Asking a salon to order a sample

I asked this, and was told they could order it as a sample for a fee, I think it was 200 dollars. that would go towards any purchase I made in the store. I was only trying stuff on to get ideas for my custom gown so I ended up driving a couple of hours to go to a different store that was having a trunk show and would have the specific dress I needed to try on at their location.

View Quoted Comment That’s helpful. I would consider paying that if I could apply it to any dress since there are multiple by moonlight that I love. Definitely something to consider.

I had the same experience as PP. The bridal salon could order in samples (if they were available! Some designers have a loan program where there are only a set amount of samples available, and if they are already at other salons they cannot get them. There is usually a very short time limit on loan programs also. I think it was maybe a week), but for a fee. It ranged from $50-$200, depending on whether the salon had to actually order a sample, or if it was part of the loan program.

I asked for a specific dress and one of the four dress shops I contacted offered to order it. I'll still be visiting the ones that didn't order it, but that's still my top dress. They didn't charge me anything.

Yes. I fell IN LOVE with the Martina Liana 1110 after I saw a Facebook ad for it. I couldn’t get it out of my head. I went to 3 salons that sold that designer and nobody had the gown in stock-I guess it was a newer gown. I asked if they would order the gown for me to try, and nobody ever answered me. FINALLY I called another salon an hour away who offered to get me a loaner gown, and of course it was the one.
Long story short-you may have to call around to get salons to order you loaner gowns, and they likely will charge you a fee to do this, but it’s worth it.