Having grown up in the Towson area, I thought I'd give Gamberdella's a try. I mainly went there because I was interested in some Watters gowns and the Watters site said G's had the full line of gowns. They were friendly on the phone and were able to make an appointment for me later that day.\r
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However, when I arrived, I found they had none of the Watters gowns I was looking for. And when they discovered I was looking for dresses in the $1000 range, the attendant pretty much lost all interest in me, even though there was no one else in the store. She did bring me about 5 dresses that were in my range, but after doing so, she simply left the dressing room and I never saw her again. I proceeded to try on some bridesmaids dresses I found that were available in ivory and I picked out about 3 I really liked. However, there was no one there to notify of this, so my friend and I simply left.\r
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No idea how these people stay in business. I was really offended at how second class I was treated. I also didn't like that their sample sizes are all 8 and 10, which I guess means they cater to the negative size 2 bony-assed private school types.
Pros: same day appt, allowed me to bring a camera to photograph myself in the gowns
Cons: don't work well with low budget, sizes really small, you can't look at what they have--they just bring it to you
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