Internet Store or On-line Purchases
For Brides considering ordering their wedding gown or their Bridesmaid’s dresses on-line – we offer a strong warning and a safe alternative…
Please ask about our alternative pricing & service for “PURCHASE ONLY” orders…
We will order your gown or bridesmaid’s dresses asking for just a deposit…The dress you receive will be the dress you chose – not a disappointing imitation…and with our 18 year history in Brampton…you will be assured that our store – and your dress – will be here when you arrive to pick up your order. Your dress will be steamed and bagged - ready for alteration.
If you order on the Internet – or at an Internet Store – you will be required to pay full price “up-front” – with no opportunity to see what you are buying...& you will pay the exchange, shipping, Customs Duties etc. in addition to the price that is listed. You will receive the dress unpressed and in a small box and please don't believe the delivery date promised - you may be sorely disappointed.
This entry was posted on Sunday, December 27th, 2009 at 8:27 am and is filed under Bridal Shopping for Dummies
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Check this out!
This week, we had a bride with a not too unusual problem- she bought her gown online to save a few bucks…..and what she got was not what she thought she was getting. Not by a long shot. She’s asked me to write a quick blog to warn others about the perils of buying online.
This week’s disaster belonged to a bride who bought what she thought was a Pronovias gown online:
You fall in love with a gown at a boutique, and you race home to google the style number. WOW! The price at the bridal shop is so much higher! How can they charge $1100 for the dress, when this internet site has it for $488?
The short answer to that is that they are knockoffs. And not even good ones. I’m talking about cheap laces, see through fabrics, unfinished seams, glued on embellishments. The price looks good because they’re using the real designer photos…..and they’re sending you their own cheaped-out version. 99% of the time, it’s a really cheaped-out version. Trust me, “cheap” shows in photos. I’ve added a few to illustrate my point. The runway photos are of the Monique Lhuiller Scarlet. Notice how delicate the lace is, and how it flows so beautifully. Now, look at the other photo. The lace is stiff, the gown doesn’t flow, and the bustline of the gown rides up way too high. Knockoff gowns never look the same (or even close to) the original gowns. The cost of the real gown is the difference between looking totally hot on your wedding day, or looking like you wrapped yourself in your grandmama’s lace curtains. Your call…maybe your grandma has nice curtains
This week’s disaster belonged to a bride who bought what she thought was a Pronovias gown online:
You fall in love with a gown at a boutique, and you race home to google the style number. WOW! The price at the bridal shop is so much higher! How can they charge $1100 for the dress, when this internet site has it for $488?
The short answer to that is that they are knockoffs. And not even good ones. I’m talking about cheap laces, see through fabrics, unfinished seams, glued on embellishments. The price looks good because they’re using the real designer photos…..and they’re sending you their own cheaped-out version. 99% of the time, it’s a really cheaped-out version. Trust me, “cheap” shows in photos. I’ve added a few to illustrate my point. The runway photos are of the Monique Lhuiller Scarlet. Notice how delicate the lace is, and how it flows so beautifully. Now, look at the other photo. The lace is stiff, the gown doesn’t flow, and the bustline of the gown rides up way too high. Knockoff gowns never look the same (or even close to) the original gowns. The cost of the real gown is the difference between looking totally hot on your wedding day, or looking like you wrapped yourself in your grandmama’s lace curtains. Your call…maybe your grandma has nice curtains
The dress she wanted ...
The dress she got ... Brampton, Ontario
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