Ruined the wedding dress i was going to send back

My friend just had a quote to get her wedding dress cleaned, it was 😳😳

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I would just sell it as BN and make it known it has a bit of make up on from trying it on. The amount you'll 'lose' will be less than the cost of getting it cleaned.

Claim on house contents insurance and just get rid of it?

Why was it cheeky? Ridiculous comment.

It's just like taking multiple dresses into the changing room, surely?

Yip was vagisil wash. It was over 12 years ago so seems to be a lot of different ones available now 🤣

OP didn’t do anything wrong in how she chose to shop for her dress. It was an unlucky accident.

Clothes are made out of different fabric and from different factories and in different production runs. Although they are made to a spec there is a degree of tolerance. Using a tape measure against a spec will help you find the correct size, but does not guarantee it.

But you’re unusual if you do that with wedding dresses. They’re not exactly every day shopping

I’m not shopping couture so generally don’t make appointments to try clothes on.

I also prefer shopping online so do most of my trying on at home.

I really don't care at all. OP sounds like a nice honest person who can't afford this mistake. JL already sent her one stinky item so they clearly don't take much care in their returns - I used to work there as a weekend job at uni and we'd take back any old shit on clothing returns, so it seems that hasn't changed. If they'll take it back more fool them. The mark up on these things is insane, one dress is not much to them and a huge amount to OP. But please, keep licking those boots.

You can’t be being serious?! In the shop you try them in (usually in a big size and gripped at the back if you’re smaller) - it’s effectively a display copy. It will likely sustain some damage but if you like one, you’ll order a new one which will arrive in pristine condition m. Meanwhile, the shop hasn’t lost any money because it can continue using the original dress as the one everyone tries on. If you buy them, damage them and send them back, the shop loses the money on that dress as it can’t be sold at full price.

in theory that's a great idea and I do always check the size guide against my measurements when ordering (no need to measure every time as I'm pretty consistent) but even on the size charts there is often a disclaimer saying measurements may vary.

And of course cuts vary - M&S say a size 10 is 87cm but clearly that can't be universal - a tight size 10 t shirt might measure 87cm but a size 10 over shirt or chunky knit might actually measure more because no one wants a skin tight Aran sweater!

if you could tell what clothes fitted you and suited your body shape you by reading the size chart /label, shops wouldn't need changing rooms.

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That is maddening! Would you be willing to drop a hint as to the name of the nasty retailers? Happy to boycott in solidarity!

From google. Will makeup come out of a wedding dress?
Take it to the dry cleaners and tell them what the stain is ( was it oil based foundation, water based etc) don't try tricks to remove it yourself. Bridal fabric is delicate and not meant to be cleaned the same way that ready-to-wear is.Sep 13, 2023

Just what I was going to write. Some people just want to be horrible for the sake of it. I guarantee every one of us has taken clothes into a changing room and tried them on, possibly buying none of them.

Could you go to a wedding dress shop and ask for stain removal advice? My friend got a mark on her dress trying it on the week before her wedding - she had bought the dress. She took it to a local shop who she said were great. They said they had all kinds of things they could try and after looking at it suggested what they thought was the best solution and it removed the stain. They didn't even charge her. She couldn't believe all the possible solutions they had for different things. Might be worth a try. It was a risk I suppose- might have made it worse but it was right on the front on the bodice and not in a place it could be disguised.Her mum had said she would have added some embroidery if it had left a mark.

why is it cheeky to want to try a wedding dress on and compare it to other dresses? I don’t find it cheeky at all. And I work in online retail.

Scummy attitude.

I have used hair mousse on a polyester dress and it removed makeup. I'd get it professionally cleaned and altered to fit or sell.

I'm really glad I tried on mine in the shop, ditto my daughter 🙈

My daughter bought prom dresses from a charity shop, took them to be altered by a dressmaker, it wasn't expensive.

Not cheeky at all. I did the same. Got married on a budget so couldn't afford a fancy dress. Ordered 4 dresses from BHS and Debenhams as they didn't carry all the sizes in the stores (back when they had physical stores - and that's what I was told to do by the store employees). Tried them on at home and returned the ones that didn't fit or I didn't like.