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I'm pretty sure I'd like to try on a dress that expensive before i buy it. And either way, I wouldn't buy a dress from somebody that rude.
That sales lady sounds like a quack. I know many people have bought dresses they haven't tried on first and had a lot of success, but for me, if I couldn't try on a $2500 dress, there's no way I'm buying it. And for her to say you're the first bride to not buy a dress without trying it on sounds pretty ludicrous to me.
I agree that the sales lady was rude. I also wouldn't buy a dress that I couldn't try on,. That is an investment. The dress could look beautiful on someone else but look like a dud on you.
Okay, I bought two dresses without trying them on, but I sure as heck would not buy a 2500 dollar one without trying it on. And the saleslady sounds like one I ran into, in a very high couture shop here - she said the same thing! I was like uhhm yeah, I need to see something that expensive on me. You're not alone, thats for sure.
oh gosh, no way, not a $2500 dress.
After trying on many many styles of dresses, I really think I could buy a similiar styled Maggie, size 10, off the rack and wear it. But ONLY if it was similiar in shape to ones that I actually tried on. I'd have no problem doing it, but not something that expensive
Sorry the saleslady was so rude. Trumpets look good on lots of people; maybe she was just not so tactful in telling you she thought something else would look better on. Frankly, when i went to those places, they were pretty honest with me about what looked good on and what didn't, after having dressed hundreds of brides and interestingly enough, I ended up with a dress that i hated on the rack, but she insisted I try it on and trust her. I'm not justifying her rude actions in any way, shape, or form. She should have grabbed you another style trumpet dress so you could see THAT dress on you, then you could have decided if you thought *this* one was close enough in shape that you could figure out how it'd look on you. Unfortunately, those couture shops have big pineapples up their butt sometimes.
I'm surprised that she didn't at least pin it on you with those clampy things. For a few of the dresses I "tried on" they were bridal size 2 as the only sample, and that's what they did. It wasn't ideal, but was pretty effective.
if it were an inexpensive dress with a little less fitted silouhette then maybe.. but because its 2500 an a trumpet fit.... i wouldnt buy it without trying it on. A fit like that is a gamble.. you may end up paying more for fitting readjustments than you would for another dress that could be less inexpensive and less alterations
Well, yes, buying a dress you haven't tried on is a possibility if you have a reasonable certainty that it will look good on you. That said, I wouldn't buy a wedding dress from a salesperson that rude! She should never have made you feel like that. It's not unreasonable to want to try on a dress and certainly not unreasonable to avoid rushing into the purchase of a $2500 dress - your wedding dress, no less!
I actually did buy my dress, online without trying it on first. But iI agree, the saleslady was just trying to pressure you into a sale. If you loved the dress, and the only problem was getting it to zip, then I'd say go for it, but you sound like you have reservations.
I wouldn't buy a wedding dress without trying it on. I've tried on so many dresses and some I thought would look good on me actully turned out not so good, and vice versa. It sounds like that sales lady was BSing you and I would not buy a dress from a person like that. She sounded so rude and a stupid sales lady for making that comment, at that.
Well, I bought my dress without trying it on... I bought it without trying on ANY wedding dress for that matter. I didnt have anyone to go shopping with and didnt' have time to wait until I was with my mom and sister. So, I looked at dresses online one Saturday with my mom, and we both really fell in love with a dress. When I saw it, I just felt like it was "the one." Unfortunately, the store I went to didn't have that particular dress in. But, because I was worried about time, I bought it anyway, site unseen. I did eventually have dress regret, and I didn't totally LOVE it on me, but in the end, I did like it and I'm very fond of it now. Everyone said I looked beautiful and all complimented the dress.
If you could try on a dress that's very similar, maybe consider it, but that is an expensive dress so I think that sale's lady is nuts...
No, I wouldn't. I was torn between 2 very beautiful dresses, one of which had a lace up back. I'm very petite and the dress was a much larger size so they had to use lots of clamps just to hold it up. Althought it looked good from the front I couldn't get a really good idea of how the lace up back would look in my size so I choose the other dress.
I would be totally tunred off by the sales lady you dealt with. I can't stand pushy people and it seems like she was trying to push you into buying that dress by making you feel like you were being unreasonable (which you weren't). Have you tried calling around to other bridal shops to see if they carry the dress in your size or close to it?
Even if you consider buying the dress I am with artbee- go to another shop that will appreciate the business. Even if you have to travel a bit maybe you can find the same dress at another shop in a size that fits better. Post the dress maybe we can help locate another shop?
Sounds to me like the sales lady was more interested in her commision so I would also be weary of her comments about whether that dress will work for you or not. When I went dress shopping, I couldn't believe how two dresses could look and fit so differently despite looking very similar on the hanger.
It's a lot of money, becareful.
The sales lady was definately trying to make a sell, but not with that attitude! It's your money so of course you want to spend it WISELY, don't be presurred by that rude woman and if she can't make the customer happy then go somewhere else. The whole dress shopping thing is supposed to be a happy experience!!
I also bought a dress that was $2500 and it is a lot of money, but I honestly did feel better that I tried on something that was my size! Just so you can get a bette picture of what youd look like on your wedding day...BEAUTIFUL!!!
I wouldn't do it, personally, especially with that kind of attitude from the saleswoman! I have some curves and my saleswoman, who was really lovely, very GENTLY warned me that the sample sizes they had for a straighter cut dress through the hips (I was going for fit-and-flare and mermaid cuts) might not fit over my hips, but I pulled what I wanted and tried them on and I ended up being able to squeeze into them and then she used the clamps to get it to look right (though most wouldn't zip in the back - hey, I'm not a bridal sample size 6!) But would I have bought something I couldn't get into, no. Especially not at that price, which was around what I ended up paying for the dress I got.
Glad to know I am not crazy for thinking her comments were out of line. I was about to walk out, and would have been in tears, but there was one other dress that I was really interested in, so I stayed and tried in on...and feel in love. Now I have to decide if I will buy it from there. But on a happier note, here is the dress, it's a Paloma Blanca.....
The dresses they have at bridal shops only fit street size 6 or so. Occassionally the couture places have a runway bridal 2 dress or a plus size dress in a certain style, but it's rare. So yes, I bought my dress without trying on one that fit because I had to settle for a dress that was 4-6 inches too big being clamped to me. If I let it go it fell straight off. I only got to try on one runway dress that fit the entire time because everything else was around a street 6. It's just as hard to figure out the fit because of all the fabric hanging off it. Nobody's happy, nobody (except the street 6).
And if I was a size 6 and had my heart set on the style that only was in stock in bridal 2 I probably would have been SOL. I would have had to been happy with seeing it on someone else and trying on a similarly shaped trumpet in my size to make sure I liked the shape, which is what your salesperson did. Or I could call around and see if anyone else had it. So once again, nobody's happy.
The sales person didn't need to be rude about it, and should have either clamped the dress around you or nicely explained why that wasn't possible if it wasn't. She's right though that a lot of brides DO buy expensive dresses without seeing exactly how they fit. I'd still take my business elsewhere just because of the rudeness, though. If you're not happy with seeing someone else in the dress, call around (try the designer) to see if anyone carries it in a larger sample.
Wow. That sales lady is rude. That's a lot of money to shell out for a dress you can't try on. What if you buy it and hate how it looks? I would Not for $2500, I'll tell you that right now!
I completely agree with your actions! There is no way I would buy a dress (no matter the price) that I couldn't try on! I tried on a few dresses that were a size or two too small and too large, but if I couldn't get them on to see the overall look of the cut on MY body, there is no way I would consider buying the dress! And don't feel bad about being soooo (read: sarcasm) full figured at a size 14. I had my first consultant (I later asked to get a new consultant because this woman's rudeness) roll her eyes at me when I told her I wore a size 10 in regular clothes and felt I needed to look at size 14 or so bridal gowns (I had found a 14 to be the best bet from my fittings). She then asked me to look through the catalog and pick out some gowns. I finally had to ask for a new consultant when she told me they didn't carry 'my size' (her words) in the first three gowns I asked to see.
Deffinitly agree with scottish Girl! Don't feel bad about your size. I bought a size 16 wedding dress, and tried on anywhere from a 12 to an 18 with clips and everything.
I wouldn't. That saleslady was rude. I would at least want to try on a dress that had a similar silhouette to see if I liked it on me.
No, I most certainly wouldn't. I fell in love with a gown in a magazine add, and when I saw it on a mannequin at a local bridal salon, I was sure it was fate. Well, it was, in a way. It looked AWFUL. I would not buy a dress I couldn't try on. Could they clamp it at all? Or could you find out if another local store has it in a larger/more stretched out (that happens a lot) size?
I definitely would not buy a dress I couldn't try on. I started out thinking it wouldn't be such a big deal, but after repeatedly falling in love with dresses online and then hating them in person, I learned my lesson! I ended up buying a dress I probably wouldn't have picked out from the picture but loved when it was on me. However.. I'm still a little nervous about the back, which was all bunched up with clamps so I have no idea how it will look!
I didn't try mine on - it was sight unseen, eBay! =) I was just really lucky!
I definitely wouldn't buy the dress you fell in love with from there. Or at least not from that lady. Usually they work on comission. I'd look around at different stores, cause prices definitely vary by store. And if you can't find it cheaper somewhere else, try and buy it through a different associate.
The Paloma Blanca is gorgeous, but I wouldn't buy anything from someone who was rude to me. I'd find another shop to order from.
i did buy a dress i couldnt try on-but the circumstances were different. i fell in love with pictures of it only to find out it was discontinued and not in stores anymore so i found a shop in california that still had a sample for sale. i bought it, but they allowed me to return it for a 100 dollar fee. i wound up having to send it back, but i luckily foudn someone who had a brand new one in a bigger size too! in your situation, i would absolutely not buy it if i couldnt try it on-that woman was pretty rude! especially a trumpet fit dress-you need to try those on!
No. There is no way to tell what it looks like on you without trying it on. You can't go by what a magazine picture looks like since they're airbrushed and using models that are not built the same as you or anyone else in the real world. Most dresses like that are not refundable after you put the order in so you're stuck with the dress after it comes in, regardless if you decide you don't like how it looks on you or whatever the case may be.
The attitude of the sales woman is enough on its own to make me shop elsewhere. People like that have no business working with the public and she needs to be reported to her supervisor.
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While dress shopping yesterday I found a dress I loved but with the trumpet fit I could not get it on. The sales lady- after telling me repeatedly how full figured I was at a size 14- said I'll have someone else try it on, and brought in a girl who was swimming in the dress. I told her that I wasn't interested in seeing it on someone else and was just disappointed I wouldn't be able to try it on and I was removing it from consideration. She then told me that in over 20 years of working in the bridal business I was the first bride she'd worked with who said I wouldn't buy a dress (a $2500 dress at that) that I couldn't try on first, even if it wasn't quite the right size. Would or have you done so? How did it turn out if you did?