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What should I do????

Okay so 3 of my bridesmaids have had their dresses since early April. My out of town bridesmaid kept putting off ordering hers. Finally a few weeks ago she calls me and says she ordered it.

Now in Jan I sent her the info on where to order her dress from , the same place all the other girls got their dresses from and who is an authorized seller of Watter's gowns.

Today she calls me and says they sent her the wrong dress, which she got last Friday. And the place won't give her a refund or exchange it for the right dress. Well thats because she ordered it from some place in China which makes replicas not the place I sent. She saved a whole $15 ordering from this place and getting a replica instead of getting the real dress.

Apparently she has been calling a ton of bridal salons trying to see if she can get the dress, but since she only has 5 weeks and rush delivery is 6 weeks its basically impossible to get.

She says the dress doesn't look anything like real one, except its the right color. It doesn't have any of the ruching and has a train. I think its really cheap looking and poorly made.

So what should I do about this? Do I let her stand up in this dress? Do I ask that she not stand up?
I just don't know what I should do. Any thoughts?

***EDIT****** OMG She just called me she has been trying the dress on INSIDE OUT. Apparently it looks like it should (or at least a good replica). Out of Control

Re: What should I do????

  • emarston1emarston1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Is there any way a great seamstress can work some magic?  If it's the right color, I would think she would be able to do something to make it look similar.

    It's a long shot but you could also try the Wedding Classifieds/Trash to Treasure board.  Or try googling it to see if anyone is selling another dress.

    My SIL had one of her bridesmaids order her dress in the wrong shade of blue.  They ended up giving it to the MOH to make it look like they planned it that way.  If the girls are the same size, that might be an option too.

    Sorry you have to deal with this.  Good luck!
  • edited December 2011
    Is she a sample size?  Maybe the bridal salon where you purchased the rest of your dresses will sell you their sample? 
  • sunkissed212sunkissed212 member
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    edited December 2011
    first of all I would punch her for being cheap and not listening to you on where to go order the dress from (i'm in a bad mood).

    I assume this is not your MOH...if it was, it wouldn't be quite as bad because often times the MOH has a slightly different dress than the rest of the BM's. Definitely check the Trash to Treasure board, ebay, google and see if you can find the correct dress. If not, I would check with a seamstress and see what she can do to make the dress look as much like the others as possible.

    Sorry you have to go through this, good luck! It wil all work out.
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  • JandBFall2010JandBFall2010 member
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    edited December 2011

    My MOH offered to switch dresses with her so it looked like we planned it but I don't want to stick her with a nasty cheap looking dress when she got her's on time and correctly.

    Apparently no one has a sample size, but I will check the Trash to Treasure board that is a good idea!

    I am not really upset at all, just more wondering what I should do.

    Right now I am thinking about just asking her if she wants to do a reading instead.

  • JandBFall2010JandBFall2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    ***EDIT****** OMG She just called me she has been trying the dress on INSIDE OUT. Apparently it looks like it should (or at least a good replica). Out of Control
  • Julz629Julz629 member
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    edited December 2011
    OK....I laughed out loud at your update.  Ridiculous.  Glad it appears to be solved.
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  • edited December 2011
    sorry, I giggled a little at the update too.  hopefully all is well now.
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  • japow1984japow1984 member
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    edited December 2011

    You could try the weddingbee.com classifieds too. I hope you find something.

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  • emarston1emarston1 member
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    edited December 2011
    Oh good lord. Really?  I feel like SNL's Weekend Update "Really" segment would be appropriate here.
  • edited December 2011
    Lol I agree with the SNL post I was thinking the same thing!  Well problem solved I guess!
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    edited December 2011
    WOW!  That's all I have to say is WOW!
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    edited December 2011
    I'm sorry you had to go through this so close to your wedding. Glad your BM dodged a bullet and figured it out.
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    LOL that's great! Crisis averted!
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  • edited December 2011
    I'm glad it all worked out ok, but I would not be giving this BM anything important to do on the wedding day! Good lord!! :)
  • edited December 2011
    LMAO! Is she serious? I would kick her out of the wedding for being dumb! LOL No offense...
  • edited December 2011
    Hahaha, that made me spit my water out on my desk.  Good thing no one saw me.  LMAO. 
  • JandBFall2010JandBFall2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah I don't know what to say about her. When she called me I was just really, it took you 6 days to figure this out?

    It is pretty funny though.
  • queenfm85queenfm85 member
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    edited December 2011

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA WOW! That reminds me of a blue collar comedy Bill Engvall, "Here's your sign!"

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