BM dress shopping.....warning from others!

Why don't you just ring round a few different shops and see if they have that same date free? Better that than worrying about if they do! If there no appointments, just stick with your original shop and make the judgement for yourself. If it's really bothering you then you can gently run your worries past the manager (or whoever is in the shop) and hopefully they will put your mind at ease. Genuine businesses don't want negative comments and you don't know what the situation was with the people who said "they have bad after care service".

Do you have your BMs all day?

if so nothing stops you booking more than one shop at different times and there is always highstreet shops too

as for the other thing I cant see why people would be nasty about moving house but the baby thing can be a sore issue for some as you never know there personal life, I part of an infertility group and some girls just block people from there lives as they can stand seeing people with what they have tried for for 10+ years, also most infertile people or people who suffer early trimester losses dont broadcast there news and can be genuinely hurt by have someone flaunt it at them

Sometimes other's people opinion is very important and can really help to avoid stress or problems... on the other hand, one malicious customer can tell bunch of lies if there was something what went wrong (not necessary because of the shops fault). If you are really worried about this particular shop, call them to check how they will deal with your concern or find another shop. I do know one great bridesmaid shop online, they also have showroom and are really great. If you around London, you can check them. It's evica.co.uk. But as I said before, check what they have to say, google some more info about them. If they are really bad company, you will find out.

I'd agree with other posters - book appointments at other shops. Also, look further afield - I got all my BM dresses from House of Fraser. You don't need to go to a specialised shop. One of my BMs couldn't make the day, but we took a punt, based on her figure and ordered the dress in different sizes. It was a gamble, but it paid off

Good luck!

It was my sisters friend and also an old school friend of mine who had warned me about this shop.....sisters friend also told me of someone she knew.

I think the thing I was worried about was that I'll only find out about the poor after care service once the deposits are paid and possibly the balance? One of these brides had to send her dress back twice to be altered and in the end had to buy new dresses altogether.

The appointment is for 2.30pm...can't be before as I want my 10year old daughter to be involved and she's not home from her dads until then, so this doesn't leave a lot of time to squeeze in another appointment on the same day.

But I'll definitely try high street stores etc too.

On the subject of my last sentence......what I was meaning was that the general feeling for me, and lots of others I know, is that people like to tell you the horror stories. Nothing mentioned about saying "nasty" things about moving house. More comments like how stressful it is, their own personal stories of house deals falling through at the last minute and so forth. I've had a baby of my own (as mentioned above) but I'm also facing difficulty having more in the future, not from infertility, but due to a medication I'm taking which would seriously compromise the development of a foetus. So I can see it from both sides........never have I felt anything has been flaunted at me, but one reply turned into a paragraph about this subject??

Anyway, thanks for the advice everyone.....keep your fingers crossed for me! Will discuss my concerns with the manager of the store but will also keep my eyes peeled for other dresses

xx