Costs are one of the top reasons many people avoid taking their garments to get altered. It is hard to put an exact cost on your alterations as many different factors are involved. Most alteration shops will base the cost on the time involved in performing the alteration.
For example, hemming the bottom of a pant will be significantly less than taking in a wedding dress where the sides need to be re-hand beaded. Something that takes a seamstress 15 minutes will cost a lot less than an alteration that takes a few hours.
At our storefronts at Reign's Tailor, we always wait to see the garments in person before giving a price quote. This will allow for our tailors to accurately judge the amount of work that needs to be done to the garments.