In short, Not all heroes ware capes. These guys saved my friends' wedding!
Longer story - Black Tux in Townsend goofed up on the account creation and tie back to my friends' wedding. I followed their instructions exactly and they still goofed up the order. I show up at 1pm as a groomsmen in my friends' wedding that starts at 4pm and instantly notice that my tux doesn't match any of the other groomsmen's suites. Black Tux screwed up and sent me a black tuxedo rather than the dark grey suit that all of the other guys were wearing in the wedding. We call Black Tux to try to get things figured out and they had nothing they could offer. They initially only offered a $20 discount on the rental! Screwing up a wedding is apparently only worth $20 to Black Tux.
While the Groom is on the phone with Black Tux getting the bad news and horrible treatment, I start searching for other suit rental places nearby. Joseph A. Bank didn't have a tailor or the inventory and actually suggested we go to Men's Warehouse. I call up Men's Warehouse and with just a few quick words I was told we will be taken care of and to get over to their store ASAP. One of the other groomsmen and I arrive at the Men's Warehouse in Westminster, MD about 20 mins later (a little after 2pm) and David Carlyle (Assistant Manager) passed off his customers to an associate and immediately went to work taking measurements and finding the closest match to the groomsmen's grey suit. The whole time he and other staff are extremely accommodating, friendly, and showed genuine concern for the wedding. We were out the door with a ironed and tailored suit that matched so well you could barely tell that there was any color difference even in the raw professional photos. The Bride was completely unaware of the situation had even occurred until the next day.
To top this off, David didn't ask for an ID, credit card, or any collateral for this suit or the services performed. I walked out of the store with the new matching suit and the screwed up tux from Black Tux. On the way out I offered for him to take down my contact info, ID, credit card, anything... and they just rushed me out to make sure we got back to the wedding with time for photos and in time for the ceremony. I insisted on getting at least a business card from David.
The next day, I called up the store to figure out how to get this suit back to them. The first questions asked were all about the wedding and if everything went well. They had no concerns about payment or the suit. They were 100% concerned about if the last minute scramble to fix another company's screw up had gone off without a hitch. After I insisted on paying something, they offered it to me at steep discount while also offering the option to return it at no cost ($0... not a single penny for their service or use of the suit). They planned on just writing it off and giving it to charity. I opted to pay for the suit as it fit perfectly and now has an amazing story behind it.
I live in Pasadena, MD (a good hour drive away from the Westminster Store). But I will go out of my way to go to that store to get any and all future suits. David and his crew at Men's Warehouse truly are AMAZING people. They have a customer for life from me and every person at the wedding that was made aware of the whole situation. read more