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Stollerys Toronto

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Anybody got suits from there if so, how are they?

quality size and fit.
 

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My father purchases his suits solely from Stollery's, and the quality is top notch. Just don't let the sales associates con you into buying a suit that's too large, they seem to not have the greatest eye for fit.

And make use of their tailoring, it was complementary on my father's last visit, however he purchased four suits at once with a deal of shirts, so it may be different if less money is changing hands.
 

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What brands do they offer in suits, shirts, ties, shoes, etc.?
 

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The worst thing about Stollery's is the annoying, almost stalking, presence of the sales staff. It is a good place to find a duffel coat.
 

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I've had pretty good service there buying a haspel seersucker suit, a few shirts and a couple of pocket squares.

The above several comments about the sales staff ring true with me too. Two comments:

1) The staff can be quite snobby if they don't like the look of you. One time I went in wearing shorts and sandals, and they were pretty disdainful. Another time, I went in wearing a jacket and tie, and they were very helfpful.

2) I think the staff there work on quite heavy commissions. Here's my amusing story:

I went in to get a seersucker suit when they were having a big sale. One salesman helped me pick out a suit, but when I came out of the changing room, he had gone, so a different salesman started marking up the suit for alterations. When the first one came back, they had a surprisingly venomous verbal exchange about whose customer I was, right there in front of me. It was totally unprofessional, but I let it slide because both of them must have been in their seventies, and it was hilarious to see two geriatrics get so worked up about who gets to measure my leg.

It's true also that they have no idea of fit -- they'll consistently try to sell you something that's one size too big unless you are absolutely firm with them.
 

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Im not too sure what brands they carry but they do indeed work on heavy commission. I almost got a job there and they pay would have been $400 or 8% per week (40+ hours). So you'd have to sell over $5000 per week to get commission, which might not be that hard I guess, but the few times I've been in there were more salesmen than customers.
 

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i get my contact lenses from the shop next door, and i've browsed around and yes, the salespeople are... quirky
 

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Sounds a bit like Harry Rosen except for the age of the sales staff. How can they not understand fit? This seems to me integral to selling suits.
 

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Originally Posted by Cant kill da Rooster
Sounds a bit like Harry Rosen except for the age of the sales staff. How can they not understand fit? This seems to me integral to selling suits.
Yes, fit is perhaps the most important quality a suit must possess; the general populace firstly does not know how clothes should fit, having been force-fed boxy garbage by mass market retailers, and secondly, prefers "comfort", which is a fanciful euphemism for looseness. As I've said before, and has been described in the posts above, go in with a deal of knowledge about what the suit you are purchasing should look like, and do not budge from this ideal. At every step the salesmen and tailor will try to give you "the usual", assuming you don't know what's what. Hold firm and try to talk directly to the staff who will be altering the garment rather than the salesmen, as it's much easier to convey the desired shape. Alternatively, just go to Harry Rosen when on sale, or Holt Renfrew.
 

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I just in there today actually. The salespeople were pretty weird all around, and that's really hurting the vibe of the store. When i walked in it felt very vintage and I felt uneasy being there just to browse because salespeople are pretty much stalking you everywhere you go.

Aside from the service, they seem to carry a lot of variety but I feel they should have the sections better labeled, i.e having a slim fit section.

From all the posts in this topic it really sucks that such a classy place has such ****** staff.
 

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Originally Posted by thefreeman

Yes, fit is perhaps the most important quality a suit must possess; the general populace firstly does not know how clothes should fit, having been force-fed boxy garbage by mass market retailers, and secondly, prefers "comfort", which is a fanciful euphemism for looseness.


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Originally Posted by thefreeman

As I've said before, and has been described in the posts above, go in with a deal of knowledge about what the suit you are purchasing should look like, and do not budge from this ideal. At every step the salesmen and tailor will try to give you "the usual", assuming you don't know what's what. Hold firm and try to talk directly to the staff who will be altering the garment rather than the salesmen, as it's much easier to convey the desired shape.

Alternatively, just go to Harry Rosen when on sale, or Holt Renfrew.


+1 again.
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I think their staff and style suits their target market.
 

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Originally Posted by TRINI
I think their staff and style suits their target market.

A big +1

Stollery's has been serving the Toronto establishment for going on a hundred years and they have not changed their business model or their sales approach - I admire that kind of tenacity.

My godfather, now in his 70s, worked there out of university and it was exactly the same 50 years ago as it is now. My grandfather and dad both shopped there and my early suits and coats came from there too. I'm on the west coast now but when my wife wanted to surprise me with a gloverall coat, she simply called and they fedexed the goods - transaction took less than 10 minutes on the phone. For me, that kind of service is superb. I wouldn't shop there now for most things, but I'm glad that this kind of store still exists.
 

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Yeah but the staff needs to get up to date, they cant be selling loose fitting suits to a market that wants something slimmer.
 

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Originally Posted by cb_32
Yeah but the staff needs to get up to date,
What are you talking about?
they cant be selling loose fitting suits to a market that wants something slimmer.
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That's what tailors and alterations are for. Do you even own a suit?
 

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