Money back for wedding dress

Thrugelmir

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

No, most people save hard for these things.

Yet the UK's consumers are some of the most indebted on the planet. With a buy now pay later culture ingrained. Poor savers too if you've been following the statistics.

onlyroz

Person_one wrote: »

Oh I can easily imagine spending 3K on a holiday, if I had it to spare. Its the having it to spare that's the sticking point! :rotfl:

Hawaii would be nice, maybe with a stop off in San Francisco on the way...

Not sure you'd get there and back to Hawaii for £3k unless you went on your own and swam. I was looking at the cost of going to Florida next year and it seems like direct flights start at around £800, so up £3.5-4k for a family of 4 :eek: and that's before we consider accommodation or the Disney park passes...

burnoutbabe

Seems strange the grooms mum buying the wedding dress? Usually its the brides parents (or the bride)

But again one assumes its a gift to her. So up to her what to do with it. If the wedding had gone ahead, would you have asked for it back to sell it afterwards? As usually thats the brides call.

If she wants to sell it, she can probably get 25%-40% back on it, if its an unworn popular style in a popular size on maybe ebay/preloved. However lots of people won't buy "unworn" dress as its bad luck in theory. Maybe claim 2 dresses were bought rather than cancelled wedding.

Tiddlywinks

Lily-Rose wrote: »

It's a well known fact that most people who spend stupid amounts on showy things are just massively in debt and have maxed out all their credit cards.

Just because someone spends multiple 1000s on things, doesn't mean they 'work harder' it just means they have more money than sense!

People who spend little, do so, because they are not trying to prove anything, and are not trying to be something they're not.

I'd love to see the evidence to support your 'fact'.

'Wealth' is relative. Something that is affordable for me may well be out of reach for others. Likewise, I don't own a yacht or a home on every continent but some do...

Driving a new car, carrying a 'designer' handbag or whatever does not necessarily mean debt... you just sound like you are trying to make yourself feel better by thinking the worst of others.

ska_lover

Oh why don't you people just shut up.

Arguing over insignificant opinions and one-up-man-ship with complete strangers on the net.

Some folk must be very insecure if they are so concerned about what other people think..

Tiddlywinks

redcard wrote: »

Some people work harder than others.

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Sadly, wages do not necessarily reflect the amount of work put in....

Someone can work just as hard for an hourly rate of £10 as someone else does for £1000.

Just because someone has money (or not) that is no real reflection of their efforts in life.

redcard wrote: »

You're pretty much wrong on that one.

No, I stand by what I've said.

Someone working in a kitchen for 8 hours a day in a busy restaurant or someone delivering parcels all day (with the stress of traffic, moaning customers etc) may work just as hard as someone else who is, say, a footballer, a model, an estate agent in London or whatever.

The hourly rates will differ greatly, and may well reflect the skills and qualifications required for the role.... But the person on minimum wage could actually be working harder that the person earning much, much more.

Wages do not necessarily reflect effort required.

Paulaviki

Might be worth asking the dress shop if it's a popular style, if it is they might be able to sell it to someone else? Even if they didn't give you the full amount back you'd be less out of pocket and the dress would be used!

Mojisola

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

Someone working in a kitchen for 8 hours a day in a busy restaurant or someone delivering parcels all day (with the stress of traffic, moaning customers etc) may work just as hard as someone else who is, say, a footballer, a model, an estate agent in London or whatever.

The hourly rates will differ greatly, and may well reflect the skills and qualifications required for the role.... But the person on minimum wage could actually be working harder that the person earning much, much more.

Wages do not necessarily reflect effort required.

You can see this in the Undercover Boss programmes. Most of the bosses can't keep up with the people they employ for a fraction of their own salary.

RuthnJasper

redcard wrote: »

You're pretty much wrong on that one.

I'm afraid I can confirm that Tiddlywinks is pretty much right.

Dangermac

RuthnJasper wrote: »

I'm afraid I can confirm that Tiddlywinks is pretty much right.

If I agreed with you, I would be wrong also.

Ridiculous argument.

1. To work hard / not to work hard. This is no real indicator of financial success. If I worked 24 hours a day digging trenches, I would be working hard, but financially worse off.

Just because someone 'works hard' doesnt mean that the pay will be (or should be) higher than someone who maybe worked hard in university for example to do a better-paid desk job.

2. Depends on your definition of success. Some people do jobs they love for little money. Some people do jobs they loathe for loads of money. Who is more successful? No right or wrong answer.

3. Just because someone spends £500 or £5000 on a holiday doesnt make it too high or too low. Everything is relative. £500 on a holiday would be ridicuously high for a Chinese factory worker, but not much for a Saudi yacht salesman.


DM