No! I No Sew for you!

There is a long running joke about nail salons and the Korean business owners that maintain such a shop. Well around an Army base, its not nail salons but dry cleaners and tailors. With the appearance of the "new" Army Combat Uniform the need for dry cleaning around the post has become virtually obsolete. So we are left with a few remaining shops that specialize in uniform repair and the making of name tags.

Alteration shops are essential when speaking of the new ACU's. The wash and wear uniform has a tendency to rip easily so we spend a lot of time at these locations.
A few days ago, a soldier home on R & R, rings my door bell and hands me 2 pair of ACU pants. I am told, my husband sent them home for me to have repaired. After 6 months on an Afghani camp out they were a little rank to say the least. Once I take them from the washer I am able to fully see the damage. I'm not sure what they are doing there, but it appears they are putting grenades in their pants.

So today I began a mission. I go to the well recommended alteration/repair shop. The always smiling happy Korean man comes to the counter. I show him my dilemma. I tell him I need to have these repaired. He looks at me shocked, and can only say...AHHHH, I NO, NO SEW FOR YOU! So I show him pair number 2, he looks more shocked by this pair than the 1st. NO, NO SEW FOR YOU, TOO BAD WAY TOO BAD!

At this point I'm not sure if its our language barrier or if I have offended him by bringing such disgrace to his shop. He recommends I try several different shops, then follows with "but, they no fix this for you. You try they still no fix".

So it looks like my husband will be receiving a new uniform, or be invading insurgent hideouts in is briefs. Brings a whole new meaning to "shock and awe".
But I'm really hoping, the Army will eventually re-think the whole ACU idea.