Bizarre dress shopping experience

Eww, that sounds like a strange shop alright. Good job I don't need a dress lol

That's hilarious! I've definitely never experienced anything like that before, how odd!

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OMG that is weird?!!! The shop I got my dress in had changing rooms and there was no mention of B.O or make-up. Wonder how that shop is still open I.M.O!!

Are you having a giraffe??????? I'd have told them I'll spend my hundreds of pounds in a shop where I am not made to feel like a complete tit thank you and left! A bag on your head???????????????????????????? Ha ha ha!! Ridiculous!

I thought the shop I went to was weird for making me and my mum take our shoes off before entering. Little did I know....

I think some of them are a tad pretentious. I called one to enquire about accessories. The shop is pretty posh so I had to laugh when she asked me which designer my dress was by (I assume to find out if I could afford to buy their jewellery). And when I arrived at the shop, the owed made a big deal about me wiping my feet on the "grey mat".. It was a lovely sunny, dry day and completely pointless. I just felt as though they wanted to make the shop feel more prestigious than others. I rang another shop before I ordered my dress to make an appointment. I described the style I'd be looking for and my size, explaining that I have recently had a baby and needed to lose some weight and that I am currently breastfeeding so my bust is quite large at the moment and therefore likely to dictate the size I might need. Once I got off the phone she called back asking me to ensure I bring breast pads with me to my appointment!

Can understand them being "cautious" to protect the dresses etc, but that seems a little too extreme...

Blimey, I'm worried enough about fitting into samples, let alone having a bag put over my head!!

That is hilarious! A bag on your head!? Crazy! I hope you don't go back there haha!

Will you be flashing the photographic evidence ? lol

I too had a surreal dress shopping experience ( link), just put it down to one of those wedding planning moments you'll still be laughing about in years to come.

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It was really really weird, I didn't really know what to say at the time, I thought it was quite funny tbh, it wasn't until afterwards that I thought about how weird it was! Im just glad this wasn't the first shop id been in, otherwise I might have thought this was completely normal! Certainly wont be going back there, found a much nicer place, no bags required, BO allowed!

WSS

I was really put off in shops where some of the dresses were covered in make up/fake tan but I wouldn't have been happy if someone put a bag over my head!

Lol, this has caused some very funny mental imagery with the 'disposable knicker bag' on the head ?

The first shop I went in, I stepped into the dresses, but the second one they went over my head. I did feel a little silly the second time as it was a shared changing room, and I had to put the shoes on first, so while I was waiting for the lady to put the dress over my head, I was stood in my underwear with just skyscraper peeptoe heels (with socks on!)

Sorry Faebelle that just made me giggle! Note to self...... put pampers on the shopping list for my brides to be visiting me at the opening on Saturday!

Some people have a really bizarre idea of running a business.....

Oh sound so weird..but we need to understand them because he need to protect the dresses..

She really did! It was a terrible appointment anyway, she didnt listen to anything I said and just gave me all the dresses she liked to try on, even if the were the opposite of what I said I like, honestly tried on about 30 (all whilst wearing a bag made out of dispoable pants on my head)

I dont know how to do multiple quotes but have also been there with the shoes (although, I didnt have socks on) and just my undies, such a good look! (add the bag to the equation... ?

I have to say you ladies have given me a wealth of information on how NOT to do business!

Bad customer service has always been a real bug bear of mine and Ive been known to walk away from sales simply because the attitude of the sales assistant. Even when buying stock for the boutique ive refused to buy from certain suppliers because their attitude to me was that my business wasnt particularly significant. They never knew at the outset whether I was spending £500, £5000 or £50,000 but at the end of the day it was really insignificant because their customer service was so poor.

Ive even got some lovely soft cotton waffle dressing gowns for the changing rooms as Ive heard of stores leaving ladies standing in their undies while they go and collect another dress. My knickers are on show to NO ONE and will stay that way lol

That's a great idea, more bridal shops should do this.

This bridal shop isn't in Bishop's Stortford by any chance is it, Faebelle?

Thank you ladies, if it wasnt for your feedback I wouldnt know what to try and put right in the wedding dress experience.

xxx