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Beginner August 2014

Does this website look the real deal to you?

these_days, 19 April, 2013 at 17:04 Posted on Planning 0 9

A few of you may remember I posted a while ago asking about buying wedding dresses from China as I'd found one online that I'd fallen in love with. After a lot of deliberation, I decided not to go ahead with this option as there was no feedback whatsoever online regarding the site and I had visions of it all going horribly wrong. I then stumbled across the same dress on a Canadian website which I thought was perfect as I am off there on holiday in the summer and thought I could pop into the shop in person to take a look at it. I emailed the bridal shop and they said yes, that was fine. I tried calling them in person to arrange an appointment, then took another look at their website, and lo and behold, they have gone and closed down!! Just my luck! Since then, I've spotted the same dress (funny how it pops up in the strangest of places) on a UK site called www.theweddingdress.co.uk

The only thing is, they have no prices anywhere for any of their dresses and I'm wondering if they order them in from China? They have a shop apparently based in Essex but it's too far for me to travel to. What does everyone else think of their site? Is it a bit sparse/dodgy looking? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm becoming rather exasperated!

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Latest activity by these_days, 20 April, 2013 at 16:54
  • FlickAndZeb
    Beginner September 2013
    FlickAndZeb ·
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    I think you should contact them, there's a number - give them a ring! It is abit dodgy that none of the wedding dresses or bridesmaids dresses have prices :s And everything else does but saying that designer websites doesn't have prices either.

    Trust your gut, if you don't think it's worth it then don't do it. On the other hand, if they quote you a good price for your dress could you take a day to visit the shop so you can see for yourself? They say they have over 600 dresses in stock?

    The shops is still open DO IT NOW!!!! & update us Smiley winking

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    vgbear ·
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    In all fairness nearly every dress shop orders dresses from China and a lot of the big names have there dresses there

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  • T
    Beginner August 2014
    these_days ·
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    I sent them an email but haven't had a response so am definitely going to try calling them tomorrow! The fact they are based in the UK and not just using a UK internet domain makes me feel a tad more confident!

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  • Mrs Monkey
    Beginner July 2013
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    It's a hard one - I've looked through it and it says they are members of www.essexweddingguild.co.uk yet when I click the link it comes straight back to their website. So I googled it, there is a wedding guild site for Essex (recommending suppliers etc) yet I can't find this shop on there!

    Personally I wouldn't risk ordering off a website if I couldn't visit the shop. Maybe you could have a mini holiday in Essex and take a look in person Smiley laugh

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  • Mrs Monkey
    Beginner July 2013
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    Actually I've just googled the address and used street walk - the shop is clearly there Smiley smile so I'd say it's genuine

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  • T
    Beginner August 2014
    these_days ·
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    Thanks for taking the time to look...yes I found when I clicked on that link it took me straight back to the same page! Very weird! I also googled their address and they do seem to be legitimate, think all I can really do now is call in person and ask for a few more details. I hope someone answers the phone seeing as no one responded to my email enquiry!

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    Beginner August 2014
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    So I tried calling them today and the number doesn't even ring, just makes some weird dialling number. I found 2 other numbers for them via Google and yet again, the same thing with those 2. Looks like I'm back to square one then!

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  • Mrs Monkey
    Beginner July 2013
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    Oh Smiley sad maybe the shop has closed down!

    Maybe you could look into more Canadian shops selling it? Seeing as the first one you looked at did, plus you're going there anyway. It might work out cheaper to buy your dress abroad Smiley smile

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  • goldpants
    Beginner May 2014
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    In all the research I did online for wedding dresses I never found a legit sit that DID have prices on the website...normally you have to ask. The only time I got a rough idea of how much a dress cost was wedding forums when people hared. x

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  • T
    Beginner August 2014
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    Thanks, yes might just mooch around the shops in Canada when I get there as I think you're right about them being cheaper abroad!

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