Artistic Tailors of Rodino’s

I was in a wedding… in Florida. So I dutifully ordered my dress and of course when it arrived it had to be altered. I had 2 weeks until I had to get on a plane and watch my beautiful friend walk down the isle. So now the task of turning this cornflower blue tent into a dress… I asked around and found Rodino’s and since it’s a neighborhood favorite I thought «It must be good!»
I show up after work with my miles of fabric and a weathered tailor (Rodino himself?) pinches, pulls, and pins for about half an hour. I tell them I need the dress finished in 2 weeks by 11am. Then I leave with confidence that I don’t have to worry about the dress anymore.
2 weeks later… I arrive at Rodino’s after work at 11am… and the dress hasn’t even been touched! I was getting on a plane for Florida at 3pm! I told them they had 3 hours to finish it, since that’s when I would be driving to the airport. I go home, have a minor meltdown imagining myself as the only bridesmaid without her dress, or with a dress that is too long and a top made for Pamela Anderson. I drive back, get the dress, which is roughly stitched, pay (they made me pay for full amount, despite their complete incompetence and they didn’t even do the job correctly.) I luckily got to the airport on time and arrived for the wedding.
Now I have an unfinished dress in my closet that I really don’t want to even look at. I will never, ever go to Rodino’s again, and I advise you don’t either.