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HELP!! Major Issues with Wedding Suits
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Again, you expected a hire of some debatable amount of suits without a deposit?
I recently booked a local hotel room and paid with cash (a week before arrival) and was told it was paid for
Upon arrival I was asked to supply a deposit in case of damage. Made perfect sense to me.
I've also hire several fancy dress costumes in the past and have ALWAYS had to pay a deposit.One important thing to remember is that when you get to the end of this sentence, you'll realise it's just my sig.0 -
Is the exact maths of the transaction relevant?
OP hired suits. Shop now wants more money for a deposit the OP wasn't told about at the time.
Yes. How can someone be offered advice if the information given is incomplete and changes with each post.One important thing to remember is that when you get to the end of this sentence, you'll realise it's just my sig.0 -
halibut2209 wrote: »Yes. How can someone be offered advice if the information given is incomplete and changes with each post.
At no point has the OP changed their story. Suit hire, £85 per suit, buy 2 get 1 free. 10 suits. Added some extra bits and pieces, total cost £850.
Shop now want £200 deposit per suit, and have asked for £1800. OP isn't sure why the shop have calculated that wrong.
None of which has any bearing on the fact that the OP was told there was nothing more to pay, and the shop now want a substantial cash deposit. For which you have offered no help, you have simply stated that paying a deposit is usual in such cases. It may be usual, but the OP clearly didn't know that at the time of ordering, nor did they know the amount.0 -
I'm not going to argue with you, aheaton, despite you being clearly wrong, so shall address the OP in basic terms
You cannot hire anything ANYWHERE without paying a deposit, and if you choose to fight this YOU WILL LOSE as they will simply not supply the suits.
You want to hire suits for your wedding? Then you will need to pay a deposit against damages.
PICK YOUR BATTLES! You will not win this one, as they hold the upper hand. They WILL refuse to give you the suits and will give you your money back.
Again, if you want to hire something, then you need to pay a deposit. It doesn't matter whether they said that or not. What's more important? A petty battle over principles that YOU WILL LOSE, or realising that you cannot hire something without a deposit.
Focus on what is important. Your wedding day.One important thing to remember is that when you get to the end of this sentence, you'll realise it's just my sig.0 -
At no point has the OP changed their story. Suit hire, £85 per suit, buy 2 get 1 free. 10 suits. Added some extra bits and pieces, total cost £850.
Shop now want £200 deposit per suit, and have asked for £1800. OP isn't sure why the shop have calculated that wrong.
None of which has any bearing on the fact that the OP was told there was nothing more to pay, and the shop now want a substantial cash deposit. For which you have offered no help, you have simply stated that paying a deposit is usual in such cases. It may be usual, but the OP clearly didn't know that at the time of ordering, nor did they know the amount.
Read between the lines...it sounds like a 'fishy' story to me and others I think.0 -
I hope that's not a reference to my username
One important thing to remember is that when you get to the end of this sentence, you'll realise it's just my sig.0 -
What I dont understand is
A deposit is something you pay first, not second.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
Not when it comes to hiring things. You normally pay the deposit on collection, but can have paid the hire fee well in advanceOne important thing to remember is that when you get to the end of this sentence, you'll realise it's just my sig.0
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When we hired the suits for our wedding, we had to leave a credit card imprint for the damage waiver deposit. Is this what you have now been asked for? They didn't physically take the money, just a pre-authorisation that they could if we damaged their suits, or didn't return them. This imprint was given back to us when we returned the suits.
This is standard practice when hiring outfits, as stated above, it covers the hire company.0 -
Seeing as it's just a deposit, I assume (all being well) you'll get it back. However, that doesn't mean that you can easily find the money. But look at it another way... all they're after is collateral. They want something of worth to hang on to until they get their suits back. Offer them something other than money. The bride? Bride's mother?"Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell" - Edward Abbey.0
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