While scrolling through Facebook you happen to pass an ad for the most beautiful dress you've ever seen; you look below and notice the rock bottom price. Now that you know it's in your price range you begin picturing yourself in it. It doesn't take long before you're ready to order. One rationalizes, DressLily has over 5 million "likes" on FB, they must be legit. The item reviews on the site seem to check out and the claims of amazing customer service is enough to put ones mind at ease --- is it too good to be true?
It was for me! I was SCAMMED! I don't want this to happen to anyone else, so I'm telling my story. I decided to make the BEST of a bad situation by turning this terrible transaction into a fun project by sharing my experience and hopefully rescuing others from the same fashion fate. I was duped; therefore, I tried duplicating the pictures from the DressLily website against the items from my order to show the difference in what is being advertised and what is being received. Before I show you these ridiculous pictures, let me quickly tell you a little about my story.
I have scoliosis. I've been hiding for years behind over sized clothes because of a protruding shoulder. I would purchase loose fitting clothes to help hide my deformity. It affected my life in a major way. I was very insecure about my back. After 20 years of hiding, last December I found a new treatment option. I was ecstatic! I began treatment last December and it has changed my life. My back looks so much better!
So recently, I've been able to donate many of the over sized clothes that I didn't like and slowly begin replacing them with clothes I LOVE. In order to do this I asked my husband to get me clothes for Christmas. I went to the DressLily website and picked all my favorites and he ordered them. My entire Christmas budget was used for this order. I was so excited to receive them, but when they arrived and I opened the package, all I wanted to do was cry. I know I'm blessed and there are a lot bigger problems in the world right now, but this was the first time I've ever been able to confidently order shirts from a website. Before this day I'd never order shirts online -- I had to try them on first to make sure they hid my protruding shoulder. So this was a special event for me ---- and then this happened!! I was so discouraged, but I snapped out of it. I realized I could turn this into an opportunity to help others avoid the same situation! So, let's look at the pictures!!!!!
The first picture is the item I ordered; the second picture is me with the item I received. What do you think?!!
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| This shirt actually came with misspellings. It should say, "A girl knows her limits - A wise girl knows she has none." Plus, it's made out of different fabric and cut differently around the neckline. |
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| Notice the uneven cut around the neckline, the lace hanging from the sleeve, the cut of the dress/waistline is inconsistent, the bottom of the dress is shaped differently, and it's made of different fabric. |
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| This shirt doesn't seem so bad on it's own, but look a little closer. There are two seams down the front of my shirt that are not in the pictured shirt. For an even closer look see the picture below. |
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| These two seams shouldn't be there. |
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| My shirt is made out of different fabric (very thin) and like all of the other items very poor quality. |
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| This is the worst item of all! It looks nothing like what I ordered. I wouldn't even wear this for a Halloween costume! Look at the horrid waistline! |
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| This one doesn't seem to look that bad, right! Obviously the fabric is different, but see the picture below for an up close look at the poor quality around the sleeves. |
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| The lace isn't sewn to the shirt properly. It pulls away from the fabric underneath. |
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| Wow, this shirt is all sorts of messed up; there's no extra flap sewn on the front of mine. It's also made out of different fabric. |
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| The embroidery is wider, the shirt is cut differently, and I'm certain it's made out of different fabric. See below for more on this one. |
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| Poor quality - not even sewn all of the way. |
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| Made of different fabric. Look at the sleeves- they're clearly different. Also, there's a hole under the sleeve - see below. |
