Brides The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, July 28, 1993 *9 (continued from page 1) “None of the dresses fit prop- erly,” Higgins said. “Tammy told .~ one of the girls that she must have \ ® gained 40 lbs. since her fitting.” » one dress had been assembled Higgins said that the sleeves of “ backwards, with the left sleeve *. sewed into the right armhole and ¥ Ps the right sleeve into the left. ® “The gown was disgusting,” said ~ Lisa's sister-in-law, Diane Hig- gins, one of the bridesmaids. “It didn’t hang right or fit right. The . side seams, which are supposed ) @ - the top of the skirt.” to go straight down the sides of the dress from the armhole to the hem, came around to the front at The bust was too small, while the hips were way too big, Diane Higgins said. The skirt, which was supposed to be tea-length, went to the floor. The inside edges of the seams were frayed and unfinished. A seam on one side of the skirt had been cut with pinking shears, while the seam on the skirt’s other side had been jaggedly cut with - regular scissors, Diane Higgins said. The Alfred Angelo label, which read “Dance-Allure, a division of Alfred Angelo” in gold letters and was glued inside Diane Higgins’ gown, fell off into her mother's hand. “I told Tammy that the gown was obviously homemade. She insisted that it came from a fac- tory and finally told me that I “didn't know what [ was talking _about,” Diane Higgins said. With the wedding two weeks away and no decent dresses, the _five girls in Lisa Higgins’ wedding ,went to PJW Bridal Shop, which “obtained identical dresses from Alfred Angelo in two weeks. PJ&W's sales slips also rea “Alfred Angelo #6110.” : Janet Pisaneschi of PJW Bridal her November 28 wedding. tead?” . . : 3016 5 hen coe conn WHC Lia Mirco dave. later she srdered stead? I'wo sessions daily: 1st grade Takedown, Breakdown, Pin . = 5 oA Higgins bought from Tammy's. three Alfred Angelo bridesmaids’ i “All Alfred Angelo gowns have care what other bridal shops say. I've been around for five years and have thousands of satisfied cus- tomers.” Slater recently relocated her shop from Main Street in Shaver- town to West Eighth Street in Wyoming. : Angela Estes Allabaugh also bought gowns for her wedding party at Tammy's. She had no problems with her wedding gown, purchased off the rack. But the bridesmaids’ gowns were another story. 3 Allabaugh's bridesmaids or- dered their Alfred Angelo dresses, $126 apiece, in August, 1992, and were told that they would be ready in four to six weeks. In January and March, Alla- baugh said that Slater told her that there were “problems” with the dresses. Allabaugh says she called a customer service representative at Alfred Angelo, who told her that the dresses had never been or- dered. “Tammy couldn't show me a purchase order or any proof that the dresses had ever been or- dered,” she said. After an unsuccessful attempt to get a refund on their dresses, Allabaugh’s bridesmaids were forced to buy their dresses at another shop, which was able to obtain them in two weeks. After having unsatisfactory business dealings with Slater, Susanne Stash O'Donnell filed a civil complaint with District Mag- istrate Earl Gregory against Tammy's Bridal, resulting in a judgement in her favor for $320 plus court costs. O'Donnell said that she ordered her gown, manufactured by Mori- Lee, which she paid $320 in ad- vance for, on April 11, 1992, for dresses with long sleeves, black that Tammy's Bridal had no ac- count with the company, accord- ing to the complaint. Slater has appealed the suit with Pascoe to the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. Her at- torney, Stephen A. Menn, refused to comment on the case until it - has been settled. “This is a small matter and will probably be handled by an arbi- tration panel,” he said. “Hopefully it will be resolved in the not too distant future.” Lisa Higgins said that she has complained to the Attorney Gen- eral, who is investigating the matter. Deputy Attorney General J. P. McGowan confirmed that his of- fice is investigating several com- plaints against Tammy's Bridal, regarding deposits for merchan- dise and fulfillment of obligations, but refused to elaborate. “My attorney and I sat down with the Consumer Board and worked everything out. Everything was fine,” Slater said. Slater has countered that Lisa Higgins has been trying to get people not to do business with her. “She has been lying about this and has affected my business terribly,” she said. “She's claim- ing false things, telling people that I was going out of business.” Slater also said that it isn't possible for Higgins and Allabaugh to have called Alfred Angelo in Willow Grove to confirm Slater's orders. “Alfred Angelo is under written contract with me so that they can't give out any information on my business. This is a standard practice with them - I'll show it to you in writing,” she said. “Why don't you write about my many satisfied customers in- Luzerne County Fair planning committee POST PHOTO/GRACE R. DOVE Pa As the 1993 Luzerne County Fair approaches (September 8-12), committees are hard at work final- i izing plans. Committee members include, first row from left: Gary Hozempa, John Hanniganand Sebastian, Joe Walters, Ron Fitch, Ray Hillman, Doug Smith and Judy Kmetz: second row from ~~ - from left: Susan Stephens, Ayleen Landon, chairman Ed Kelly, treasurer Lillian Piatt, vice-chairman Clem Norman, Dick Williams, Walter Roberts, Dale Parry, Shirley Weidner, Sandy Dobrowalski; third row: Wayne Pettit, Al Radginski, John Urbane, Jon Pomrinke and Larry Hilbert. Wrestling clinic at Benton August 9-13 Benton Tiger Wrestling Club will hold a Folkstyle Scholastic wrestling clinic at Benton High School from August 9 through August 13. This clinic is open entry to local grapplers. (Wres- tlers from all schools are welcome to attend.) through 6th grade, registration 8:30a.m.; Wrestling Clinic from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Jr. High /Sr. High, registration 6 p.m.; Wrestling Clinic from 630 - 8:30 p.m. Entry fee is $25. Only first 50 entries accepted in both groups. Clinic will be conducted by four time PIAA state champion, John Hughes and two time PIAA state champion, Russ Hughes, former Benton wrestlers. Sul ey wT For advanced registration and group fees, call Scott Hughes, 864- .seams finished on a marrow ~ machine. There aren't any raw - edges left anywhere,” she said. bodices and iridescent green skirts. Several days after having taken PENNSTATE . “They all have a union label and ._ size tag. All labels are stitched in, - not hot-glued as on the dress - which Lisa showed me. The mate- o rial, thread and zipper all match. These are very high-quality gowns.” O'Donnell’s order, Slater called her and told her that the company had discontinued that style but had three dresses on the rack which were slightly larger but could be altered to fit the brides- maids. BN Wilkes-Barre $"" HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Pisaneschi said that the fuch- sia gown which Lisa Higgins _ showed her had raggedly-cut, + frayed seams sewn together with = light-colored thread. One part of “ithe gown had “fishing wire" in it.- - The zipper was a slightly different . shade of pink (fuchsia) than the . material. | » Even the tags on the two gowns . were different. The tagon the gown ¢ from Tammy's said “Dance-Allure, . adivision of Alfred Angelo” in gold * letters, while the tag in the dresses ¢ which Higgins bought from PJ&W : said “Alfred Angelo” in black '=t- ‘ ters. © “We never claimed that these i were Albert Angelo gowns," Slater ¢ said. “You look at anything in my @ : shop and it's that way. Any gown ~!in this price range won't have « finished seams or blind hems.” ¢ When Higgins sent the gown { from Tammy's to Alfred Angelo’s i customer service department for . examination by its quality control * department, customer service * supervisor Janet Feldman gave « her a written evaluation of the . dress. © Feldman wrote that “the inside * tags are not of the type commonly « used by Alfted Angelo, the inside ! seams are inconsistent with those © commonly seen in Alfred Angelo O'Donnell said that while browsing through a brides’ maga- zine two months later, she saw a photo of the same style of brides- . = N N maids’ dresses that Slater had “told her had been discontinued. en, . «The information under the .| . we. Rare photo said that this style, with the iridescent green skirt, was only available with a green bodice. When she asked Slater to check with the manufacturer, Slater verified that the bodices of the dresses would be green with long sleeves, not black. When O'Donnell went to Tammy's October 12, she was shown one long-sleeved gown with a green bodice and skirt. When one of the bridesmaids went there the next day for a fitting, her gown was the right color but had short sleeves. O'Don- nell then found out that only one gown had the long sleeves which she had ordered; the other two had short sleeves. O'Donnell said that since Slater told her that she had a no-money- back policy, she accepted the three gowns and had the long-sleeved gown altered to match the other two. Although O'Donnell gave Tammy's until November 6 to come up with her bride’s gown, she said that she never received it. After AND YOUR PARENTS! STATE WILKES-BARRE will hold OPEN HOUSES Tuesday, August 3, and Thurs., August 5 - 6:30 p.m. at the Campus in Lehman You can talk with counselors and learn about admissions, financial aid, and student life. A light supper will be provided PLEASE RSVP to 675-9238. IT'S NOT TOO EARLY! IT'S NOT TOO LATE! Whether you're a high school freshman, If you're a high school graduate, you still sophomore, junior or senior, now's the have time to apply for the fall 1993 semester. time to plan for a Penn State education. At PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE, you have so many choices. The first two years of most of Penn State's 180 four-year baccalaureate degree programs are available at the Wilkes-Barre Campus. All credits are transferable to any other Penn State campus including University Park. Listed below are some of the majors which you may begin at Penn State Wilkes-Barre: : SAMPLING OF 180+ BACCALAUREATE AND 25+ ASSOCIATE DEGREE MAJORS - gowns and the inset sleeves were the deadline she cancelled her ENVIRONMENTAL MAJORS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY LIBERAL ARTS MAJORS © unfinished.” order and bought a similar gown Environmental Resource Management MA JORS All of the Technology Majors Associates degree in Letters, Arts, and Sciences “The dress sent to us does not from abridal shop in Bloomsburg. Geosciences can be completed at the Wilkes-Barre Campus Administration of Justice i represent the standard quality of “I didn't get my gown until the Earth Sciences Surveying Psychology ! Alfred Angelo gowns,” Feldman day before-my wedding. I never Meteorology Electrical Engineering Technology Sociology concluded in her letter. had a chance to have any pre- Leisure Studies/Outdoor Education (associate and baccalaureate degrees) English ; “I can normally get gowns in wedding portraits taken," she said. and Environmental Interpretation Option Telecommunications Technology Anthropology ; @ Vithin eight weeks, twelve weeks According to records in Magis- Wildlife and Fisheries Science Mischanios! Engineering Tsomalogy International Politics : tops,” Pisaneschi said. “There's trate Gregory's office, Pamela Forest Science I0Mmedica fngInccTng Co ORY Public Service ; : i no six-month waiting period. The Pascoe also filed a civil complaint Geography BUSINESS/BUSINESS-RELATED African/African American Studies manufacturer gives each order a against Tammy's Bridal, winning Agricultural Engineering MAJORS Women's Studies shippingdateandanin-storedate, ajudgement of $929.77 plus court plus other majors as well as an Associate degree in Business Administration Prelaw which they always abide by." costs April 14, 1992. environmental engineering minor. Hotel/Restaurant Management ARTS MAJORS “It takes four to six months to According to the complaint, HEALTH/HUMAN International Business Options Architecture Shi geta gown. Having one in stockis Pascoe ordered bridesmaids’ DEVELOPMENT MAJORS Accounting Theatre Arts 3 a rarity. We can't predict the date dresses February 17, 1992. 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