Can’t we just call them used?
By Never teh BrideSo what if it’s commonly considered bad luck to wear a second hand wedding gown. Since when is it bad luck to save some bucks? Preowned Wedding Dress (don’t click just yet) wants to change the way brides-to-be whose budgets don’t allow for much wriggle room shop for their dresses. The site also aims to change how newly married ladies dispose of those dresses.
I would love to be able to rave about a site like this…a site that simply brings buyers and sellers together in a fluid way. Really, I would. Gowns are apparently are listed by size, price, and designer, and each is posted with up to five images so shoppers can get an idea of what they’re looking at. Seller’s listings cost a mere $25 to post and last a full 12 months or until the gown is sold. All in all, it sounds like a fantastic idea.
But sadly, I can’t tell you much about the range of dresses for sale, as I couldn’t look at any of the listings because the site repeatedly froze Firefox. Error messages informed me that the site’s “applet counter” was “notinited,” whatever that means. Click at your own risk, people. If you do get through, let me know what you think of the selection on offer.
UPDATE: Others have been able to view the site just fine, indicating that it may be a problem with my particular version of Firefox, so browse away!
September 17th, 2007 at 11:40 am
Actually I spent two months shopping at that webpage everyday without it ever even once freezing my browser! I loved it.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Maybe the site likes really out of date browsers, because I didn’t have any problem navigating it with Netscape.
There were some great looking deals on some very pretty gowns, from size 2 - 28.
If any of our readers are looking for a real bargain on a wedding gown, I recommend taking a look.
September 17th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Thanks for looking into that for me, Twistie. Maybe I’ll give it a try with another browser!
September 17th, 2007 at 7:53 pm
It’s not just you, NtB — froze my FireFox too.
September 18th, 2007 at 12:35 am
i’ve browsed the site several times. and though it’s never caused my comp to freeze, selection-wise i think it’s one of those things where you have to be at the right place at the right time. but hey, a fantastic bargain is worth the hunt!
September 18th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
I’ll forever be jealous of my sister who found her wedding dress by accident. It was in the window display of a second hand shop. She paid $90 for a Badgley Mischka dress. I don’t see how anyone could call that bad luck!
P.S. The site doesn’t work for me either but I’m in Safari not Firefox.
September 30th, 2007 at 5:12 am
Hi Never the Bride,
The picture you posted is the exact dress my daughter is looking at for $800 at David’s Bridal (Chicago). Is this dress for sale by you? What size? Thanks!