For those of you who are looking for plus sized shops for dresses for mom I highly recommend Queen of Hearts in Merrick and Omnibus in Babylon. Both stores had a very nice selection and the staff were very pleasant. I was so happy to see my other have a huge smile and feel beautiful after a few other discouraging attempts.
I also went to S u g a r p l u m in Lynbrook and walked out of the store. The saleszilla that 'dealt' with us, (and I did feel like like it was a chore for her to assist us) basically hissed that unless we would commit to buying a dress that day she couldn't be bothered to bring the dresses out from the back.
Being plus size is hard enough without being barked at with ultimatums. Plus sized moms deserve to look and feel beautiful. This place is anything with sweet. Stick with Queen of Hearts and Omnibus. These are the types of stores that deserve your business.
Abby2678
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I totally agree....My FMIL is not a big lady and had the same experience at Sugarplum...My mom is a heavy woman....she goes to a store in Albertson/Williston Park called Phillies(sp?)...u need to be prpared to spend but the service is amazing and they will do it all for u....
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wow i'm sorry to hear that about Sugarplum. All the times I went in there with my mom we never had a problem. And the women that took my recomendation to go there never had a problem. It could just be a different saleswoman and a bad day.
I'm glad you liked the other 2! I've heard so many good things about Queen of Hearts. I usually recomend that one too :D
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thank you for putting this post up.. i needed to find somewhere for my mom. and yeah they have bad service in sugarplum.. never going back there
gisellav
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Posted by Abby2678
I totally agree....My FMIL is not a big lady and had the same experience at Sugarplum...My mom is a heavy woman....she goes to a store in Albertson/Williston Park called Phillies(sp?)...u need to be prpared to spend but the service is amazing and they will do it all for u....
do you have the number and address for this one???
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My mom got her dress for my wedding & my brothers' wedding 5 years ago at Queen of Hearts!
She LOVES the women there (the same lady has been there all that time) and my mom considers them friends, that's how lovely they are to their customers!!!!
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my mom looked at sugarplum too and they put so much pressure on you to buy on the spot. i know they want to move you along but they were rushing us into making a decision, and im glad the decision we did make was not to buy the dress she was considering there
bigrd37
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my mom got her dress from totally you in bellmore. they have a nice selection. we looked at queen of hearts, but their dresses were REALLY expensive!
Mrs B to Be
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Posted by bigrd37
my mom got her dress from totally you in bellmore. they have a nice selection. we looked at queen of hearts, but their dresses were REALLY expensive!
thank you for posting these stores!!!!
What would you define as expensive for a MOB dress? I'm just curious what the average prices are at Queen of Hearts.
Thanks!
Abby2678
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I know it is on Willis Ave in Albertson...Near Jericho Tpke...My mom always does well there and I mean by pricy arpund 1500-2000 but beautiful stuff and included alterations...
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My mother is also plus-sized and HATED S ugar Plums. She liked Queen of Hearts but ultimately found her dress at Totally You. They had a great selection and she could try on in her size and color.
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My Mom got her dress at Omnibus! We loved them there. She isn't plus sized regularly but we all know dresses run small so it was great that she could try one on that was bigger. They were very sweet and patient there.
