I rented an Elvis costume for a school play to be worn by a faculty member in a school play. It was not until the first dress rehearsal that I got a good look at this costume. It was filthy. The zipper placket was torn, hooks and eyes missing, fabric pilled throughout, stitching at crotch\r
missing. There were stains throughout, the underside of the hem nearly black. The worst, there were urine stains in the fly area. It took me 2 hours to clean this mess up and re-sew it. I was down to serious crunch time, being responsible for making and/or altering about 40 costumes. I was never concerned about the rental! When I pressed it the stench of body odor was pervasive. I doused it with Febreeze and let it air outside. When I returned the costume I had a litany of complaints. The owner was unimpressed and offered me $15.00 off the $130.00 rental fee ""for my time."" DO NOT RENT FROM THIS PLACE unless you have the time to launder or dry clean the costume. The teacher was a good sport about putting it on although he was grossed-out. By the way,I posted this on Yelp, it showed up that day but disappeared today. I have never, EVER done a negative review in my life.
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