alterations.

I called this place at the last minute. 5pm on a Tuesday before my granddaughter had her NAM California Princess pageant. I was frantic because 2 days before we are to leave for the pageant her Mac Duggal Sugar gown was now to small and she could barely zip it up. I brought the gown in to the lady there and her husband. She had my baby put it on and took a look at the seams. She assured me she could let it out enough to make my little girl comfortable in it so I left it there with her. We came back the next evening to pick it up and it was absolutely perfect! She even let it out a little under the arms and it fit perfect! The price was right too! Only $ 30 and back on time for the pageant!!! Thank you!!! And by the way, she was picked in the top 20 out of 95 girls!

I came here in the beginning of the year to alter my dress for a pageant, it was a little too big for me. I first went to another alterations place in Lemon Grove and they charged $ 35 and I thought that was a little much, so I went on the search for another place, and I came here. She made sure everything was precise and it came out perfect and form fiting. It was only $ 25! Really great deal.

Had a blouse taken in. They did a great job, but I thought $ 30 was a little steep for what seemed a simple task.

I feel like I have finally grown up. I am getting my jeans altered instead of letting them drag on the ground and get torn. That is probably because I am buying more expensive jeans these days. I have gotten a couple of pieces done and they have held up great. You can’t even tell they were altered. Today I called last minute to see if she could alter the jeans I bought yesterday for my trip to Europe on Monday. She fit me in and finished them in a couple hours and didn’t charge me anything extra. Very kind, always smiling and great prices.

An excellent and personable seamstress. I came in to have a patch sewn on for my search and rescue team operations, but I wanted to have it be removable. Kim recommended velcro, and 3 hours later, it was done and looked perfect! I’ll definitely be going back. Prices were very good.

I brought in my bridesmaid dress which was so ill fitting that I thought there was no hope for it;after being altered here at Kim’s my dress looks so cute now! I am not looking like a frumpy bridesmaid at this point. So happy with the job! Thank you & this place is quick +afforable for those on a budget.

I can almost never buy a pair of pants that I don’t have to hem and with most places charging $ 12 and up to hem pants, I try to do them myself. I needed a nice pair of jeans to take on a quick trip to Las Vegas and counted on Unilocal to steer me in the right direction. I first went here because of the price ($ 8) but I will come back because of the pleasant attitude, efficiency and good job that they did here. They even used the same color thread on the hem to look just like the original!
She wished me Good Luck in Vegas and I hit a jackpot the first day. Yay! Looks like it’s time to get all my other jeans hemmed… from a professional!

So i had a bridesmaid dress i bought for about $ 100 and needed alterations since I lost a lot of weight since I bought it. I went to a few places and was quoted almost $ 40 or more since it had a few layers. heck no I’m not going to pay that much if thats half of what the dress cost. I came in here after looking on Unilocal and Kim the owner looked at it, had me try it on and gave me a great price. AND she was able to do it for me in less than the week that i had. The dress came out awesome. Will come back for sure the next time i need a dress altered.

Kim was amazingly kind, helpful, and did a great job on altering a dress that had a problem with the zipper. Not only did she make the dress fit me perfectly, she also gave me tips on how to get the zipper going if it should get stuck on the thick piping again (rub a candle along it!). While I got dressed and wrote a check, she also held my baby boy for me and he loved her! Did I mention her price was very reasonable? Will definitely be back for more alterations.

Kim’s Alterations is the best kept secret in San Diego. I would have never found this hidden gem without a friend’s recommendation.
I highly recommend this store to anyone who needs alterations. This seamstress is highly skilled and the quality of her workmanship is wonderful. I have gone to many alterations shops during my life and have never encountered such beautiful work, especially with delicate fabrics. I patronized this shop for four years until I moved from San Diego and was never once let down. To top it off her prices are very reasonable.

Because I am a California girl who lives in flip flops and jeans, I don’t think I have ever purchased anything that has needed alterations. Basically, my rule is if it needs something done to it, I don’t need to buy it, no matter the price.
Problem: Being a curvy Italian lady with INCREDIBLY short legs, yeah, I’m 5’4″, and on top of that I spent my high school days in the pool at after-​school practices so I have more muscles mass than typical pants prepare to accommodate.
SOLUTION: Being a bargain-​lovin’ lady, I found some dressy brown slacks at Forever 21 (of all places) for 15 bucks, yes, 15 dollars. Too good to be true. A finally amazing fitting pair of pants. The black slacks get used too much for funerals and weddings, so to feel not so «ceremony» I hooked myself up with some brown ones, of course, my favorite color. But, still, something was wrong… yes, you guessed it, the legs were long enough to cut off and make a pair of slippers with. I sucked it up and bought them anyway. At the very least, they could sit in my closet for the rest of their life because I’d never get around to fixing them because of my beliefs against alterations…
However, a multitude of people persuaded me to go get them taken care of, and so I finally did; The lady down the hill, who I assume to be Kim (considering the name) has been recommended by locals, so after weeks of my slacks laying in my backseat, I finally made it to the alteration place to get them worked on.
Never before have I gotten anything worked on because of my alteration belief, so I was a bit nervous even though I knew things would be fine considering she does this everyday for a living. She was very gentle, sweet, and thorough with me explaining everything and made sure that every pin was in the perfect place. And poof that was it!
The service set me back 8 bucks, which isn’t bad, considering the total cost of the pants and the service are cheaper than most dress pants and the fact that they fit so well makes it worth it. The week to get it done was a lot longer than I expected, yes, I am very impatient, but her store was packed with all kinds of things ahead of my little pants, so I didn’t get angry.
She was such a sweet lady and made me feel comfortable with everything; especially since any change is a major event for me…
So this first part of the experience, definitely five star. We’ll find out next Tuesday if the stars still hold; if not, the pins should…