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Subject: BUYER BEWARE!!!!! Author: ANGELA [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 07:00:37 06/27/09 Sat Author Host/IP: adsl-4-225-180.mem.bellsouth.net/65.4.225.180 BEWARE of buying anything from Christy Merchant!!! I ordered a custom dress from her the first week January to be worn in May and got it the day of the pageant in such a mess that it had to be returned. She had promised the dress at the end of March.... then kept putting me off and refused to send any pictures of the "progress" she was making. When it did arrive the hem was so wavy there were 4-5 inches difference in places, lining showed under the hem, it wasn't even close to the right size, edges were unfinished and raveling, she sent pictures of the dress with fabric pinned on and then took the fabric off and tried to cover it up with appliques, fabric was wadded up and sewn into the waistband.... It is STILL a mess, although I gave her an opportunity to correct it. It was slapped together in such a way that I would have been ashamed to tell people I made it! The bodice has material basted on with stitches that are an inch and a half long, the bottom edge is serged instead of being hemmed properly and looks horrible, the fabric is twisted where it shouldn't be, material was supposed to be gathered and it was just wadded up and sewn down, the ruffle for one panel of the skirt was too short so instead of making a longer one, she just wadded the panel up to fit the ruffle and it looks awful, dress still has edges that are unfinished and raveling out, there is a hole in the chiffon on the back of the bodice, one side of the bodice is cut straight and the other is rounded when they should be the same, instead of cutting the boning down like she should have, she tried to cut around it so now IF the dress could be worn, the boning pokes up into my child's armpits.... I could go on all day about that mess! Not only that, but she did NOT return all 18 yards of the fabric that I sent her.... and it was not even close to 18 yards of fabric that she used in the dress! I had the fabric measured, and she kept about 1/2 of the silk fabric that I sent her!!! $605 PLUS FABRIC for a dress that my child can't wear! AND NONE of that cost was for stones, stonework, decoration, etc - it was a basic dress, although I did get some poor quality appliques with my purchase. BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE!!!!! Christy, why don't you tell people why you had to CLOSE your ebay store and start a NEW ebay account? Tell them about your feedback, about all those people you did wrong, about all the paypal and ebay complaints filed.... it wasn't just ME, it was many others you did wrong. IF ANYONE WANTS PICTURES OF THE MESS SHE SENT ME, JUST EMAIL ME AND I WILL BE GLAD TO PROVIDE THEM! I am having someone try to make the skirt wearable, but I am having to have another bodice made just so all that money isn't wasted on the mess she sent me! [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re Buyer Beware Author: Alyssa [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:54:17 06/30/09 Tue Author Host/IP: cache-mtc-ab14.proxy.aol.com/64.12.116.78 I wonder how far back the board is archived. Because there have been warnings on this subject before. If you go to her website, a few of the dresses look great, but if you look closely, the ruffles on most of her skirts lie inside each other in a way that would never cut it for nationals. She has been making dresses a long time and apparently has not figured out how to rectify that, and people have criticized that for years. She also uses the Lord's word in her ads hawking pageantwear. I could see if she were selling communion veils or something... but taking scripture in vain to make a profit, well, it speaks volumes. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: the only thing I can say in reading your post is Author: wanting to know [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 15:56:36 06/30/09 Tue Author Host/IP: h106.51.255.206.cable.htsp.cablelynx.com/206.255.51.106 you typed"the bottom edge is serged instead of being hemmed properly and looks horrible" that is how most make them when I started making dresses I used to hem mine too but not now because you just cover it up with lace and it's much easyer to sew though 2 layers of ss and one layer of lace thank 4 layers of ss and 1 layer of lace it also lays better on the skirt I am truly sorry you had such a time with this lady but I just wanted to let you know for some of us "dress makers" this is how we do it please go post to everyboard you know about her I will give you a list aslong as my arm my biggest question is did she give you any money back????? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: NO - that is not how mine should have been Author: Angela [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:34:12 06/30/09 Tue Author Host/IP: adsl-4-225-180.mem.bellsouth.net/65.4.225.180 No - she was asked to finish the edges because she knew I didn't like a lot of appliques, and she was told that I would not be putting many of the appliques back on. She KNEW what she was supposed to do, but IF that edge was the worst problem with the dress, I could have lived with that. Sadly, it's probably one of the more minor issues. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> Subject: Sorry Author: Angela [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 17:39:02 06/30/09 Tue Author Host/IP: adsl-4-225-180.mem.bellsouth.net/65.4.225.180 Forgot to answer your question. I got exactly NOTHING back from the $605 I paid her, nor did she pay me for the material she stole by not sending the remainder back to me, nor did she pay me for the material that she ruined by not making the skirt the right length the first time. SO, if you see a dress or anything else that she's made from a floral/butterfly silk burnout fabric, it's made from STOLEN fabric. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: wow, I was watching a dress with that fabric on her ebay store..thanks for the heads up!! Author: Ashley [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:39:21 07/22/09 Wed Author Host/IP: 70.sub-75-199-230.myvzw.com/75.199.230.70 [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: FYI - Update Author: Angela [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 16:11:19 07/27/09 Mon Author Host/IP: adsl-63-161-226.mem.bellsouth.net/208.63.161.226 UPDATE - Today I received in the mail some more "scraps" of my fabric from Christy, but she supposedly returned all my fabric with my dress. Hmmm... well, scraps aren't going to cut it, especially since I've been contacted by someone who she was going to make a dress for FROM my fabric...... Christy, just put it in the mail!!!! Or you can buy it from me - the cost is $605. Fabric or a money order please! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: what does the fabric look like? Author: Marisa [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:08:26 07/28/09 Tue Author Host/IP: adsl-71-223-98.jax.bellsouth.net/98.71.223.98 I REALLY don't want to get involved but I am intrigued by the talk about the fabric. I'd love to see what it looks like. Can someone email me a pic? Or post it somewhere. It sounds so beautiful! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Get Your Money Back Author: Angela (smile) [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:06:04 08/01/09 Sat Author Host/IP: r74-194-2-111.jsbrcmta01.jnboar.lr.dh.suddenlink.net/74.194.2.111 Have you contacted Ebay? They have a guarantee. If you paid through paypal you might be able to get your money back. File a complaint. ASAP. Don't let her get away with this. If the seller doesn't make you happy, Ebay Will!! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Sadly Author: Angela [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 21:16:45 08/10/09 Mon Author Host/IP: adsl-63-161-226.mem.bellsouth.net/208.63.161.226 Sadly, I didn't buy through an ebay auction, and paypal won't refund after 45 days.... by the time I got the dress, returned it, and got the "corrected" (and I use that jokingly) version, it was too late to get a refund - she knew what she was doing when she ripped me off. Guess that's because she's done it so often. CON ARTIST!!!! Christy, why did you get a new ebay id? What happened to your ebay store? How about all those people who gave you negative feedback and filed paypal and ebay complaints? Did you screw them the same way you did me? Hope that money is worth it when you have to explain your LIES and THIEVERY at judgement day!!! Those scriptures you post tricking people into thinking you are a Christian aren't just words! You'll answer for what you are doing! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]