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Are we getting ripped off with our fitting ladies??

Mrs.Farrell To BeMrs.Farrell To Be
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Is everyone feeling they got ripped off like me. Should my fitting and bustle cost me $436 thats with tax.Is that  normal? I have to say I do love my bustle though. I was expecting maybe $200 but geeeshhh really. Its like I bought another dress.
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Re: Are we getting ripped off with our fitting ladies??

  • Jeni35Jeni35 member
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    edited December 2011
    I decided to use my mom's dress after not finding one I liked better. So far in alterations, it has been $930 and I am using mom's bustle! I go for my final fitting on September 20th... hopefully we won't see any additional costs!
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  • lisanunez73lisanunez73
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    edited December 2011
    Alterations are notoriously expensive. I think that is why so many of us are using Daisy.
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  • ufsweetiebearufsweetiebear member
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    edited December 2011
    Yes, that is normal at a bridal shop. My shop (in OH) charges $150 just for a hem. By the time I added a bustle and alterations, it would've been major $$. I would look for an independent seamstress (like Daisy). I found one here in OH and she's charging $200 for alterations, bustle, and hem (and I'm the height of a small child so she had to lop off a good 10 inches LOL).
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  • Mrs.Farrell To BeMrs.Farrell To Be
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    edited December 2011
    Bummer I paid to much I guess its too late now. :-(
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  • babybchbumbabybchbum member
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    edited December 2011
    I am paying $180 to get a hem bustle and top of my dress Fixed (made into more of a sweetheart neckline and pulled closer to me.)

    I have used Myong Henderson (here in Brandon) for many many years and she has always been wonderful.


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  • NicoleB331NicoleB331 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm so glad that alterations are included in my wedding gown. That was a big selling point for me plus I loved the dress. I know that alterations can be very expensive. I agree with the other ladies here that it is typically better to use an independent seamstress for alterations because they overcharge.
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  • blseveranceblseverance member
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    edited December 2011

    Speaking of alterations... Who would you reccommend for alterations (obviously Daisy) but are there any others? And how can I contact them??  :)  I'll need to have my dress altered.

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  • Bre2BeBre2Be
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    edited December 2011
    I just went to my first fitting with Daisy on Saturday and she was WONDERFUL!  I know lots of girls have said that, but she really put my mind at ease! 

    I only need bra cups added and bustle added for a grand total of.....<drumroll please />

    $88!  Praise the Lord!
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  • cmeyer3946cmeyer3946 member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm getting it hemmed (3 layers) a french bustle, the bust taken in, and cups sewn into my corset for $200.  I know it would have been over twice that if I had my alterations down at Demetrios.
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