David`s Bridal Truly Is Bad

I completely agree with all of you that David`s Bridal is a terrible store. I am a bride-to-be in Miami, FL and my mom and I had the unfortunate experience of going to the David`s here in Coral Gables. We had first gone to Alfred Angelo, where we were greeted as soon as we walked in the door, and my consultant spent 3 hours helping me dress, giving me opinions, getting dresses for me, etc. I found a dress there, but my mom suggested we go to David`s to be sure the one I found was "the one." We drove towards Coral Gables and I had trouble locating the store so I called them for exact directions. The girl on the phone informed me that we had to have an appt. And the only one available for the day was 4:00 and because it was now 3:45 she didn`t think I could make it. I assured her that I was right around the corner and would be there so please give me that one. She reluctantly agreed and about 5 min. Later we were walking in the store. It took about 5 min. Or so before anyone even said hello, and when I told them I had an appt. The lady had me register. Fine, I did that and was then left sitting there, again. Meanwhile, my mom was looking around and no one said a word to her. Not a single word to the woman who was willing to spend money in the store if I found the perfect dress. Well, mom was definitely not happy about that. Anyway, I got up and finally started looking at dresses on my own, and when I had pulled one to try on, someone finally came to help me. She took me to a dressing room, gave me a pair of shoes (that were too small) and left me there. My mom had to try to help me get into a dress that was too small, and we both were fed up. It was ridiculous. I don`t expect to be treated as a princess, but if you`ve ever tried on a wedding dress, you know that it generally requires help to get into one. I think it`s important, at a bridal salon or not, that a retail salesperson helps the customer. I`ve worked retail before and you have to be attentive to the customers - they`re the reason that you have a job. Needless to say, we left everything there and returned to Alfred Angelo the next day to a wonderful consultant and we bought my dress there. Additionally, my dress is actually my dress, not one that a bunch of people have tried on. Alfred Angelo orders new dresses for their brides so I know that my dress is clean, not damaged, and will reamain that way because it`s mine. I will constantly recommend to people to avoid David`s and the corporation should take note of these complaints. It obviously is not a regional issue as there are messages all over this board from around the country. David`s needs to look at their hiring procedures and shoppers need to stop shopping there when they have a bad experience from the beginning. Stop giving them your money if they don`t treat you right. It`s a special day and trying on dresses should be fun and enjoyable.