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Lloyd Clark
Location: Beaver Dam, WI Joined: 08 Sep 2004
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 Posted: Wed 02 May, 2007 7:52 am Post subject: Mercenary Tailor - First Rate - Again! |
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Just wanted to drop a quick note about Allan and Merc tailor.
I am un-retiring from jousting and had given some of my armour away to my former squire. Well, I am jousting at the end of the month and needed some armour very quickly.
Ordered a custom-size gorget and greaves from Allan less than two weeks ago. They arrived yesterday!
The greaves, which are off the peg, fit like custom and the gorget :eek: :eek: is "dead sexy" with a double pin closure on the top lame that keeps the gorget from pinching the neck (if you suddenly find yourself leaving your 17+hh horse and meeting the ground very quickly ;) ).
Once again, Allan's work is not only top notch - but his customer service is the best that I have ever experienced (in more than 25 years of jousting and live steel fighting).
Allan - You Da' Man!
Cheers,
Lloyd Clark
2000 World Jousting Champion
2004 World Jousting Bronze Medalist
Swordmaster
Super Proud Husband and Father!
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Chris Last
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Awesome Lloyd!
Bring the gorget to Janesville I'd love to see it. I can't wait till Allan gets a couple things cleared off his list so I can talk down and dirty with him about getting a new gorget for myself!
Best-
" Hang fires are all fun and games untill someone gets their eye poked out... by charging calvary." - J.Shoemaker
Chris Last
GSM-Bristol
http://www.gsmbristol.org
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Jason G. Smith
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I have to third this opinion - every single time I've had to deal with Allan and Mercenary's Tailor, the service has been exemplary. Cheers, Alan!
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Jason G. Smith wrote: | | I have to third this opinion - every single time I've had to deal with Allan and Mercenary's Tailor, the service has been exemplary. Cheers, Alan! |
I'll add a " fourth " to that: All deliveries on time as promised and any problems resolved above & beyond any normal expectations of good service and into " Legendary " levels of service.
Lets see: E-mails answered promptly, delivery times estimates accurate, deliveries on time, little extras sent free ( needed some extra leather strapping for some size issues and I didn't want to send the product back for modification ).
Hopefully not raising expectations to superhuman levels that will be impossible to meet. ;) But I mean the above 100%
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Dominic Cimesa
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Hi everyone, my first time posting. I have to add a "fifth" . Last year I got a Persian helmet ( Indian made I believe) and the mail aventail that came with it needed replacing. Not only did Merc's. Tailor fit a new mail aventail to the helm, but he also added a period correct liner for it. Great Job!!
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Gordon Frye
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I can only add my affirmation to the above replies. Allan does a great job, and does it in a VERY reasonable time-frame. None of this waiting for months and months for a job: he gets the order in, and then gets the finished product out the door in a remarkably short time. And the product itself is well worth every penny. He doesn't advertise it as anything other than it is: munitions-grade armour that is serviceable, has the proper lines of historical armours, and looks dandy. Nothing fancy, just good, serviceable armour at a reasonable price, in a reasonable (i.e. FAST) time frame. Works for me!
Cheers!
Gordon
"After God, we owe our victory to our Horses"
Gonsalo Jimenez de Quesada
http://www.renaissancesoldier.com/
http://historypundit.blogspot.com/
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Michael R. Black
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I agree with the above posts. I've bought several items from MT and Allan presents a level of customer service that goes beyond any expectations I previously held.
Regards,
Michael Black
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