Comments on: Siouxzi's nightmare at Macy's Bridal

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:04:51 +0000

Gah, so much brutality! ;(

SO glad that Siouxzi had such an awesome wedding!

…& yeah, not going to a department store, yipes!

By: Pearbaby

Pearbaby — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:30:59 +0000

I got lucky bridal shopping (probably because I only went into two stores and all I had for a guideline was a dress that involved black somehow). My SIL wasn't so lucky though. She has MS and although her condition has much improved with better treatments, she still tires out really easily. She was in a shop and to make her mom happy she said she would try on a few of the big poufy dresses. Now, those things weigh a ton even without having any other issues to deal with. She was having a lot of trouble with the dresses and the saleswoman told her that "really, if you're so sick you shouldn't be trying on dresses like this. In fact, you should really consider whether you should even be getting married at all." WTF?!? Needless to say they didn't buy a damn thing in that store. What the hell is wrong with people?

By: Alissa

Alissa — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:06:39 +0000

I used to have the misfortune to work in the Macy's bridal section, along with a lot of awful bitchy old ladies who treated people like you described. I decided, while I was working there, that I when my boyfriend and I get married I will never go to a department store to look for dresses, nor will I register for stupid pots and pans that I don't really need, so that everyone else can feel obligated to buy me stuff that is 3x overpriced.
Boo Macy's. Indeed.

By: Peggy

Peggy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:17:49 +0000

I JUST read this. I know it's after the fact, and I hope your wedding went well and being in that situation (with a Mom in Stage 4 liver cancer)….just wondering if the bride ever contacted management at Macy's and wrote a scathing letter about customer service…or the incredible lack of it tbat she received. Some of these providers get too into their own little worlds….and forget that there are many other people willing to service a wedding…and yes, even though you weren't necessarily going to buy from them, word of mouth means a lot.

By: Jody

Jody — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:51:45 +0000

That's terrible. Leave Macy's for the mainstream. Hope you had a great wedding.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:08:08 +0000

I am so sorry to hear that. I am going through the same thing, and it totally sucks. My mother was just diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer (it's also in her breast and brain), and my finace and I have been planning a wedding in Jamaica for April 2009. They gave her 2 years to live and she's only 46. I am totally stressed out. I thought about moving the wedding up with a very small guest list, but the wedding planning is a good distraction for her from the chemo and radiation.
I've been so angry at the world that I dare some wedding vendor to be rude or snub me like this – heads will roll.

By: Dolly

Dolly — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 02:35:42 +0000

I went to David's Bridal… I didn't have an appointment so they made me come back two hours later because they'd have a "consultant" available. When I came back, the "consultant" (who had 3 of us with appointments at the same time) gave me a book to pick dresses from, out of the 8 I picked they only had 3 in "my size" in stock. (None of their cheap dresses were in the book, and she would let me have my friend grab the cheap ones off the rack that I really really liked).

The real hell started when I tried the dresses on… lets just say the phrases, "well with a rear end that size, no dress is going to fit well", "We make lots of dresses in large sizes, but not THAT large", "You know, a bride your LARGE size should have been looking for a dress a year ago, not just 4 months before the wedding", "The poofy sleeves on this one would cover your large…uh…fluffy…arms", and my personal favorite, "Well a bride your size should know that you aren't going to find a dress that's perfect for you, you're lucky to find one that fits".

I'm only a size 16… when did that become "huge". I found an amazing dress at a little shop, the lady was sweet and they had dozens of dresses in my size, and they had five dresses that matched my exact wants… the first one I tried on was my dream dress! If you live near Everett, Washington and want a colorful dress or a princess dress then I recommend Hermosa Bridal Boutique in Snohomish.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:04:23 +0000

Wow… sadly I'm not surprised about the way everyone has been treated at Macy's. I work for a luxury retailer who specializes in fine china and bridal registries, and I have heard total nightmare stories from my brides about Macy's. They're just too big to really care about the customers and they probably pay so crappy that their sales people have an attitude and don't want to work. I absolutely will boycott them at all costs.

Other than David's Bridal trying to sell me dresses I clearly told them I would not buy (I told them my budget was $300 or under and they kept giving me $600+ dresses to try on), they weren't too bad. The consultant let me try on tons of dresses and was helpful and courteous. I ended up walking out with a clearance-priced pale yellow dress for $60.00. Sweeeet.

By: April

April — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:25:02 +0000

I'm so sorry to hear all this. I was very lucky to find a small town shop with an open minded owner. She didn't balk when I had my two boys with me. She's a grandmother and played with the boys and let them run around. She had a tattoo herself (her son is an artist). I gave her my price- $300- and she found something perfect. If you're in Western PA, send me a note and I'll tell you where to go!

By: ophelia

ophelia — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:59:18 +0000

I was having similar trouble with looking at bridal shops, because I didn't always have time to make an appointment or whatever, and I don't NEED a whole barrage of women telling me personally that I am NOBODY if I don't buy the priciest gown and matching cathedral veil. It is a nightmare. When I found the dress I loved, it was at a little silk shop in Portland, OR, where I could try on as many dresses as I wanted, and I happened to leave the same day with the dress in hand (because it happened to fit,) with the promise that I could come back for free alterations anytime. It was a relief, and the dress was so pretty I wanted to cry. It was grey silk, absolutely gorgeous, and cost about 1/4 of the other dresses I'd been eying. The people at David's Bridal and Macy's are going to have to answer to someone in the afterlife, and explain why they thought it was so funny to toy with people.