PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND BE WARNED

 

This is intended as a warning to brides-to-be of the disasters that could happen when a wedding dress is purchased from an internet wedding dress site.  Many brides' dreams have been turned into nightmares after a wedding dress or bridesmaids' dresses have been purchased from unauthorised sellers on the internet and the dress has arrived damaged, stained, second hand, faulty, the wrong colour or size and not even the correct gown!   Some sellers don’t have a refund or replacement policy, therefore the bride is left with a dress she can't wear for her big day.

Some unauthorised internet sellers don’t explain to the bride that she is also responsible for the Import Duty and VAT charge on the dress when it arrives in to this country. The dress will arrive COD (cash on delivery) and will not be passed over by the courier until the charges have been paid.  COD charges can be up to £80 for one dress.   If the bride has ordered bridesmaids dresses too, then she can expect a very high COD charge.

By ordering a dress from an authorised bridal store, the bride and her bridesmaids can receive the personal attention that they deserve and reassurance that if a situation does arise, the store will take full responsibility to correct matters without the bride worrying.

When a dress is purchased from a store, any alterations that have to be made will normally be carried out by the stores’ seamstress.   Most bridal stores will not alter a dress if not purchased from their store.   This again will cause a problem for a bride who has bought her dress from the Internet as it will then be worthless and not wearable for her wedding.