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Arvella Bridal Southampton gone bust (and poss Bradford Upion Avon shop)

lisaloulou, 24 June, 2008 at 16:53 Posted on Planning 0 16

Just heard they have gone bust. Apparently the shop is completely boarded up.

Three of my friends have bought items from them so are frantic. One is getting married in 3 weeks and has paid £550 for suits which they won't get. Another friend has paid for all her BM dresses (nearly £800 by debit card so unlikley to get it back unless insurance will pay) and another has bought her wedding dress from them (but thankfully I think she has it at home for some reason).

The MIL2B of the friend who has already collected her dress works near the shop and said there was a hysterical bride outside the shop this morning who went to pick up her dress today who gets married on Saturday. Poor poor girl. This is where I got my dress from 2 months ago! It was still in the shop being altered 2 days before my wedding so that could have been me outside the shop today. I am so lucky.

What I don't understand is that another friend who does beauty treatments etc sent off flyers to them YESTERDAY at their request!!

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Latest activity by lisaloulou, 25 June, 2008 at 18:48
  • Braw Wee Chanter
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    Is everyone sure that they haven't just moved premises? Can your friend check the info on the flyers she sent incase it's different in any way - address, phone numbers etc.?

    If they have gone bust, my heart goes out to all the brides. This is the worst time of year for such a thing to happen.

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  • lisaloulou
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    Nope not likely at all. They have just expanded into the shop next door for BM dresses, suits etc and this has been open about 6 months so very unlikley they were moving after all that work etc. Phone numbers for both shops aren't working. My friend sent her flyers to the shop for them to put out in the bridal shop so no there's no new details for the shop available.

    So shocked. The friend who has lost out on her suits is on her hen weekend this weekend - great time she's going to have stressing about finding them something to wear within 2 weeks.

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  • Braw Wee Chanter
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    Bloody hell, that's awful.

    Wonder if there are any suit HIBs that can come to the rescue?

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  • Lynseys Designs
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    OMG that is terrible. How can a shop just close up without notifying customers, absolutely disgusting and my heart goes out to everyone affected.

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  • Kate84
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    Can they do that? Maybe I should be getting some wedding insurance. Poor brides ?

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  • sdaisy22
    Beginner October 2008
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    Is this the one in Lyndhurst? Gosh, we walked past it on Sunday and it was as normal...I always thinks it looks so beautiful in there. Well, it did!

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  • Pure-Treats
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    Oh how awful, those poor brides. There was one in Wimborne, local to us that went just recently too. That was totally unexpected.

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  • Rosencrantz
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    Could it be that the shop has suffered vandalism or similar? It seems odd if your friend was asked to send flyers yesterday?

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  • lovely-lady
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    omg poor brides..... thats awful....

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  • lisaloulou
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    No its def not trading anymore. Seems that neither branches are and they are in different counties so vandalls would have to be pretty clever ?

    Daisy - yep the one in Lyndhurst. It is (was) beautiful in there with gorgeous dresses.

    Just heard from my friend who gets married in three weeks. She is so calm and has sorted some things out. She has contacted the suit company and they are going to send everything to another shop in Southampton and the boys are going to get measured on Monday. Guess she'll have to fork out again but but she does have insurance so will hopefully get the money back at some point. I'm just so glad it wasn't her dress with three weeks to go.

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  • lyni
    Beginner October 2008
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    This is so awful. I really feel for everyone. They should fulfil all the orders taken!

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  • MangoGems
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    Is that the one in Lyndhurst? Or is it a different one. I have a couple of friends who have appointments at the Lyndhurst one.

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  • lisaloulou
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    Karen - yes its the Lyndhurst one :-(

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  • penguin1977
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    Tell them look elsewhere as its definitely closed (there's pics in the BBC article) - I went to Brides of Southampton for BM dresses who were nice but v busy if that helps!

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  • boogiebelle
    Beginner August 2009
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    I was in there on Friday! Went with one of my friends who is getting married next year and she so so so nearly ordered a dress there. They were really friendly and lovely although she was really pushing for my friend to buy a sample dress there and then - wanting £900 for it - which kind of explains her pushing as they have now closed.

    How awful for those poor brides!

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  • lisaloulou
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    Woah lucky escape your friend had! Must have been Lisa the owner you saw as I heard that Sophie the other lady who deals with the bridal side "went" about three weeks ago.

    I am still so shocked as, like you say, they are lovely in there. Good actress!

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