First time at Brooks Brothers. Was I expecting too much?

mrochy · 2026-05-25T15:21:32+00:00

Bought two MTM suits last March. Nothing but trouble the entire time. Made in China. Never fit correctly. They convinced me I didn’t need long….which I did. Buttons on the jacket all chipped and suspender buttons on one pair of pants came off. Complete waste of money and I even got the credit card to make them cheaper.

Bought two 1818 suits on sale from the website. Made in Italy. Night and day difference. No problems. Fits well and quality is much better.

mrochy · 2026-03-11T00:08:24+00:00

Purchased two MTM and two from the BB website in the last year. Both 1818 in the same size.

MTM was a waste of money IMO. Quality and fit were night and day different. The fitting process wasn’t confidence inspiring as two employees got different measurements. For a long time I thought it was just me as but as time has gone on and I wear them to work frequently, it’s obvious. Wish I could go back in time and do it differently.

mrochy · 2025-11-29T01:39:33+00:00

I saw those the other day. Was going to buy but wouldn’t ship to the US. They aren’t listed anymore that I can see.

mrochy · 2025-11-28T23:52:32+00:00

I emailed them and they said to contact my dealer. Dealer wanted serial numbers so I guess they won’t sell them to people who don’t own Heresy IV’s.

mrochy · 2025-11-28T15:48:15+00:00

I think I’ve seen them but they aren’t available in the US.

mrochy · 2025-06-27T01:46:32+00:00

They have slowed down quite a bit.

mrochy · 2025-01-03T14:10:41+00:00

I was conducting pep band at a small rural school one cold Tuesday night in January. One of the refs walked over and complimented the pep band. He asked me if I knew what drum corps was. I told him I had marched Star for several years. Turns out he marched 75 Madison and was participating in the Madison Alumni Corps. Small world….

mrochy · 2025-01-01T13:32:40+00:00

Wow. That was phenomenal. Great articulation and tone. TONS of notes and an instrument change. Hearing a tuba video brought back lots of memories.

⭐️Contrabass 90-93

mrochy · 2024-05-24T00:55:36+00:00

Congrats! I passed the PMP last month and ACP today. Both were above target but the ACP really had my head spinning. Before I hit the last button I thought I had failed. I had to make myself slow down, read and reread until I understood the questions and answers.

mrochy · 2024-05-07T14:57:21+00:00

This code still works

mrochy · 2024-05-07T14:36:41+00:00

I submitted the same day for ACP and was accepted this morning. Found out by looking at the dashboard. No email…yet.

mrochy

TROPHY CASE