Tabetha
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Impartial input appreciated here.
This summer, I found a dress which I love. LOVE. I discovered in November that there's a store here in Toronto which sells the dress. Only two stores in all of Canada.
The dress costs $2800, Canadian. Plus tax, so add 14%.
While in Florida, I found that the Boca Raton Saks sells the dress for $2045. They'll give a discount of 10% if I get the Saks card. So we're down to about $1800 US. So add about 15%.
Now, to me, these are very big numbers. Especially for a dress. So my mom and I also went to David's Bridal, and I found a reasonable "Plan B" dress. Of course it's one of their high end dresses, for $1000. The dress is pretty, but feels very busy to me, but it makes me wonder if I do want a train. The LOVE dress does not have a train. But I still LOVE it.
I am mulling, and leaning towards a plan B dress that won't break the bank or make me feel guilty.
Cut to yesterday, when on a whim I searched ebay for the designer of my LOVE dress. What comes up? THE dress. In my size, if not a touch larger (all the better to take in with, my dear).
It's about $1500 as a "Buy it Now".
Do I buy this dress, knowing full well that my wedding is about 20 months away? Knowing that this dress was purchased for a cancelled wedding, and has not yet even been seen by the poor woman who bought it, since she "can't bear" to go to the salon and see it? (Note: I'm not a novice ebayer - she's got perfect feedback, and I'd insist that she buck up and provide a photo and look it over before I bought...)
I am really in a quandary. Is this Fate?
This summer, I found a dress which I love. LOVE. I discovered in November that there's a store here in Toronto which sells the dress. Only two stores in all of Canada.
The dress costs $2800, Canadian. Plus tax, so add 14%.
While in Florida, I found that the Boca Raton Saks sells the dress for $2045. They'll give a discount of 10% if I get the Saks card. So we're down to about $1800 US. So add about 15%.
Now, to me, these are very big numbers. Especially for a dress. So my mom and I also went to David's Bridal, and I found a reasonable "Plan B" dress. Of course it's one of their high end dresses, for $1000. The dress is pretty, but feels very busy to me, but it makes me wonder if I do want a train. The LOVE dress does not have a train. But I still LOVE it.
I am mulling, and leaning towards a plan B dress that won't break the bank or make me feel guilty.
Cut to yesterday, when on a whim I searched ebay for the designer of my LOVE dress. What comes up? THE dress. In my size, if not a touch larger (all the better to take in with, my dear).
It's about $1500 as a "Buy it Now".
Do I buy this dress, knowing full well that my wedding is about 20 months away? Knowing that this dress was purchased for a cancelled wedding, and has not yet even been seen by the poor woman who bought it, since she "can't bear" to go to the salon and see it? (Note: I'm not a novice ebayer - she's got perfect feedback, and I'd insist that she buck up and provide a photo and look it over before I bought...)
I am really in a quandary. Is this Fate?
I got my dress at just over the year mark and I sooo can't wait to wear because I fell in love with it. Best wishes to you!
Great idea! That sounds so yummy right now!
