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ml110
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GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
grr! i just paid $70 to have really simple alterations done on a bridesmaids dress- all it needed was a hem and taken in a tiny bit in the boob area. thats IT!! $70!
i guess i'm spoiled because my mom has always done all my alterations for me- but she lives 2 hours away now, so its tough.
well, i guess now i know to ask for prices before i go somewhere! and at least i like the dress...
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MsSissy
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
 
They definitely rip you off once they hear "wedding".
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| Posted 4/1/08 5:38 PM |
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freckles
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Yup, I had a bm dress hemmed last year and it was $65...after I paid $250 for the dress!!!!!! 
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| Posted 4/1/08 5:49 PM |
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ml110
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Posted by freckles
Yup, I had a bm dress hemmed last year and it was $65...after I paid $250 for the dress!!!!!!
wow! and i'm complaining about mine! thats the other good thing- we got a good deal on the dresses, and it was "only" $118, so that makes it a little easier to take! but still! why does the word "wedding" just put dollar signs in people's eyes?! 
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| Posted 4/1/08 5:57 PM |
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luckysmom
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Yeah, tel me about it. I just paid $90 when i should have paid like $60 or $70. THeres no beading on the dress. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr..............
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| Posted 4/1/08 7:18 PM |
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vmac
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
ugh! i don't think i've ever paid less than $60 for alterations. makes me crazy!!
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| Posted 4/1/08 8:08 PM |
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leese
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Posted by vmac
ugh! i don't think i've ever paid less than $60 for alterations. makes me crazy!!
me either! it's a racket!
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| Posted 4/1/08 8:27 PM |
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ReiRei13
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
I know...its crazy!!! Just haad to pay $65 for the same exact thing!!!
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| Posted 4/1/08 9:41 PM |
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Katie111806
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
this happened to me last summer - i spent $85 on the simplest little alterations. i should have been a tailor - i'd be rich!
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| Posted 4/1/08 9:50 PM |
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ml110
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Posted by Katie111806
i should have been a tailor - i'd be rich!
LOL i know!!! like i said, my mom sews and i keep telling her that when she retires she could totally go into business for herself doing alterations and make a TON of money!
i'm glad to see i'm not the only one who has to deal with this- lol what we do for our friends! 
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| Posted 4/1/08 10:16 PM |
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Jax430
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
My friend chose David's Bridal for her BM dresses so that they wouldn't be too expensive.
Dress = $130
Alterations = $115!
The bride went with me for my fitting. The seamstress fitted me, then brought me the invoice. Cups sewn in: $20 (typical); Taking the top in: $30; Hem: $65! I couldn't believe it! My friend felt terrible..she had no idea!
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| Posted 4/1/08 10:56 PM |
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Gertyrae
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
When I got married, I asked them to cap the price of alterations...they capped them at $75 - and then charged $75 just to hem each dress.
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| Posted 4/2/08 6:58 AM |
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ctrain1124
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Posted by Gertyrae
When I got married, I asked them to cap the price of alterations...they capped them at $75 - and then charged $75 just to hem each dress.
This is the same for me. The slightest hem still was $75.
I'm in the wrong business!
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| Posted 4/2/08 7:12 AM |
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MsMBV
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I hate that. they ALWAYS charge the alteration cap, regardless of what needs to be done. I had only a clasp added to a BM dress once to make it fit more snugly at the top, and they charged me the cap of $85.
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| Posted 4/2/08 9:12 AM |
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kahlua716
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
I feel you!
My girls paid $60 for minor alterations and it turned out they used HEMMING tape!!!! I was NOT a happy camper.
(The hemming tape was used as a shortcut, I assume, because the dresses came in 2 months late- 1 week before the wedding and this particular vendor overbooks herself )
I'm a bridesmaid in 3 weddings within the next year- its going to cost me a fortune!
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| Posted 4/2/08 10:20 AM |
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baghag
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Yikes!
Can anyone recommend a seamstress in Brooklyn/NYC for BM alterations, that won't cost as much as the dress? I have a wedding in September.
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| Posted 4/2/08 10:24 AM |
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mycrayon1
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
At least you can wear the dress again?
They def jack up the prices a lot when they realize its a bridesmaid dress.
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| Posted 4/2/08 10:33 AM |
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jxnoscar
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
I stopped getting them fitted at the place purchased. I just was in a wedding this past week. My tailor fitted and hemmed my dress for 14 bucks and I live in Manhattan. The only thing is I wish I thought of this 5 weddings ago
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| Posted 4/2/08 10:42 AM |
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imagin916
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Posted by Jax430
My friend chose David's Bridal for her BM dresses so that they wouldn't be too expensive.
Dress = $130
Alterations = $115!
The bride went with me for my fitting. The seamstress fitted me, then brought me the invoice. Cups sewn in: $20 (typical); Taking the top in: $30; Hem: $65! I couldn't believe it! My friend felt terrible..she had no idea!
I had the same situation when I was in a wedding years ago. I needed the same things you did, and I told the woman to take the pins out of the dress and I would go elsewhere. I took the dress to the wedding center and it cost me like half of what David's wanted.
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| Posted 4/2/08 11:04 AM |
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anonttcer
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Posted by jxnoscar
I stopped getting them fitted at the place purchased. I just was in a wedding this past week. My tailor fitted and hemmed my dress for 14 bucks and I live in Manhattan. The only thing is I wish I thought of this 5 weddings ago
That is the best idea ever...
These bridal places just look to rip you off- it's really sad....,
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| Posted 4/2/08 11:20 AM |
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ml110
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
Posted by jxnoscar
I stopped getting them fitted at the place purchased. I just was in a wedding this past week. My tailor fitted and hemmed my dress for 14 bucks and I live in Manhattan. The only thing is I wish I thought of this 5 weddings ago
this is totally what i'm going to do next time!! i'm short, so i need pretty much every pair of pants i buy hemmed, and i usually just take it to the dry cleaners to get done... BUT, silly me thought that since this was a dress for a wedding, i wanted to take it to a place that specialized in dresses... next time, its all about the dry cleaners! LOL
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| Posted 4/2/08 11:24 AM |
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leese
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Re: GRR! being a bridesmaid vent!
I found that even my tailors ends up being a lot of money. But if you have a good one, more power to you! :)
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| Posted 4/2/08 11:40 AM |
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