Nearly Ruined Her Prom

Posted by Bengtsson on April 19th, 2016

　　File this under Prom Nightmares: Juliet Jacoby, a 17-year-old junior at Douglas County High School in Colorado, fell in love with a red gown with long sheer sleeves for her junior prom. At 9, she thought it was a little pricey, so her mom found the same dress for around onRoseGal.com. (It's now listed on the site for just .51.) The site told her to expect the dress within five to seven business days, but it wound up arriving two weeks late... just a week before her prom.

　　"When I opened the package, I gasped and was shocked by how ugly it was. I cursed a little, and I was floored on how it looked nothing like the picture I saw!" she told Seventeen.com. "I FaceTimed my friend and she laughed because it was so ugly."

　　She expected a luxe-looking gown, but found a wrinkled, shiny, cheap-looking dress instead. With her friend's encouragement, she tweeted photos of the wacky dress and watched as it racked up more than 200 likes.

　　I tried the dress on and the zipper was broken," she said. "I waited in front of the garage door to see what my mom's reaction was, and all she did was stand there with the most shocked face for about five seconds, then burst out laughing. My dad said I could still wear it to prom, but I was like, hell to the no! I will not wear this to prom."

　　Luckily, Juliet knew from the get-go that ordering a dress online (sight unseen) was a risky move, so she ordered a second dress as a back-up. She'll wear it to her prom next week.

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　　"I have learned my lesson and will probably not trust a lot of the online websites for prom dresses," she told Seventeen.com.

　　Unfortunately, counterfeit or knockoff prom dresses are pretty common online. If a dress features tons of intricate beading or lace, that means it's likely to be expensive. If it's not, that might be a sign that your dress isn't all it's cracked up to be. Some online scammers steal photos of high-quality dresses, then produce similar-looking dresses for way less money. Stay woke to the scammers, guys.

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