How are you protected as a consumer? I bought a dress last August at a trunk show at a bridal boutique. It wasn't the best experience but I thought since I got such a good deal on it that I wouldn't let it bother me. The dress came in this June and it is not the same dress I tried on. I paid over 8000 for this dress, the trunk show dress I tried on seemed well worse the price and my dress that came in in June is not the same dress I tried on before. The lace is cheaper, the beading on the lace falls off every time I move an inch, there isn't as much tulle on the bottom, the bottom of the dress isn't the same, it just seems like a much cheaper dress. I know that people will say that happens when you haven't seen the dress in a while but I have pictures of me in both of the dresses- it is not worth the price that I paid. The boutique tried to tell me the reason the beads are falling off is because they must have been ''de-beading the lace'' to make it not as blingy. I am so disappointed, I feel so stuck with this dress and I have no clue what to do now. But when paying as much as I did for this dress I feel like it should be the same and I should be happy with it. Does anyone have any idea if you are protected as a consumer? I am going to call my credit card company but I'm not sure if that will do anything.