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Lee: Traditional custom suit shops like Indochino do not accept returns

Ray Lee · #86 If the Suit Fits, Invest. · Mar 3, 2025 · at 9:22

Sene founder Ray Lee contrasts Sene's free-returns policy with the strict non-returnable policies of incumbent custom suit makers like Indochino.

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“Traditionally, whether it's Indochino or one of these other custom shops, you can't return the product.”

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The claim, plainly

Traditional custom apparel retailers such as Indochino do not accept product returns.

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Assessment

The claim is partially true. Indochino specifically does not accept returns for monetary refunds, designating custom made-to-measure garments as final sale and offering only alteration credits or complimentary remakes. Multiple comparable major custom apparel retailers (including Hockerty, Spier & Mackay, and BD Tailormade) also enforce strict no-refund / final sale policies for custom garments. However, the generalization does not hold across the entire custom suiting market, as several prominent custom retailers—such as Suitsupply, Proper Cloth, Oliver Wicks, and Black Lapel—do accept returns for full refunds on custom garments under standard return policies or satisfaction guarantees.

Indochino's official Help Center policy confirms: 'we do not offer refunds as each garment is based on your account's measurements and customizations selected at check-out.'
Major competitors such as Hockerty ('we don't offer monetary refunds for returns'), Spier & Mackay ('all custom clothing is considered Final Sale'), and BD Tailormade maintain strict no-return/no-refund policies.
Conversely, multiple major custom suiting retailers permit returns for full refunds, including Suitsupply (30-day return policy covers Custom Made orders), Proper Cloth (60-day full refund policy), Oliver Wicks, and Black Lapel.

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[1] indochino.com [2] indochino.com [3] hockerty.com [4] spierandmackay.com [5] bdtailormade.com [6] suitsupply.com [7] suitsupply.com [8] propercloth.com

SuitSupply custom made return policy refund custom suit made to measure return policy comparison Indochino return policy custom garments refund Hockerty return policy refund custom suit Proper Cloth return policy refund Oliver Wicks return policy refund custom suit Black Lapel return policy refund

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