Solo’s Bridal Shoppe

After reading such great reviews online about unique finds here I decided to stop in on a Friday afternoon. I tried calling here several times during the week to make an appointment but everytime it would ring and ring and then sound like the phone line was connecting to the internet like my computer sounded like when it was connecting through a dial up connection 12 years ago. I figured that the wrong number was just posted online so I just decided to drop in. The sidewalk wasn’t shoveled in the front of the shop when I arrived but I walked in anyway. The owner was sitting at the front desk and she asked me what I was there for because she didn’t have any appointments scheduled for that afternoon. I said that I had tried calling but never got through and wasn’t aware that it was by appointment only because it didn’t say that online and there was no way for me to leave a message or contact anyone to find that out. I asked her if I could look around and she told me that you can’t do anything unless you have an appointment. I would have completely understood her not letting me look around if there were other people in the store but it was just her and I. She then proceeded to ask me what kind of dress I was looking for. I told her a bridal gown but wasn’t really sure exactly what type which is why I wanted to look. She kept on pressing me for designer names and styles and I didn’t have anything finalized as to what exactly I wanted yet. After her telling me that she carries everything I asked her about Venus and Maggie Sottera and she said «no, we don’t carry that». I thought you carried everything? Anyway, just thought I needed to let anyone know that planned to go there that you will have to go there in person to make an appointment and then back again to actually look and if you have any particular designer in mind, ask when you are there the first time so you don’t waste your time at your appointment because they don’t carry everything.