Senseless Frugality

One of my guilty pleasures is TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress. For those of you who don’t know, the show takes place in a real bridal salon in Manhattan, and viewers just watch new brides find their dress from Kleinfeld Bridal Salon’s vast selection. I’m even watching it as I write this blog right now. I love watching the brides go from hating the poofy ballgown to loving the sensible mermaid dress. Dresses are so pretty. Girls don’t understand how lucky they are. We boys have pants. That’s it. They’re very limiting.

Anyway.

The one thing I will never understand on the show is the haggling aspect. A bride’s loved ones will accompany her to the salon, aid in the selection process, and most likely foot the bill when all is said and done. But if the dress is beyond the family’s budget, or they’d like it to be less expensive, they’ll occasionally try to haggle the salon’s prices. The consultant’s have to talk with the managers, and for the most part they make it work. But I don’t understand why this is even an option in the first place.
I'm all for a bit of sensible frugality. I’ll admit that at most stores I’ll visit the clearance racks. But I would never walk into Express, try on a $50 shirt, and then offer to pay $45 and expect them to make it work.

This most likely all comes down to the fact that I’m bitter that I don’t get to buy pretty dresses. (I did a find-your-dress activity on the bridal salon’s website anyway, pictured below. Note: I didn’t choose the head-piece.)



Until next time.

kp