Teen devastated as dream prom dress arrives and looks nothing like she expected

Internet shopping is always a bit of a risk, as you never know exactly what you're getting until it arrives.

But when you spend a hefty amount of money on something, you'd expect to feel pretty secure in the knowledge that what you've purchased is a good quality item.

However one girl was left horrified by what arrived after she spent $212.80 (around £113) on a dress for her school prom.

Alyssa Houma, from Auckland, New Zealand, thought she'd ordered a stylish blush-coloured gown but when she opened the package she got a big shock.

The 17-year-old said she was sceptical about online shopping, so spent a while researching several websites.

She finally settled on one called Dreamy Dress, which appeared to be a locally-based company, had good reviews and claimed they would make the item to her exact measurements.

So when she came across her ideal prom dress on the website, she decided to go ahead and order it.

But when the expected delivery date came and went, Alyssa started to doubt her decision.

She contacted the company, who told her the dress had been dispatched from China.

Speaking to Stuff.co.nz, Alyssa said: "My heart sank, they said it was a New Zealand company.

"When the package arrived, I ripped it open and it was inside out but straight away I could see that the colour wasn't right. When I turned it the right way, there are no words, I was so disappointed. The colour was completely wrong.

"When I put it on it was completely massive, it didn't fit at all."

Ben Reilly wrote:The actual dress is utter shit!

eddie wrote:A 17-year-old was left in tears after the £113 prom dress she ordered looked very different from the pictures

What she received...


The photo of the dress...

Internet shopping is always a bit of a risk, as you never know exactly what you're getting until it arrives.

But when you spend a hefty amount of money on something, you'd expect to feel pretty secure in the knowledge that what you've purchased is a good quality item.

However one girl was left horrified by what arrived after she spent $212.80 (around £113) on a dress for her school prom.

Alyssa Houma, from Auckland, New Zealand, thought she'd ordered a stylish blush-coloured gown but when she opened the package she got a big shock.

The 17-year-old said she was sceptical about online shopping, so spent a while researching several websites.

She finally settled on one called Dreamy Dress, which appeared to be a locally-based company, had good reviews and claimed they would make the item to her exact measurements.

So when she came across her ideal prom dress on the website, she decided to go ahead and order it.

But when the expected delivery date came and went, Alyssa started to doubt her decision.

She contacted the company, who told her the dress had been dispatched from China.

Speaking to Stuff.co.nz, Alyssa said: "My heart sank, they said it was a New Zealand company.

"When the package arrived, I ripped it open and it was inside out but straight away I could see that the colour wasn't right. When I turned it the right way, there are no words, I was so disappointed. The colour was completely wrong.

"When I put it on it was completely massive, it didn't fit at all."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/teen-devastated-dream-prom-dress-17490292

Both Horatio and I have made threads about online shopping horrors before. China seems to be the biggest culprit in this area.  

Original Quill wrote:This happens often.  1) her body is not the same as the trim model; or 2) her dress hasn't been tailored like the model's.

This is what you get when you don't go there and try it on.



PS: It does seem they've changed the color.

nicko wrote:I paid £245 for a Leather jacket,[shades of the 60's Rockers] Largest size they had.  Fitted perfectly on top except for being too short. Showed on a Model who must have been a short arse because it looked good all round on him, I'm 6'  1'' ,it left my arse completely exposed.  Sent it back same day , next afternoon £245 credited to my account !