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| - This is a review of the purchasing experience only. I could not find the dress I wanted in town, so I tried it on in another state. But decided to order in Vegas since Bowties carries the brand and can do the ordering. I also compared prices at the different stores and for the same dress, they were able to order it for less than one of their competitors...who is going out of business. So the two stars is for the price of the dress. Very simple, went in placed the order, they measured me and I paid. The strange part is that when they measure you, they don't really make any suggestions on what size you should get....they tell you okay these are the measurements and this is the size chart for that brand. They make you select the size, since they want you to assume any blame in case the dress comes in and it's the wrong size. So I selected the size based on the chart and waited about 6 months for the dress to come in. The wait time is not their fault since it takes that long for some of the dresses. Come November, I go to pick up my dress. I'm ushered to the back to try on the dress. It was really strange, the lady helping me kind of stood in the room while I changed.....all the other places I've tried on dresses, they step out and you let them know when you are ready to be zipped/buttoned, etc. So I put the dress on and they walk me to the back room where the seamstress looks at me in the dress and starts quoting off numbers for each part of the dress. Mind you, I called before I went to buy the dress and asked what alterations run. I specifically asked, is it possible for alterations to cost more than the dress....they say oh no and laughed. So as they are running the numbers off for hem, bustle, taking in the sides, adding cups...my calculator aka brain totals up the numbers...yup equal to the cost of the dress. I look this lady in the eye and say, "So you are telling me the work you will do for this dress is equal to the work it took to make the dress and the materials?!" She looks a little sheepish and says well yes, it will take a lot of work. It's true the dress is lace, but I later go and get quotes at two separate places that specialize in wedding alterations....this place quoted me hundreds of dollars more than the other locations. So then I go back to the changing room, and she says oh we've moved you to a different room....so then I look at her and say but my clothes and purse are in the other room....what do you expect me to do here?! She then goes oh well maybe you can go back in that room then....seriously, there is no one else here using the other room, why would you move me. Even when I go to the counter to pay the balance for the dress to take it home with me....the lady looks at the quote and reads the hem price with shock and asks what type of dress I have.....even she was in sticker shock with the hem price. The alterations lady did say the prices are an estimate until they start the work....but that usually means it will go up not down. Big NO BUENO to this place for alterations. Take it elsewhere at least for estimates so you can make an educated decision and perhaps save yourself some money. They also charge a fee if you want the dress pinned so you can see what it would look like when they give an estimate. Also I realized later, they gave me a plastic garment bag with a big gash in it....no good at all, thank goodness the gash wasn't made when the dress was in it! I always try to put some positives in the review....they did at least take the dress and walk it to my car for me =)
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