renting a suit

[georgeharrison]

My SIL is getting married this summer. Tman is going to be in the wedding.  She said that he could wear slacks and a shirt and she would supply suspenders and a bow tie or he could dress like the groomsmen and rent a suit.  He decided on the suit.  We went to get him fitted today and it's going to be $200 to rent the suit - and that does not include shoes.  This is after a $40 discount.  It has been 10.5 years since I got married.  It was less than $100 to rent the tuxes.  I know that was a long time ago, but still.  So, tell me...did she pick the most expensive one or is this a typical rate for renting a suit (not a tux)?

[Deleted]

I think that's the going rate for renting a suit.

H is in a wedding this summer and he's on the hook for renting a $400-500 suit, and that's after the discount.

[dana86]

I think it also depends on where? But it has been a long time for us as well since we've had to go through the process. Thats does seem high for a kids suit though.

[georgeharrison]

Thank goodness she didn't ask James to be in the wedding. Yikes!

[alias]

I don't know what's normal, but that's crazy to rent a suit for a kid. You could buy one cheaper.

[toratoratori]

That's normal for adult sizes, but shouldn't kids be half the price because they're half the size??

[Deleted]

Sorry, I clarified with my H. The full price suit rental is $400, the discount price is $350ish. They've decided to buy cheaper suits for $300ish.