I just wanted to share my experience with other brides to be when to comes to buying copied wedding dresses from China off ebay as I’ve seen threads on here from ladies asking about dresses on ebay etc.. I'm not naming anyone or anything, I'm sharing my experiences.
I’ve had two dresses off ebay, both from different sellers. My first one looked amazing on the photos and communication with the seller was good too. I sent over my measurements and paid the £75 inc P&P charges. I waited about 6 weeks and it arrived (after being stuck in Customs for a few days) I’d ordered a beautiful diamond white dress with diamante bodice and a lovely train, scattered with diamantes as well. Beautiful or so I thought…!
The quality was terrible, there were loads of bits of random pieces of cut off material sewn all over it and there were diamantes hanging off it too. The colour also wasn’t right – it was too white, so white that it was almost blue! I decided I didn’t like it and went on the hunt for another dress. We only have a small budget so I headed for ebay again. This time, I found a different dress from another seller in China. I checked her feedback and it was 99% - the main complaints were the P&P charges.
This time, I picked a dress based on the Pronovios dress, Fuente. It looked beautiful. I paid £90 inc P&P this time and hoped it’d be better than the first one. Again, all measurements were given and 6 weeks later, it arrived.
This dress was beautiful – perfect I thought. The fit was perfect, quality so much better. I loved it. Until my mum took photos. The dress had a layer of tulle over the bodice and down over the train, which to the eye looked amazing, but as soon as the camera flash went off, it resembled a scrumpled up carrier bag. It was horrible. I couldn’t get the photos out of my head and there was no way I could wear it on my wedding day.
So 10 weeks before my big day, I was dress-less and I’d spent almost £200 on 2 dresses that I hated. I was gutted.
I’ve now bought a beautiful Maggie Sottero dress (borrowed the money from Bank of Mum) and I can’t tell you how happy I am with it. It’s perfect and I feel like a proper bride.
I also must say, I have bought 2 bridesmaid dresses from ebay aswell, from a seller in Birmingham, and they are fantastic!
My post is one to warn Brides to Be to be wary when buying on ebay – the wedding dresses are nothing like the original designers and I think it is worth paying that bit more for an original dress. I know there are some Hitchers that have had a good experience, they were the lucky ones.
I've added a photo of the 2nd dress with me wearing it and the original so you can see the difference!
