*******BEWARE OF BRIDAL ELEGANCE********
I just want to make it perfectly clear to everyone who may have been contacted by anyone at Bridal Elegance that they are out get your money.
Other brides know this theif by the name of Melody, and I was told her name was Lynn.
Whatever story you are given, DO NOT BUY FROM HER!!!
She will take your money and you will never get anything in return for it. She sounds really sweet and polite on the phone, and will tell you all about her 5 kids to make you want to business with her, and then she will feed you line after line about how your dress is backordered, or being made, or even on its way to you but you will never get it!!!
Don`t be taken in by her lies and excuses!!!
Best of luck to everyone!!!
Other brides know this theif by the name of Melody, and I was told her name was Lynn.
Whatever story you are given, DO NOT BUY FROM HER!!!
She will take your money and you will never get anything in return for it. She sounds really sweet and polite on the phone, and will tell you all about her 5 kids to make you want to business with her, and then she will feed you line after line about how your dress is backordered, or being made, or even on its way to you but you will never get it!!!
Don`t be taken in by her lies and excuses!!!
Best of luck to everyone!!!
Posted by Pamela; updated 12/29/04
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Hi,
Can you share with us the city and state of this business? We are aware of Melody/Lynn, but never know where she will pop up again or under what new name. Please tell us a little more, such as phone number, email address you have for her. Thank you for the warning....we surely need it!
Can you share with us the city and state of this business? We are aware of Melody/Lynn, but never know where she will pop up again or under what new name. Please tell us a little more, such as phone number, email address you have for her. Thank you for the warning....we surely need it!
Posted by Katie; updated 12/29/04
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The address that I have for her is
242 Lehigh Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Her phone number that she gave me is
1-866-455-6259
But, I`ve also reached her at
301-790-1604
The last number is registered to a Melody Row in Maryland, however I always called her Lynn b/c that was the name she gave me.
The email where I would send inquiries to was bridalelegnce@aol.com, but she also uses Dream_maker601@yahoo.com for PayPal payments and a "reference". Meaning, if you ask for a reference, she will give you that email address and then respond to you posing as a "satisfied" customer.
She has gotten an aweful lot of bad publicity lately, so keep an eye out because I`m sure she will probably change the name of her "company" soon. But, the phone numbers always remain the same so use those as a guideline for identifying her. She will also almost always mention her 5 (soon to be 6) kids.
Hope this helps!! Best of Luck!!
242 Lehigh Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Her phone number that she gave me is
1-866-455-6259
But, I`ve also reached her at
301-790-1604
The last number is registered to a Melody Row in Maryland, however I always called her Lynn b/c that was the name she gave me.
The email where I would send inquiries to was bridalelegnce@aol.com, but she also uses Dream_maker601@yahoo.com for PayPal payments and a "reference". Meaning, if you ask for a reference, she will give you that email address and then respond to you posing as a "satisfied" customer.
She has gotten an aweful lot of bad publicity lately, so keep an eye out because I`m sure she will probably change the name of her "company" soon. But, the phone numbers always remain the same so use those as a guideline for identifying her. She will also almost always mention her 5 (soon to be 6) kids.
Hope this helps!! Best of Luck!!
Posted by Pamela; updated 12/29/04
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FYI to all Brides to be
Only buy your gown from an authorized retailer - either online or in a store. Only authorized retailers can sell you the gown. It is obvious that Patty is NOT an authorized retailer for Maggie. She stated a that "her broker" - right there lies the problem. First of all Maggie PROHIBITS retailers selling their gowns on line or below the MSRP!! And when you deal with a seller who uses a "broker" problems like this happen.
No bride should have to go through this on what is suppose to be the happiest day of her life so if you do not want to get scammed or ruined your day, do your homework. Many on-line sellers have full service stores that offer the gowns on-line at discount prices but just make sure that they are a REAL buiness. Check with the BBB, check with the deisgner to see if they are authorized to sell their gowns, get phone numbers and USE a major credit card for protection. There are many good vendors here who like what they do and do it honestly. But you the buyer have to protect yourselves since you are not doing the sale in person. I hope the brides who got scammed by this Patty receive their gowns of their dreams and there are many vendors here to help you.
As far as Partypop goes, I feel the owners of this site better do a better job of checking out vendors before they are allowed to use this site a source to scam any more brides out of their hard earned money and their dreams.
Good luck to all you brides and best wishes!!
Only buy your gown from an authorized retailer - either online or in a store. Only authorized retailers can sell you the gown. It is obvious that Patty is NOT an authorized retailer for Maggie. She stated a that "her broker" - right there lies the problem. First of all Maggie PROHIBITS retailers selling their gowns on line or below the MSRP!! And when you deal with a seller who uses a "broker" problems like this happen.
No bride should have to go through this on what is suppose to be the happiest day of her life so if you do not want to get scammed or ruined your day, do your homework. Many on-line sellers have full service stores that offer the gowns on-line at discount prices but just make sure that they are a REAL buiness. Check with the BBB, check with the deisgner to see if they are authorized to sell their gowns, get phone numbers and USE a major credit card for protection. There are many good vendors here who like what they do and do it honestly. But you the buyer have to protect yourselves since you are not doing the sale in person. I hope the brides who got scammed by this Patty receive their gowns of their dreams and there are many vendors here to help you.
As far as Partypop goes, I feel the owners of this site better do a better job of checking out vendors before they are allowed to use this site a source to scam any more brides out of their hard earned money and their dreams.
Good luck to all you brides and best wishes!!
Posted by Real vendor; updated 12/31/04
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Thank you
Rina
Thank you
Rina
Posted by Reena; updated 01/02/05
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Hi,
I am one of her victims. Recently, Melody used a different "business" name as Bridal Suite. She is living in Hagerstown, MD. But, she might tell you that she is living in Philadelphia.
Good luck brides!
I am one of her victims. Recently, Melody used a different "business" name as Bridal Suite. She is living in Hagerstown, MD. But, she might tell you that she is living in Philadelphia.
Good luck brides!
Posted by D; updated 01/26/05
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This is the address she gave me:
Bridal Elegance
242 Lehigh Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Second Address she gave me:
310 Euclid Place
Philadelphia, PA
Her Toll Free Number: 1-866-455-6259
Her E-mail: BridalElegnce@aol.com
Her number from my caller ID: 402-517-9978 (Pre-paid service so you can’t call it and when I looked it up, the service said it was an Omaha, NE based number)
Another number from my caller ID: 301-790-1604
The Address for this number is:
Row, James
34 S Mulberry St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(Funny how her phone number is in MD and the address she gave me is in PA, I guess she didn’t realize people could look it up)
Second Address for the number:
Row, James and Melody
30 Garlinger Ave.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Bridal Elegance
242 Lehigh Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19101
Second Address she gave me:
310 Euclid Place
Philadelphia, PA
Her Toll Free Number: 1-866-455-6259
Her E-mail: BridalElegnce@aol.com
Her number from my caller ID: 402-517-9978 (Pre-paid service so you can’t call it and when I looked it up, the service said it was an Omaha, NE based number)
Another number from my caller ID: 301-790-1604
The Address for this number is:
Row, James
34 S Mulberry St.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(Funny how her phone number is in MD and the address she gave me is in PA, I guess she didn’t realize people could look it up)
Second Address for the number:
Row, James and Melody
30 Garlinger Ave.
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Posted by N; updated 01/26/05