Should I order from Perfect Bridal China

by Anna
(Charleston, SC)

I was on ebay searching for a dress when I found this red mermaid dress that I fell in love with! Its gorgeous!! So I emailed the company and they want me to send my paypal email so we can complete the transaction but I don't really know if it's a good idea.

Has anyone bought a dress from this website and have it turn out the same as the picture because when I saw their real product show picture, it looked like the dress, but not as nice. The designs looked liked they didn't have much time put into them and a child sewed them on.

Also, if I don't receive the dress, will paypal refund my money and should I order off their website or ebay? They also said its going to take 60-65 days because of a "Spring Festivale" so that kind of makes me feel ify about whether or not I should go ahead and purchase the dress. I want the dress to look a little different, so I will post picture of the real dress, copy cat, and the sleeves I want on the dress :)
* please answer my questions as soon as possible, I really want this dress*

Hi Anna,

I have to say that I see warning signs in your comment that leads me to believe that your dress will most likely not come out like you want. The telling thing you said is that the picture of their real dress doesn't look like the designers' picture they are copying. And you also mentioned that the dress didn't look like they put much into it and like a child sew on it. That is most likely the quality you will receive. I'm sure the price they are asking is much lower than the designer gown and that is because the fabric and construction is much lower in quality.

You mentioned the shipping time could be a problem. If the shipping dates are less than a month from your wedding date or wear date, if this isn't a wedding gown, I would not suggest buying it. You would not have enough time for alterations or if something is wrong there is no time to correct the matter.

Now what you want to do is look at how to dispute a purchase on Paypal or the return policy for ebay sellers. Also look at the return policy for Perfect Bridal. The one thing you can do to protect yourself should you need to return something is to purchase it on a credit card. Don't use a debit card but a credit card since the credit card companies will help you the consumer with your refund more than your local bank will with a debit card.

Just make sure to keep all receipts,emails and communications that you receive from the company. You will need these things if you dispute the charges through the credit card company. If you pay for your wedding gown any other way you are more at risk of not getting your money back.

Hopefully someone who has done business with this company will chime in and give you a first hand account of their experience. (If you want to send in pictures send pictures to findbridedress(at)gmail.com and I will add them to this post.)

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