House of Brides

Re: House of Brides

• MrsPaps member

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  Thanks for the heads up...HOB isn't a fan favorite around here if you know what I mean

  
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• Love is Bald

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  yes, most def thank you for the heads up!  If I may ask, which one did you go to?
  
  In all fairness, I did have a really good experience bridesmaid and bridal dress shopping, and the prices are so good... but I've read all the nightmare stories about the ordering and thats what scares me!

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• thealphabride

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  The shopping experience may be good but when it comes down to ordering that is when the nightmare starts according to many here.
  
  If you find a dress and buy it off the rack and take it out of the store that day, not so much. That is what I did. I negotiated the price and walked out the door with it, then a few weeks later I recieved the anomyous letter stating Evas Bridals was filing bankruptcy, going out of business, etc. This letter has been sent to brides that visit HOB for at the very least 5 years or so. Very much a turn off.
  
  I wouldn't have gone there but had a very difficult time with my dress... long story.
  I was less than 2 months out, I needed a dress, this one fit and I loved it so I bought from HOB against my better judgement.

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• aimers1525 member

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  Hi Kelly (WAVING)! I wish I knew you were coming here and I could of given you some info!

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• MyWedding13

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  I actually have not had a problem at the schaumburg HOB with my gown or my bridesmaids. I didn't like the other stores or people I worked with, but my consultant at schaumburg was amazing.

  

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• hz80408 member

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  Similar to alphabride...I went to try on a BM dress I was thinking of wearing for my RH.  Throughout the next few weeks I received emails/letters/and phonecalls from all sorts of vendors (included the anonymous letter about Eva's).  It's clear they sell information b/c since I didn't get married in Chicago area, HOB was the only wedding/bridal related shop I visited!

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• stephasuasu member

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  Ohhhh HOB. I went to the one in Glen Ellyn. I got a few accessories form there, my veil and an alfred angelo clip, and I also ordered a short, Alfred Angelo reception dress that I wanted to change into late in the evening. I ordered this dress 5 months before my wedding, and it was expected to be in 6 weeks before my wedding. Before I knew it it was four weeks and no dress, three weeks, still no dress. One week before my wedding they had NO IDEA where my dress was. This was not the end of the world since I had purchased my main, long gown from Eva's. 

  
  

  After practically stalking the store trying to find out where the dress was, it came in 4 days before my wedding. It was horribly too big, and had to be altered overnight, which they did, but I was still charged for it. Apparently they cut me a deal and charged me "destination wedding dress" fee's.  

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• mscramuzzo member

  

  December 2010 edited December 2011

  I didn't have a good experience at the Glen Ellyn location. The people were not at all helpful. My consultant didn't help me at all. I was looking for a little more personal experience than "here are the dresses, bring me what you find". I had a specific look I was going for but I had to look through dresses to find it myself. My sister had to help me get in and out of dresses while the consultant disappeared for about 20 minutes. Not a place I would go back to.
  
  My sister bought her bridesmaid dress online from there. She didn't have any issues getting overcharged and we'll see when she gets the dress for my final stance on them!
  

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