Thank you Target
Now there's even more reason to love Target. The national discount chain store is getting in on the wedding craze but they're doing it in typical Target fashion -- high style, low prices.
Have you see the new Isaac Mizrahi wedding gowns? They've been featured in loads of magazines and on "Oprah." They're trendy and cute with simple lines and a variety of fabrics. But the best part is that they're all $160 or less!
The cost of wedding products is out of control. I'm convinced that the minute you put the word "bridal" on a product, it doubles in cost. I was at a craft store recently to pick up a comb to attach to my veil. In the jewelry section, I found a set of two for $2.98. I walked to the other side of the store and found the same two combs in the bridal aisle for $6.99. The only difference was that the package said "bridal" on it.
Companies inflate prices for anything associated with a wedding because they can. We grumble, but we pay it. Target is starting to break through this standard and I commend them for that.
In the meantime, the best way I have found to save money is to avoid wedding products when at all possible. Bridal boutiques are great for some things, but always stop to consider whether or not you can get the same product in a mainstream store. If you can, it'll probably be about half the cost.
Has anyone else experienced this? Have you found wedding products to be overpriced? How have you handled it?
Comments
Two words: E. Bay. All of the stuff in their on-line bridal stores is 50-75% less than the shops around Chicago. Such a great deal.
I'm glad that Target is staying low with its bridal prices, I just wish they took that same care to their wedding registry. I love Target, but everyone I've even known that has registered there has had nothing but problems (double items, lousy return policy, etc.). It's too bad...
Posted by: Jessica | June 6, 2007 12:33 PM
I think it's great that Target is offering simple, attractive reasonably priced wedding dresses. No reason to spend $5,000 on Monique, Vera or Reem for gown.
Posted by: Molly | June 13, 2007 10:41 PM