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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shoddy cut and tailoring. That Neo2 is truly embarrassing, and that "spalla camicia" is poorly done. Very decent cloth destroyed. For the same amount or slightly less, you can purchase a good r... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service. They answered all questions thoroughly, and provided excellent advice on the style and cut. Purchaser was from the States, and appreciated the help from afar.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered an Ulster overcoat on line which I liked. Tried calling customer service for days without a response in order to clarify sizing which is at best confusing. Although there is a customer serv... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I like their suits - great fit, quality and price. However, worst customer service I've ever received. They treat you like you're a charity case or like you're unreasonably asking for somethi... See more

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At Spier & Mackay, we are custom tailors based in Toronto & Mississauga. Buy designer men’s suits, custom tailored shirts, trousers, accessories and more. Visit today!!


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero customer service

I would give a zero but that's not a choice. I have been trying to contact this company about placing an order for almost a week using their online customer service number. Nobody ever answers the phone. I wouldn't dare order from them. What would happen if I had a problem and couldn't get in touch with them?

July 17, 2024
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Sorry for you experience. The lines get tied up from call volume, but you are prompted to leave a message and the team diligently checks the messages and gets back to customers by the next business day. Alternatively, you can always send an email. That's how a majority of our 120k+ customers tend to reach us, and emails are responded to within 24 hours, save for weekends.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Increasingly Poor Quality Clothing

I recently bought a Black Short Sleeve Polo - Shirt with Collar 8960-3C3P1-L and it was of the very poorest quality. While the Polo was said to be made of cotton but unfortunately it was actually made of polyester, smell petrol.

SPIER & MACKAY am absolutely disappointed.

July 4, 2024
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Sorry for your experience. We can assure you the polo is 100% Cotton. We lab test all our products for composition, washing and strength. This polo is made from a high twist 2-Ply 60s yarn, so very different in feel from the traditional polos like Lacoste or RL Polo. it's much drier and smoother in feel, and understandably be mistaken for another fibre. We saw this as a quality IMPROVEMENT over traditional polos. As for the petrol smell, not sure of what that could be from. Possibly happened during shipping. Please reach out to our CS team to see how best we can help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Most of my menswear has been from Spier and MacKay since 2022

I have purchased several suits, a custom shirt, dress shoes, and a winter coat from Spier and MacKay.

Many people seem to complain about the service, but I have not experienced any problems (although I have also not had reason to contact them with refunds or the like).

It is true that they often take about a weed to ship orders. It is also true that the filters on he website is still a bit wonky. The quality to price ratio, however, is so good, that I can easily overlook this.
The shirt prices are about the same as those you find in average malls, but the quality is much higher. The suits are a bit more expensive than what you normally see in malls, but those mall suits are trash, while S&M suits are quite respectable.

February 2, 2024
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Thank you for the support! Trust Pilot seems to be the place where people come to complain rather than support. We have over one hundred thousand customers, with most overwhelmingly happy, and only about 20 reviews here. So the angry ones tend to skew and make things a bit lopsided. Thank you again for the positive feedback!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The negative customer service reviews are true

I didn't want to believe all the negative reviews on horrible customer service, but obviously they are all true.

Ordered a coat on saturday that was in stock, was informed the following Friday at 4pm via email that the item is out of stock. They asked if I would like a replacement or a refund. So i emailed back asking if it can be exchanged for a slightly more expensive coat (almost everything else is out of stock), and the auto return email says they will attempt to get back to me in 24-48 business hours (so sometime next week).

Pretty shocking communication / attention to detail. Willing to update review pending further communications.

Update: After a few embarrassingly slow email responses (they will not answer phone calls), I decided for a full refund. I was then told it could take 4 business days to "process my refund". It's 2024, refunds should never take a week, just as it should never take a week to be notified that an item I paid hundreds of dollars for is not in stock. Just a joke of a company

November 25, 2023
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Sorry for your experience. Our order processing time is 3-5 business days as indicated on our site.

Though the item was showing in stock at the time of purchase, The warehouse team would not know if the item is out of stock until they physically go to pull the item. Orders are in cue, and with the small team we have, it can take 3-5 business days to get to your order. Keeping in mind a business day being Monday to Friday, not including holidays. Unfortunately, out of stock notices are fairly common for online stores as a multiple of factors weigh on inventory accuracy. That said, we have an 98% fulfillment rate. Unfortunately this order was in the 2%.

As for almost everything being out of stock, you were ordering during the Black Friday sales period. Naturally a lot of product will be sold out at that time. We don't keep extra inventory on hand just to sell during Black Friday.

Additionally 24-48 hours for email responses is fairly common now, even for larger companies. We're working hard to do better and most emails are replied in under 24 hours.

As for your CC refund, the refund in generally done on our end the same day, but can take up to 4 business days for your bank to process and post back on your card.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Dress like an Investment Banker with a teller salary

I have bought around 15-20 pieces , some online and some in the mississagua store, mostly happy with them.

pros:
Returns were straightforward
ive gotten some pieces on sale that
were just ridiculous value.
I built my office wardrobe from scratch with them, they have all the basics,
Also have gotten jeans, shorts and polo shirts for more a casual dad-look
In-store staff is great

Cons:
It takes a bit to understand their sizing, with some trial and error.
They don’t have stuff for all body types. My dad is really short and has broad shoulders, had to go custom. One pair of linen shorts teared apart fast, after wearing them a few
times. not sure if I can return them.

September 7, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Beautiful company!

The suits selection is simply phenomenal! I think they have the best quality fabrics from famous mills around the world for affordable prices and I would admit that their shirts are not on the same level of quality as other makers in the same budget. However, they definitely beat that with the level of selection they have!

I think what really surprised me, is that me and a friend of mine went to Savile row about a week ago and were complemented by a bespoke tailor for a combination made by Spier & Mackay. I think the store name was Richard Anderson if I remember correctly. And later that day we were offered a job for looking so dapper!

I wrote this review mainly because I saw negative reviews for this company that I have grown to love quite a lot, do bear in mind I never visited their store, I mainly order online as I live in the UK. For if I ever wanted anything close to that level of quality I would need to pay a lot more for probably less.

So best of luck to Spier and Mackay and thank you guys so much!

May 21, 2023
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Thank you for your kind words. Trustpilot seems to be where people like to complain. We have over 100 000 customers worldwide, most of whom are extremely happy.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

EXTREMELY UNRESPONSIVE

I came in to their shop on March 20th to have my measurements taken for two custom shirts and it’s been over four weeks with ZERO update.

There hasn’t been any confirmation that my order is being worked nor any type of ETA.

Emailed a “Deanna” twice with ZERO response. Called their so called “customer service” number multiple times and NO ONE picks it up and go straight to a voicemail that advises to email the same address that this Deanna should be replying to.

Finally managed to get a hold of someone who told me they’d email someone on my behalf and that’s been over a week.

I’ve always been apprehensive at going to this place but I gave them the benefit of the doubt that they’d look after their clients especially first-time buyers and yet I’m greeted with an extremely lousy service.

EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. I should’ve gone else where.

April 19, 2023
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Checking our email and phone records, we've been nothing but responsive and have been responding to you within our outlined time frame.

First, it should be noted and corrected, you came into the shop March 31st, not the 20th as confirmed by you via email as well as the order form submitted by the store.

Not sure what communication you are looking for. You came in and got re-measured for an order you placed online. You would be notified once the shirt is ready. As with custom the process is 4-6 weeks. It's been 3 weeks.

"Deanna" who is a real person by the way, not sure why the quotes, replied to your emails within the standard 48 business hour time frame. To say you emailed with no response is simply not true and we have the email records to back this up.

You emailed on Friday, April 14th for an update - again, we have an email response time of 24 - 48 business hours (as outlined by the auto-response when you send an email). So, no one was available on the weekend to respond. You impatiently emailed again Monday to the same thread, bumping the thread to the bottom, resetting the 24-48 response timeline. Wednesday we responded with the update.

When you called, there is the opportunity to leave a message. Messages are checked regularly. The lines are busy and calls cannot always be answered. If a message is left with a call-back number, we always call back.

It's clear you're not satisfied and decided to exaggerate and spread untruths. We've gone ahead and cancelled your order and you will be refunded in full.

We've been in business for nearly 13 years and have served thousands of customers all over the world with a very high repeat and satisfaction rate.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

RUN RUN AWAY FROM THESE JOKES

RUN RUN AWAY FROM THESE JOKES

I don’t understand how a business can stay open with the crappy customer service these people give. I placed an order 8 days ago and to this day, I have not received an order confirmation, tracking … anything to even acknowledge my order EXCEPT that they definitely took the money from my account without any issues or any hesitation. I have emailed a total of 5 times I the span of two days and have received zero communication. These people and this company are disgusting and should be shut down.

HAHAHA AT YOUR RESPONSE. how about you communicate with people who give you money? You have time to answer this but not the multiple emails and calls? Seems very fitting.

Still stands - you suck at this. Do better.

April 4, 2023
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

Your order was shipped but we've recalled and cancelled it. Your order is being refunded.

You would have received the tracking number already, check the spam/junk folder of your email box. When you placed the order, you would have definitely received a confirmation email which clearly states that processing time is 3-5 business days. With Easter being last weekend, that cut into the processing time. From our side, your order was shipped in the specified time. As for email response time, again our response time is 24-48 business hours, which is normal for a business our size. Emailing more times on the same thread during a 48 hour period isn't going to get you a response faster as they are replied to in chronological order and your impatience kept kicking your thread to the back of the line. The response will not be instant. We're a small company with a small staff. Not an excuse, we do our best to move as quickly as possible. We've been in business for over 12 years. We're not here to steal anyone's money. To say we're "disgusting and should be shut down" is frankly ridiculous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a Harrington Jacket from them…

Ordered a Harrington Jacket from them and it took them a week to ship it out. When I decided I want to return it for it’s terrible quality, I emailed them and haven’t heard anything back, leaving me stuck with this jacket with no way to return it.

February 23, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good products but horrible costumer service

I emailed Spier & Mackay(returns) on the 28/12/2022 requesting an exchange. They responded on 30/12/2022 questioning me which sizes that I wanted to exchange to. On 04/01/2023 I answered them and since that day I have had no answer from them. I emailed them again on 11/01/2023 reaffirming my request and complaining about the delay, unfortunately, I continued without a single response. Because I didn't obtain an answer I did some search on google and found a description of a client that had a similar issue and then contacted Spier Mackay through Instagram and they promptly solved his problem. So I did the same, contacted Spier Instagram and informed them about my problem on 20/01/2023 they wrote "I’ll bump the returns department asap" and still haven't heard from them. Sadly I have no choice but to file a complaint with the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery. I didn't expect such poor customer service from a company with the quality products as Spier.

January 4, 2023
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

just say no to companies that charge…

just say no to companies that charge your credit card and take over a week to ship. first I emailed to get an update and was ignored, but the they did cancel after I sent that second email.

November 5, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cheap and poor quality

I have ordered full canvas suit, but actually its not.
Its half canvas, even they use bad liner.
Quality looks cheap and they present themselves as high quality men clothes brand!
Cant compare to suit supply or pini parma at all

August 22, 2022
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

All our Full-Canvas Suits are in fact full canvas. Unless you were shipped something different in Error. You have to open the suit and check it from the inside to see. But we can 100% Guarantee that our Full-Canvas suits are indeed full-canvas.

Re: The Lining, we use 100% Cupro, so not sure what you are suggesting it's a bad liner. We have thousands of happy customers who are die-hard menswear enthusiasts and can confirm the quality of our product. I'm sure if you know Pini Parma or Suitsupply you found us because you read about us somewhere from other customers who have confirmed our quality.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Great Clothes, Responsive Support, Crummy Site

Initially I set up two restock reminders for two items I wanted.

Got the "back in stock" email notifications, headed over to the site, put both items in the cart and proceeded to check out.

Problems began when I tried using my Mastercard at checkout. It failed to process with a generic, vague error. Email support team was responsive (next business day) but blamed the billing address's correctness for the failure with no evidence. Using the billing address that works for multiple other retailers with this card did not fix the issue after repeated further attempts.

The order did go through with my Visa however. Communication about processing delays was clear and once the order processing was completed shipping was reasonably swift.

The quality of both items (Corduroy and chino pants, one of each) is quite good, the fit is fantastic, though theyre both extremely long for my build even when taking into account the regular length at other retailers; Their regular-fit pants length is so far past my ankles that I'll need to pay to both shorten the length and narrow the leg opening.

Seems like an overworked, understaffed, undersupported service and fulfillment operation but the clothes are of good quality. I'd be more confident recommending Spier and Mackay if they paid more attention to the usability and functionality of their site as well as staffing appropriately to meet the needs of customers. Overworked staff is a poor excuse for processing delays and reflects badly on management/leadership.

November 25, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad quality, horrible fits

Bad quality, horrible fit and atrocious customer service. Don't believe the paid reviews out there. This is an average company peddling cheap clothes as expensive. Massive quality control issues and a customer service that is on holiday permanently. Reaching out on social media gets no response. Stay away

August 10, 2021
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Reply from SPIER & MACKAY

For anyone reading here is the situation: Mr. Banerjee emailed us Aug. 9th at 8:21 am EST. He received an automated response from us saying that it can take up to 3 Business days for a response as we were short staffed. We actually replied to him the very next day, Aug. 10th at 4:07 pm EST. So contrary to what he is claiming, we responded in one business day. Further, we explained to him about +/- half inch manufacturing tolerance, which is standard practice across most international brands, especially tailoring where the trouser waist is specifically constructed to be altered in/out for the correct fit. We were ready to aid in the situation and asked for more details, BUT, he had already "worked out a solution" with a local tailor. This was all by the afternoon of Aug. 10th. If the clothes are "Horrible Quality" and they are "shoddy" products why even keep the trousers? Why not send them back? Why even bother sending to a tailor before giving us a reasonable amount of time to respond.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Average quality, bad customer service, and poor fit

Average quality, customer service is lacking, delivery time slower than most, and poor fit. They did a remake, but were not quick in responding to emails. I eventually got the remake but it doesn't fit. With all that said, there are better places to give a try.

January 14, 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

nice suits and shirts

I've ordered 2 suits and several shirts from Spier & Mackay. They are all top notch. The suits fit beautifully and look really sharp. I've bought their red-label and black-label shirts. They also look fantastic. In particular, the linen shirts get lots of compliments.

One thing though - the website sucks. The filtering doesn't work and you need to look in every item for your size.

Also, they didn't immediately acknowledge the sale. However everything arrived just as I ordered it. And the quality is super.

December 13, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They charge CC but take forever to ship anything out.

Placed order on 5/20 for a suit that was in stock, they charged my credit card right away. Here we are almost two weeks later and they still have not shipped product.Sent numerous emails and they take forever to respond to you without providing any reason for the delay. Will definitely not order again and advise everyone to stay away.

May 30, 2018
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