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    • MRST
      CommentAuthorMRST
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    just pondering the idea, and wondered if anyone else is.....

    thinking about giving away my wedding dress and shoes!

    i know what it was like trying to do a wedding on a budget and would hope someone would like it x
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    • Rayanne
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    Thats a really lovely idea!

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    • Stevie_Dee
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    I think if you can afford to give things away thats a nice thing to do or maybe try tree of gum and sell for a cut price at what they cost you and you are still helping other brides but at least re couping a little of what it cost you. xx

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    • Stevie_Dee
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    I sold all our baby things on tree of gum, like pushchair etc....our pushchair cost £280 but sold it for £30 ...glad we did rather than sell it on ebay or give to charity as the couple that bought it live round the corner to us and we now see them fairly often. They are on a tight budget and were absolutely overjoyed with finding a pushchair in such good condition for a low price.
    Made my day to actually meet the people and know that in a small way we had helped them...in fact I ended up giving them a few more items for nothing as her little boy is due in December and our little boy was a winter baby and we had so much newborn winter clothes. xx

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    • Jules
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    Thats a really nice idea, I gave my tiara (from my 1st wedding) away at the weekend to my future SIL, I sold my veil on the bay & i've still got my dress on the bay, but it just won't sell, it's a Benjamin Roberts Design (cost my mom a fortune) so it grieves me really to give it away, but I know wot you been xx

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    • linzmum
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    you could give it to oxfam as they now have a wedding store online which sells wedding items, and as it's a charity then at least you know the money raised will be going somewhere worth while

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    • CommentAuthorbridalmiss
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    That's a great idea, share the love and all that! However, I'm sure I've read somewhere it's bad luck for a bride to sell her wedding dress?
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    • LegoWife
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    I think that's a lovely idea. I think more people need to give away the things they don't need instead of trying to make something back from it. A site called free cycle is great for giving things away!

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    • kimmy
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    That's a thoughtful and very kind idea.x
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    • Wifey2be
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    I think it's a lovely idea ;) x
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    • Kylee27
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    Very lovely idea! :0)

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    • Unknown
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    thats a lovely thing to do




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    • CommentAuthorbabybex
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    my best friend recently sold her wedding dress on the e to the bay and got £150 for her £750 dress. The lady who bought it had really struggled to find some1 in her area who had this dress in a plus size.
    But I do think ur idea is superb Sharon, what a lovely gesture that would be to someone on a tight budget. :) Nice to know there are such thoughtful people out there. x
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    • EcoFreak
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    Aww thats such a nice idea! :) Xx




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    • CommentAuthortweedwedding
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    I think that's really lovely :-) I'm sure that a future bride out there would be amazed if someone offered her a free dress :-) how lovely of you to think of doing that xxx
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    • mummy2Olivia_Lisa
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    i gave my wedding dress away......... a lady put an ad on the treegum desperately searching foor a dress as she'd had a house fire 3 days b4 the wedding and hers was badly damaged.....

    i gave her mine and wen i dropped it off 4 her she couldnt thank me enough made me feel fab and we ended up poppin into her wedding reception to have a drink with her and her new hubby. x x x

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    • Tikobear
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    What a lovely idea, I'm sure people would be soo grateful to you for a free dress!

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    • marie08
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    its so nice to know there are still caring and thoughtful people about.so thoughtful.
    mummy2oliva what a nice story so sweet and that feeling you get when youve made someones day literally is great.xx
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    • MRST
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    i will have a look into the charity thing too, it does need a clean as it has a few dirty marks on the train and underneath but you cant see it. i got it off the bay as its a maggie sottero memories dress and had been discontinued i wanted it soooo bad and someone was selling it :) x
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    • CommentAuthorSweetchilli
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    That's a really nice idea. I plan on keeping my dress but will probably sell everything else on the bay. I will put the money towards our 1st wedding anniversary and celebrate somewhere romantic.
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    • *Kat B*
      CommentAuthor*Kat B*
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    such a lovely idea, my h2b want me to sell most our stuff afterwards but there's a lot of ladies on tight budgets that would love a freebie now and again

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