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[miltiades]

I engaged a tailor to make me two 'Made to measure' suits and he quoted me One Thousand and Six Hundred Eoros for the two.

I furnished him with a deposit of Five Hundred Euros to cover the costs of his initial outlay and duly signed an agreement with him.

However, a fortnight later, I decided that I did not wish to purchase the suits and sought to cancel the order (prior to my first fitting) fully expecting that I would probably forfeit some (or all) of my deposit.

Unfortunately, I am informed that due to my cancellation, it will cost me MORE money to cancel than it will to complete and I wonder if ANY business person can shed light on the circumstances where such a situation is justified.

The tailor informs me that a possible way to recoup some money (or lessen the impact of my loss) IF I complete, is to SELL one of my used suits.

I must confess that I am completely bemused by the terms of such a contract and do wonder if there is a plausible explanation.

My father was a Master Tailor and worked in Saville Row London for many years. I do not recollect him ever being engaged by anyone and neither did anyone ever ...furnishing him .
You are obviously a very confused plonker to have ordered two suits costing a considerable amount of money and then changing your mind ,
was the tailor an American by any chance ???

[Schnauzer]

I engaged a tailor to make me two 'Made to measure' suits and he quoted me One Thousand and Six Hundred Eoros for the two.

I furnished him with a deposit of Five Hundred Euros to cover the costs of his initial outlay and duly signed an agreement with him.

However, a fortnight later, I decided that I did not wish to purchase the suits and sought to cancel the order (prior to my first fitting) fully expecting that I would probably forfeit some (or all) of my deposit.

Unfortunately, I am informed that due to my cancellation, it will cost me MORE money to cancel than it will to complete and I wonder if ANY business person can shed light on the circumstances where such a situation is justified.

The tailor informs me that a possible way to recoup some money (or lessen the impact of my loss) IF I complete, is to SELL one of my used suits.

I must confess that I am completely bemused by the terms of such a contract and do wonder if there is a plausible explanation.

My father was a Master Tailor and worked in Saville Row London for many years. I do not recollect him ever being engaged by anyone and neither did anyone ever ...furnishing him .
You are obviously a very confused plonker to have ordered two suits costing a considerable amount of money and then changing your mind ,
was the tailor an American by any chance ???

You obviously haven't 'Copped On' to the significance of the story, quite normal in your case mate.

Still, it did give you an opportunity to offer insult so, not a complete waste of time.

[CBBB]

Who in Cyprus gives a flying F for what the British Government is up to?

[Schnauzer]

Who in Cyprus gives a flying F for what the British Government is up to?

I would have thought that the process of observing the dilatory actions of the British Government in their own Kingdom, coupled with the influence they project on other member states of the E.U. and their close association with the ambitions of both the U.S. and Israel in the Middle East, would cause grave concern to Cypriots who are already well aware of just how cunning the 'Brits' have been in the past.

PM Cameron harbours strong desires for Turkey's acceptance into 'The Club', the talks behind closed doors will probably be (as past experience should have taught us all) far more influential in determining the future of Cyprus than any reported results of current negotiations.

Cyprus's position at the moment seems to be that of 'The Lamb who sat down to a banquet in the company of Wolves and wondered what was on the menu'.

Personally, I think we should ALL be concerned about what the British Government is up to, I doubt that their REAL intentions are going to be of any benefit to Cyprus, not in the long term. (IMHO)

[beverley10]

800 euros for a suit makes my eyes water!

W
hereas, a $1500 Gucci bag would make them wider!

Gucci bag too chavvy for someone with class.