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Alterations....need help!

drivwal Posted:

Alterations....need help!

Hello everyone!!,
I am a little confused about alteration and bustle prices. I talked with a woman from a bridal salon and she told me that there was an alteration cap and then there was a separate bustle price. She also told me that the price was probably going to go up because I will most likely need the dress hemmed as well. The estimated bustle price alone was about $1200! I do not know if I am willing to spend that on just the bustle alone because the dress only cost me $600 and if I add the bustle and the hem and the alteration then I am not totally sure that it is worth it to get this work done there. Does anyone have an opinion on this? Is it worth the money? The seamstress is supposed to be really really good.
rocketsummer17 Posted:

Re: Alterations....need help!

i havent gone to look at dresses yet or even look into alterations prices but the price you were quoted seems WAY to high!! $1200 for a bustle?? that just as much as the wedding dress itself!!!
Look around for other alteration price quotes, there has to be something more reasonable out there...
T E R I Posted:

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I replied to you on BHB, but i definitely think its tooo much, for my dress the alterations cap is $295 and the bustle is $20 for a set of ribbons at a cap of $150. You should definitely look around for better prices

drivwal Posted:

Re: Alterations....need help!

Thanks guys! I feel so much better now that I know that I am not the only one who thinks that the price I was given is a little too much! I want the dress to fit me well and all but geez haha not for that much money!

stinenandy2010 Posted:

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That is such a rip off...I would not get your alternations done there.

My place also has a cap of $295 for alternations and depending on the bustle you get, it ranges from $20 - $150.
simbaspaws Posted:

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Sorry for crashing but that is insane..never heard such a thing I am getting my dress at Kleinfeld's, whose alterations are $599, which I thought was $$$. It is fixed and includes everything....

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