Buying a wedding gown online or from Ebay can be a daunting process especially when you can’t touch or examine the product before it is delivered. The savings, however, you get from buying a dress online can be significant and sometimes you even find priceless designer wedding gowns going for just a steal! So bear these tips in mind when you go shopping online.
Know Your Wedding Gown Fabric
It pays to visit a harbedashery or fabric shop to look through fabrics to understand what different fabrics are like. Understand the jargon used as fabric may be called differently by different vendors. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if you need further clarification on the grade and quality of the fabric.
Online Shopping Tip: Often cheaper fabric will cost less but it will not look as nice or fall as nicely as better fabric will.
Request For Actual Product Photos
Don’t simply rely on photos available on the site. Often, the photographs are just one angle and may not fully capture the gown. There may also be cases where the vendor may be a scammer and could be simply passing photos from other sites as their own. Avoid getting cheated by requesting for more photographs from various angles and for closeups to examine the details at length, especially beading and embroidery.
Online Shopping Tip: The background of the photo will give you lots of clues on the shop type. Be careful of differing backgrounds as it may mean fake photographs.
Shipping & Returns Policies
If you are interested in the gowns, always check the shipping costs and whether they send to your part of the world. Most shipping will go by weight so the more embroidery and beading you have, the more expensive the shipping! Always check about their returns policies or what you can do if the gown does not reach you in the promised condition.
Online Shopping Tip: Don’t commit to buying online until you are clear on the above costs and policies to avoid getting cheated.
Happy online shopping and do look out for little online wedding gown gems!
With Love,
Elle
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