Having been in the bridal industry for 8yrs, I like going into other bridal shops to see how things work for them. This is a good way of possibly making positive changes within your business. I was only a sales manager at a bridal shop but I was curious to know how other shops did business. First, David's has great prices on most of their stuff; however, of late, their stuff has been getting more expensive. The quality of their dresses are only of less than average quality. You get what you pay for.. Some people may think, Im only going to wear it once, so who cares? While others are on a tight budget and have no choice but to shop at david's because their prices are good. Im not saying David's has ugly dresses because they DO have some very nice dresses but they are few and far between. Maybe because I have seen better quality is why I am saying this. I, for one, would never shop at David's. First, you are buying a dress that is accessible to thousands of other women. That takes away the intimacy of the dress when you open up the newspaper and see five girls wearing your dress. Second, you will rarely get ono-on-one attention in such a large bridal chain. Third, the overturn on staff is amazing so you have newbies giving you advice on dresses they dont know firsthand about. Fourth, the company has so many orders that your is bound to be lost amongst the abyss of orders. I have heard from many customers, running into my store last minute looking for a replacement dress or other, that David's called them up months after their order to say, SORRY CANT GET YOUR DRESSES SO WE'LL GIVE YOU A REFUND. That's nice of you and all to give me my money back but I really needed to dresses more! It happens-frequently-but it happens everywhere at all shops. Just more at the larger chains.
Pros: Great prices
Cons: cheap quality
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