I'm looking at you, Alfred Angelo.
You carry a set amount of gowns. Multiple styles. Yes, I understand that the selection changes.
HOWEVER....
Shouldn't your seamstresses have SOME kind of generic price-list as to what each alteration for each style of dress might cost?
Let me use my own gown as an example:
For style 1516, to take in the bodice, we know it takes the seamstresses 2 hours (I'm just tossing out that number) to do that alteration. That costs $150.
You want to hem it? We know it takes the seamstresses 4 hours to do that alteration. That will cost $350.
To bustle the 1516? What style of bustle would you like? 3 points? Okay, that takes 3 hours to do, that will cost $500.
So, your alterations will run you $1,000 (yes, I know, I'm just throwing numbers out).
I mean, come ON!! You have a set number of styles available, shouldn't your seamstresses have SOME kind of clue? Or couldn't corporate set the price across the board for each gown and the different potential ways it could be altered?
"Oh, you bought Style XXXX, and you need it hemmed and bustled. It's going to cost XXX amount."
I just find it DUMB that I can't even get a ROUGH estimate unless I talk to a seamstress who then has to estimate the number of hours it's going to take to do my alterations. FORGET THAT!!! Knowing my luck, I'll get the seamstress who's slow.
Suffice to say, THAT is why my dress didn't stay at AA. If you can't even tell me what it might run me, I'm not interested. That's just stupid.