| Free Weddings Gowns!?i'm not really a girly wedding planning type of girl, but a few
weeks ago i gave in and signed up for an account on theknot.com after
being hassled by a couple of friends and family members for not having
set a date or started planning for the big day. i mean, god forbid you
get engaged and not have your whole wedding planned in three weeks, hmm? a
day after signing up, my email inbox was loaded with shitloads of
weddingshit, shit i could have cared less about like "how to choose
coordinating flowers!" and "how to propose... to your bridesmaids!" ok,
really? who cares? (i asked my sister plus 4 bffs to be in my wedding
party with a "thanks for being my friend... and my bridesmaid,
SUCKER!!" card.) There were also many many email solicitations which i deleted the majority of after reading the subject line, but when I saw "Local Sponsor Event: 2007 Bridal Giveaway - Over 600 Gowns Given Away!" I read and reread that baby all morning. Free?! Designer gowns?!?! FREE?!! I
showed thk. Thk loves all things freebie/fantastic deals/new releases-
black Friday, Xbox 360, every single game release, grand openings, free
hamburgers- that boy will camp out for just about anything. We planned
on camping out Saturday night... cept, we went to a wedding Saturday afternoon in Laguna Hills...
thk tried on some awesome jackets- one wool and one leather- at Target. Now we're waiting for them to go on sale. haha. By
11pm, we were in bed and thk set his alarm to 3am. i mean, really...
who would be in line before 4am, in Upland, waiting for free wedding
gowns, right?
at 5am, we rolled out of bed and got in
the car. 30 minutes later, we found ourselves in line... behind 100+
other people. GDI!! There were tents up front! wtf!?
the rules for the day? no men or children
allowed in the store. 50 women will be admitted at a time and you have
20 minutes to select one bridal dress or two formal (bridesmaid, flower
girl, mother-of-the-bride, prom) dresses, one accessory (veil+shoes,
tiara, petticoat, bra, shawl, gloves, or purse) and get out of the
store. Doors would open at 9am. Thk scowled for the majority of the
wait, not because he wasn't happy to wait in the cold but because he
was mad at himself for not camping out the night before. haha! cute boy.
quite tired, too.
Grace and Thk's mom came to take his spot around 8am and Thk went back home with his dad.
at 9:20, the first batch of women came out of the store, screaming with happiness and wearing awesome tiaras and veils.
news reporters were there to interview
those first few women and then we went back to waiting. 9:40, 10am,
10:20... our turn! Outside the entrance door, Sarah, a hs friend of
mine, was passing out exit tickets to the bridal shop. We caught up,
exchanged numbers, and she let me know that people were more than
welcome to get back in line for a second round! Doors
opened and we rushed inside. Our plan? Find me an awesome dress, and if
not one for me, three that were ebayable so that I could use to money
to buy an awesome dress. We left with three wedding gowns, three veils,
and two pairs of shoes (i forgot to pick up a pair! ugh.) Thk's mom
suggested we get back in line because hey, why not, right? We put our
free loot in the car, got back in line and waited another hour. Finally
back in front of the door, we found ourselves to be the last few people
in line.They ushered all 70+ of us in at once. Back inside, I
started looking for another dress with Grace while Thk's mom looked at
accessories. Then, one of the employees announced-
Since you're the last and final group for our gown giveaway, you may TAKE OUT THE DOOR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN CARRY!!!!
dude...
do you know how much taller I am that the majority of the population?
My right arm shot up and swept the top of the hanging rack and grabbed
all of the hangers in sight!! The much shorter Latino lady next to me
didn't even have a chance. I drapped the dresses over my arm and swept
the rack next to mine and grabbed another two dresses. I swiveled
around on my heel to find Grace with her arms full of gowns and Thk's
mom? She had a handful of shawls in her hands and a total bewildered
look on her face. HAHAH!!! 3 seconds after the announcement was made,
all the women were laughing and jumping up and down and the racks all
hung empty. Total count at home, now? 1 pair of shoes. 3
veils. 12 shawls/jackets (Thk's mom is still mad at herself for not
grabbing any dresses. haha!) and 8 gowns, maaaaaaaan. Grace has a total
of 1 pair of shoes and SIX gowns. she's gonna ebay those suckers, too.
moral of the story? it pays to get in line for free stuff. |
