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Wrong Bridesmaid dress delivered

hrcooperhrcooper
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Hello All,

My bridesmaid ordered her After 6 dress from an online retailer. Her receipt has the correct color and size... the problem, they (retailer) sent/ordered the wrong color.  My wedding is in 29 days and a rush order is 4-6 weeks for the custom dress..... What do we do?
The other 4 dresses are correct.
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Re: Wrong Bridesmaid dress delivered

  • jaimed99jaimed99 member
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    My suggestion would be to have her find another dress that's as close to the design of the original dress as possible. I don't know how fancy or ornate the dresses are, but you may be able to find an appropriate substitute in a pinch.
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  • aerinpegadrakaerinpegadrak member
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    Check eBay/Craigslist to see if you can find the correct one in her size.  There are lots of venues where bridesmaids try to get rid of old dresses, start investigating.
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  • suz62984suz62984
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    Also check www.woreitonce.com

    If you can't find one online I would try to get a color and dress that is similar to the other BM dresses.
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  • MyNameIsNotMyNameIsNot member
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    Call the retailer that she used and see what they can do about it.  
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  • AdeleDazeemAdeleDazeem member
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    How different is the color than it should be...?  Like, if everyone was supposed to get a certain shade of blue and her dress came in gray, then I'd think outside the box and let her wear it.  Of course - the chances of all of it looking nice together and working out like that are slim, huh?

    I agree with the posters - try to find another one online through the mentioned websites or call the retailer directly and ask 'em what they are going to do about their failure.

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  • xoxobxoxob member
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    edited April 2010
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_wedding-party_wrong-bridesmaid-dress-delivered?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:37Discussion:40f054d3-80b2-497c-a909-a2ef06935d40Post:4e75aeaa-d628-4fbf-a2dd-7c93f1538a76">Re: Wrong Bridesmaid dress delivered</a>:
    [QUOTE]Call the retailer that she used and see what they can do about it.  
    Posted by MyNameIsNot[/QUOTE]


    Seriously. I'm coming from a laundry list of retail jobs and if this is really their screw up, they should disregard any 'rush' rules for this kind of slip up. That is a gross error on the retailer's part. Do NOT take no for an answer, keep asking for supervisor after supervisor until you get some kind of compromise from them. If I were you, I would demand that you get the correct dress on time with free shipping and 10% off.

    If they won't, demand a refund and inform them you intend to write a scathing review.
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  • mags0607mags0607
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    My answer would be to raise hellfire with the retailer that screwed up so that the bridesmaid gets the correct dress on time. Has the retailer offered to do anything at all?
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