I am searching for a dress but cant pay thousands and I dont want a used gown. I would like my own, new dress. When do most bridal boutiques have clearance sales? Do the larger chains (David's Bridal, Alfred Angelo) have better sales than the smaller boutiques? I know Davids Bridal has the $99 sale but I havent found anything yet. I have also noticed that prices vary from one bridal store to the next...for example, I found the same exact style of a Maggie Suttero dress $250 cheaper at one location but more expensive at another and it wasnt a sample dress. When I confronted the first store and informed them I found the dress cheaper they claim, the other dress is probably a replica and not a real gown because its impossible for that dress to be discounted. I think they are lying.....I know bridal boutiques mark-up wedding dresses and they dont admit that they do! I'm tired of wedding dress shopping yet I'm afraid to order a dress online from a bogus site. Anyone know of any nice, yet reasonable priced wedding dresses stores in DFW under $1000 and under $500? Dont most stores put dresses on sale after wedding season is over? What do they do with dresses they cant sale? Do they ship them off?