DWYM: Tuxedo Chain Closed

IT'S A STORE CLOSING MYSTERY.....THAT HAS DOZENS OF LOCAL GROOMS AND GROOMSMEN IN THE LURCH.

A TUXEDO RENTAL CHAIN HAS CLOSED WITHOUT WARNING AFTER TAKING MONEY FROM BRIDAL PARTIES.

IT'S A STORECLOSING MYSTERY.....THAT HASDOZENS OF LOCAL GROOMS ANDGROOMSMEN IN THE LURCH.A TUXEDO RENTAL CHAIN HASCLOSED WITHOUT WARNING AFTERTAKING MONEY FROM BRIDALPARTIES.

AND ASCONSUMER REPORTER JOHNMATARESE REPORTS.....NO ONE ISGETTING REFUNDS OR ANWERS.IMAGINE TRYING TOPLAN A WEDDING RIGHT NOW....SHRINKING YOUR GUEST LIST,AND MOVING EVERYTHING OUTDOORS.NOW, TO MAKETHINGS WORSE, SOME LOCALBRIDES AND GROOMS ARE FINDINGTHEIR TUXEDO SHOP CLOSED,THEIR MONEY GONE!--------------CRAMBLING TORE-PLAN HER AUGUST WEDDING DUETO THE PANDEMIC.BUT WHEN SHE RECENTLYCHECKED ON THE 8 TUXEDOSORDERED FOR THE WEDDINGPARTY...."Either it keeps just ringingand ringing and there is justa voice mail, or it says userbusy." THE DOORS WERELOCKED AND NO ONE WASANSWERING THE PHONES....HEREAT PRESIDENT TUXEDOS INSIDENORTHGATE MALL.

BUT THESTORE TOOK 200 DOLLARS FROMEACH GROOMSMAN!

"Overall it'saround 17 hundred dollars."CUSTOMERS TELL USTHEY HAVE BEEN CALLING,EMAILING, AND VISITING THESTORE FOR WEEKS.... AND SOFAR, NO ANSWERS.--------------------SEAN BARTH ALSO RENTED TUXESFOR HIS WEDDING.... FROMPRESIDENT'S FLORENCE KENTUCKYSTORE, WHERE MAIL IS PILING UPIN THEDOORWAY."They are notreturning phone calls.

Wefound a corporate number,called them, they are notreturning messages.

We sende-mails, no correspondenceback: DOZENS OFBRIDES AND GROOMS ARE POSTINGTHE SAME THING ON FACEBOOK.WE TRIED TO REACHTHE 20 STORE CHAINS CHAIN'SMICHIGAN HEADQUARTERS...BUTGOT NO REPLY.AND BAD NEWS FROM THE BETTERBUSINESS BUREAU, MEANTIME,REPORTS "THIS COMPANY IS NOLONGER IN BUSINESS."MANY BRIDAL VENDORS --FROM VENUES TO CATERERS -- ARECLOSING UP SHOP THIS YEAR, BUTMOST ARE REFUNDINGMONEY."Brides are alreadydealing with so much,planning a wedding in 2020during a pandemic, so to justleave us high and dry withoutany information, whether theywent out of business or justcouldn't meet their end of thedeal, I would appreciate somesort ofcommunication." WEWILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO TRACKDOWN PRESIDENT TUXEDO.MEANTIME, IF THIS HAPPENSTO YOU YOUR BEST BET IS TODISPUTE THE CHARGE THROUGHYOUR BANK OR CREDIT CARD....SO YOU DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY.JOHN MATARESE WCPO 9 NEWS.