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I got my dress at David's (lovely experience) but never got any phone calls.
I did go to a couple of bridal shows. After the first one I was inundated wtih phone calls (mostly scams- like "you won a vacation, just come listen to our sales pitch") and e-mails. So at the second one I didn't give my number and I set up a wedding related e-mail so my regular account wasn't swamped.
I'm sorry this was your experience. When I was asked to register, I gave them a fake number, but I was lucky enough to read that they give out your number prior to my trip there. I also have a wedding related e-mail address that use solely for wedding related stuff. I think your post is a good reminder about this.
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I have also been receiving an aggravating amount of wedding spam via e-mail and calls to my cell phone, and I'm not sure if they got my information from David's Bridal, House of Brides in Chicago or both. This has been one of the few irritants in an otherwise super pleasant and fun wedding planning experience so far.
I'm mostly annoyed because I'm pretty vigilant at not signing up for crappy e-mail stuff and I also believe companies should be responsible about offering clear ways to opt out of mailings. There was definitely no way to opt out of wedding spam at House of Brides, where I was required to enter my information on a computer, and there was no way of advancing to the next screen without completing the fields on the current screen. Worst of all, when I went to a separate House of Brides location for BM dresses, they made me enter all of my information again. I wanted to cry.
My only hope is that my personal information is programmed to self-destruct or whatever shortly after my wedding date.
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Yeah, I got this too. The worst one was a makeup consultant over 100 miles away who said she'd already scheduled an appointment for me and that I "had" to show up. I said no, as my wedding was almost a year and a half away at that point and I had no interest in driving that far. She was incredibly rude after that and then hung up. I've gotten several other ones as well, it's very annoying.
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I also had a very bad experience at David's Bridal. And the number of phone calls and e-mails I started to receive were astronomical. I just continued to unsubscribe to the e-mails, I would sit down once a week and do it. Eventually they did slow down. As for the phone calls, they have definately slowed down, but I notice spurts where whoever they sold my number to said "You've won a vacation!", and all you have to do is.....how annoying!
I bought my dress at David and havent recieved any phone calls. Im sorry that some of you have had a bad experience with them. The only nagging phone calls that I've got came after my FI and I went to a bridal show. The Pink Apron people have called a MILLION times! Fisrt it started out that we won something. I was kinda excited, im not gonna lie. But I get off the phone and 20 min later a different woman from the company calls me to give me the same info I just recieved. Then the next day 3 other ladys called. This went on for weeks. Turns out this was just some sales thing and they wanted us to go sit through a 90 min sales pitch to get some matching aprons and a free trip to some 2 star resort. No thanks! We pass!
Ugh. Bridal shows are the WORST! They give out your information to every vendor and I've been deleting e-mails and voice mails from them ever since. I also think I received a free subscription to Modern Bride from a bridal show I attended or a vendor, and while I love getting it now I am hoping the subscription will magically end after my wedding date...I wouldn't know how to cancel it!
Yes yes yes, they do give out your number, although when I filled out the registration there was an option not to receive emails, which I did check and have not had problems with that. As far as phone calls though, I get them constantly and most of the vendors have already set up appointments for you like Annui described. Since I went to David's in a city where I don't live, I just keep telling them all its 300 miles from my home and they have all understood.
To carry on the rant though, my shopping experience with David's was not fun. It was the poor lady who helped me's first day, and the manager kept giving her very audible tips on how to make the sale. "When she tries on an expensive dress, tell her that's the one." "She says that her wedding is in ten months. Tell her it will take us 8 months to get the dress ready so she has to buy now." and so on. I ended up thanking the consultant that helped me and telling the manager that since I still had two months (by her calculations) to choose a dress, I would keep looking. The truth was I only went to David's to get a good idea of how a variety of styles looked on me, but they were hell-bent on pushing the styles that I was least interested in if it was more expensive. So all in all it was not even helpful for that.
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I went to DB too and I did receive a FEW phone calls from some chick at Mary Kay telling me I won a make-over. I just told her I wasn't interested and hung up. After that I'd get a few random calls from an 800 number and I just didn't answer. i haven't gotten any spam mail and the phone calls have stopped. Yes, it was annoying.
And what is with the Pushy sales people? Seriously, they tried to get me to buy a bunch of stuff from them too and I had to say NO firmly several times before they understood that I wasn't buying that from them.
I didnt go to Davids, but I made the mistake of visiting long island weddings.com because I wanted to see a picture that was posted there and could only be seen by members. I get probably 10 spam emails a day AND phone calls on top of that. Don't don't don't give them your phone number!
I had this happen to me when i was "new" to the planning world. I entered a "contest" on their website and needless to say, months later I am still trying the unsubscribe button with no luck.
Whenever you give anyone your phone number you have to assume you're going to get annoying phone calls.
I went to DB also and the first thing they did was ask me all about my contact info so they could "send me information to help with my planning process". I said no thank you and didn't give them my phone number or email, I did give them my address figuring it was the least invasive way to contact me. I have been getting tons of postcards and mail from different wedding vendors though.
My experience with davids bridal was decent, except the girl was also helping 2 other brides at the same time. I ended up buying a DB dress that I loved on ebay for less than half the original price.
Bottom line, dont give out your number to any one in retail. Its their job to sell you things.
They did the same to me! I didn't get a dress there because I didn't try any that I cared for, and the next day I got a call from mens warehouse!!! I called them up and told them not to give out any of my info and not to sign me up for any mailings etc, and luckily I haven't had any unwanted calls since. The nerve!
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I got a bunch of calls after giving my number to David's bridal. To every vendor, I said, I have already booked a vendor (in whatever their business is), please take me off you calling list as I am not going to use your services. They usually did not call again.
Also, the calls have totally stopped now that the wedding is over. I suppose you could call DB and tell them to update their lists with your "new" wedding date of "next week." Or tell them (or vendors who call unsolicited) that you've cancelled your wedding. That might put a damper on it.
yup- I had the same experience too. I called the store (very bad experience there too) and told them take my name off whatever lists they have AND tell anyone who calls me never to call again. The calls pretty much stopped after that.
This happened to me as well. They forced me to give them a telephone number when I made the appt., and they've been flooding me with phone calls from them and other vendors ever since. They also send me an obscene number of emails. AARRRGGGHH. I unsubscribed, but they keep coming.
I purchased my dress from David's Bridal had a GREAT experience and my number was never given to anyone. The only phone calls I received were after a bridal show about contests I registered for.
I was very disappointed with the whole shopping experience I had at David's and the fact that they have distributed my phone number to several vendors, as well as my e-mail address. Several wedding books and magazines I have purchased since strongly recommend giving a fake # and fake e-mail to avoid this - I wish I would've thought of that ahead of time.
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I had the same TERRIBLE experience at David's. I went in the week after I got engaged, just as an inital trip to look at dresses. The consultant was horrible and kept bringing me dresses that were nothing like what I was asking for. It was a horrible experience and I'd never go back there again, for ANYTHING.
I'm not sure WHY on earth I gave them my contact information, I think maybe I was just caught up in the excitement of just getting engaged. Within hours, I was receiving calls day and night from vendors. I mean, we're talking 10-15 calls A DAY! I called the local David's store to complain and eventually talked to their central customer service. After several angry phone calls and emails, they finally agreed to let their vendors know that I wanted to be taken off of their lists. It took a few weeks, but I finally stopped getting the calls. I do still receive catalogs and flyers in the mail, but that's a little easier to handle than wasting all my phone minutes telling people to quit calling me.
That taught me a lesson--NEVER give your phone number unless you're actually buying something at the store. from then on, I just put an email address on all forms.
It seems like there is a correlation between people who DIDN'T buy a dress but did get calls...maybe they only sell the numbers of people who they figure won't be coming back, so they don't care if they lose your business?
Sorry Ladies that you've had this experience but I do have to say. I work at Davids Bridal part time and they do not sell phone numbers. They take your number for follow up with Davids.
edb, I thought it was just that they sold my info because I didn't buy there, but the calls started almost immediately afer I went in--so they had no idea I wasn't coming back in to buy. Quite frankly, even if I had found a dress I liked, I would not have gone back there because of the service I received and the calls.
Shae726, I was actually told by the corporate customer service rep that my information had been already sold to other vendors. This was her reasoning as to why they couldn't stop all of the calls, because my information had already been sold to other companies. Eventually, I was able to stop most of the calls, but by then, the damage had been done.
I'm a vendor, and after my show in January, I had a list from brides that wanted to sign-up to win a Trash the Dress Session. I wanted the list so I could call brides to see if they needed me as their photographer and so when a local florist asked if he could make a copy of my list, I said I'd have to ask each bride.
Well, when I called to see if people needed a photographer and tell them about the results of the contest, I just told them about him if they needed a florist. I didn't even think about asking if I could give the Florist their info.
I didn't feel comfortable giving any info away. Now, I feel really good about my decision after reading this post.
I'm sorry for all the spammers and incessant calls you guys are getting.
I've read on numerous sites all the trouble brides have had with David's selling their phone numbers and information. When I went there (I decided to look at the dresses but didn't find anything I liked) I already knew about the issues with them selling information. I set up a yahoo e-mail account (since it is free), and gave the e-mail address ONLY to David's Bridal (so I could track how many e-mails I received, if any at all, to set the record straight).
I just logged in to check that account (set up in January of this year). So far, that account has received 48 e-mails.. nearly 1 email EVERY day from Davidsbridal.com, several from ice.com, also ourweddingday, bella pictures, bridal surveys, and a wedding linens rental website.
To me, this is definitely proof that David's sold the information from my account to third party vendors since the only place I ever entered the e-mail address was David's Bridal.
If you're planning on going to David's, please set up a dummy e-mail account or give a false e-mail unless you want to be inundated with useless advertisements!
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Ugh I really dislike David's Bridal. I went there for my wedding dress for my first marriage and the sales women were pretty annoying. I told them I wanted a somewhat simple dress, WITHOUT A TRAIN.
Almost every dress they gave for me to try on was just awful. So big and poofy which made me look 100 lbs heavier (and I'm already a curvy girl) and had long trains on them. Exactly what I did not want.
I signed up with them again to win the bridesmaid dresses I think it was and ever since then I have been receiving information in the mail and email from other vendors. Luckily no one has called me though.
I had the same problem with getting calls from David's Bridal. My experience there was OK, although I didn't buy anything. I remember specifically unchecking the boxes asking if I wanted a consultant to call me or to receive emails, but I still got calls and emails anyway. I told them that I already bought my dress and they stopped calling, but now I'm getting calls from Men's Warehouse! So annoying!
Hi Ladies,
I've been contacted by two different Mary Kay consultants who have told me that David's Bridal submittted by info to the Bridal Registry and that I have won a pampering session. The first time I actually went---she said it would involve a facial, nail treatment, and make up color consultation. I was really excited to have won something, but little did I know what it would really be like. What it really involved was me going to her house, washing my hands with two MK soaps and using MK lotion, trying several different cleanser and face creams, and then gettting made up. The consultant did not do the make up well. There was no actual facial or nail treatment. BIG waste of time. I cannot afford to buy hundreds of $ worth of cosmetics right before my wedding. If you like MK go for it, but don't expect an actual "pampering session." I just got an email today from another consultant telling me the same thing about a pampering session and I'm not going. Just wanted to let you know!!
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I visited David's Bridal a few weeks ago. First off, it was a horrible experience and I did not buy a dress there - could've been the overly ambitious sales people throwing all kinds of accessories on me after I had what they thought was "the" dress. "here is a necklace, and how about these shoes and these gloves." Though they almost had me when they wanted to sell the whole package (dress, shoes, veil, tiara, etc) for $500 - a third of the price of the dress I later bought at a bridal salon down the street.
Anyways, the point of my post... I made the mistake of giving the bridal consultant information so she could fill out a form when I walked in the door with my phone number, mom's phone number, and my email. I get a dozen emails - eventhough I tried the unsubscribe button, they still come. And I've received at least 3 calls from vendors that they must've sold my number to - last week was a photographer, this week was another photographer and today was a DJ. And my mom gets the phone calls! Has anyone else had this happen?
I wish they would stop calling me - but I think its too late. I hope that after my wedding they at least stop - I imagine next they will probably have real estate agents, life insurance, daycare and babysitters calling all at the right moments after marriage.
I suppose future David Bridal shoppers should beware not to give your personal information to them unless you are interested in using their vendors.