Alterations For All By Sadija — Local services in Burlington

Went here to get my wedding dress altered. She was kind when we first arrived and everything was going smoothly. I wanted the dress taken in, straps shortened, and hemmed but she started completely modifying the look of the dress because she thought it would look better. I was open to her suggestions but then she started cutting my dress before I even committed to using her services. Went to the front to finalize the transaction and she was wanting to charge me $600 when that’s more than I even paid for the dress and the changes she was wanting to make were greater than what I was asking for, she also had already cut sections of my dress so I felt obligated. I was on the fence about the price and wanted to consult my fiance before paying. I stepped away to call him and when I came back in I felt like her mood completely shifted and she was very short and rude towards me. She asked what I had decided and I said I guess I have to commit since she already cut into my dress. She told me she only took cash, check or Zelle. I didn’t have enough cash on me or my checkbook so I said I had to Zelle. I was flustered and stressed by the shock of the price and the fact that I had a meeting to be at in a few minutes (we’d already been there for over an hour much to my dissatisfaction). She started being super short with me because I was struggling to figure out Zelle. I felt like I was being yelled at and she was wanting to take my phone and submit the payment for me. As soon as I expressed hesitation with utilizing her services I sensed a shift in her personality even though I never committed to using her services. Ultimately I left and wanted to take my dress with me. She told me to leave and come back later, keeping my dress. I was flustered so I did. I knew I wanted to get my dress back and not use her services (keep in mind she already cut the straps off my dress and took scissors to the train). I was in a work meeting so my mom went to pick my dress up for me. She originally refused to give my dress back. Excuse me but what gives her the right to keep it just because she cut into it. She stated she wanted a consultation fee which I was fine with paying but she still said she wouldn’t give the dress back.. my mom paid the fee and she screamed at my mom as she walked out of the establishment. She stated that my sister and I looked sketchy and she had a bad feeling about us from the get go. I was kind upon arrival and just wanted someone to help take my dress in. Now I’m left with a basically unwearable cut up wedding dress and a terrible experience. I 1000% would not recommend. I find it suspicious that she doesn’t take card payments and I think it’s bad business practice to hold someone’s clothing hostage because they chose to go another direction even when they are willing to pay the consultation fee. Also find it ridiculous that she cut into my dress without giving permission or agreeing to utilize her services. She also screamed at my mom to take my dress to the Chinese to be altered as she left so interpret that as you’d like. Terrible experience and will never go back. I would not recommend taking your clothing here to be altered. Incredibly disheartening and disappointed by...

Went to Sadija As a Bride it’s supposed to be a wonderful exciting time in your life specially when you found the dress, but need alterations. Unfortunately, that was not the case for me. When I first came into my appointment Sadija was nice but quickly became rude, entitled, and unprofessional . Anytime we try to give her a suggestion of what we wanted she would tell us to be quiet and that she’s the boss and the professional not us, she told us she knows what she’s doing. Not giving a single care about what I actually wanted . During what was supposed to be my consult, she badmouth her previous customers and went on and on with stories that had nothing to do with my dress. She also had another customer come in during my session and invited her to sit while I was in the middle of the alteration/ consultation with no privacy.She then proceeded to talk for another 30 minutes while this poor woman sat there until she said I have ice cream in the car and just came for a pick up. From the very start, I had a bad feeling about this woman, but wanted to give her a benefit of the doubt. I wish I would’ve looked at the reviews sooner. She came up with the whole different design that I did not approve or ask her to do. She bought a little jacket thing that goes over my dress to cover up so I could be more modest and told me to tell my mother to do the rest after we just paid her $300 cash, mind you she never asked for my consent or approval for anything. The fact that she only accepts cash and Zelle is very suspicious, no debit cards no credit cards. when I didn’t agree with her design, she became belligerent and confrontational yelling at my mom and I telling us we wasted her time simply because the design was what she wanted not what we wanted. She told us we can take our business somewhere else or listen to her. My mom got her money back partially back . I got up and just left as she tried to get me to stay when I was leaving. I was not about to stand there with my mother and be belittled by her arrogance and entitlement. She treated us like trash and stupid. Excuse me but you work for us. This isn’t your dream dress it’s mine. We happily went somewhere else to someone who knows what they are doing. Avoid this woman at all cost. I came out shaking, distraught, and a verge of tears. please if you wanna have a good experience, I do not...

Took my suit to get fitted and altered for my wedding. Sadija did an amazing job! Fitting and measuring was quick and painless. She has a good eye and knows what she's doing. Turn around time of a week for the work. Got it back and it fit amazing. Her stich work is great, I couldn't tell any work had been done looking at it, but definitely could seeing and feeling how much better it fit.

I'm editing my review after my fiancee went to get her dress altered.

My fiancee wasn't happy with the alterations done on her dress by the bridal shop she got them done at initially and wanted to have thicker straps added and a bit more done to help the way it fit her, I suggested she go here and she did. She left in tears.

Sadija criticized her for the hem that was in the dress and insulted my fiancee for bringing it in. She then constantly talked about her "body anatomy" not being right and got very aggressively defense when my fiancee started crying. She only started to back off and try (unsuccessfully) to get my fiancee to stay and that she would fix it. This was after minutes of critizing, not letting my fiancee say what she wanted or talk about alterations.

If you're a man, you might have luck, but if you are a younger woman with formal wear I'd...