sample sales: What are some tips for shopping a wedding dress sample sale? How can you tell if little stains or spots are able to be removed? How can you tell if the dresses is good enough quality to buy? What are your types of finding a good sample sale dress?|||I do professional alterations and have worked with many brides who found dresses at sample sales. It is possible to find good deals but you are right to be cautious. A competent dry cleaner (not any old dry cleaner!) should be able to clean most of the soil, but that can add several hundred dollars to the cost. Some gowns are nasty and some are barely soiled. If the soil is at the hem, will it need to be cut off for you anyway, so it will not matter? About quality, familiarize yourself with brands and fabrics before you shop, so you have some working knowledge. When you go shopping, wear a strapless bra. If possible, it it better to step in than go over your head--less possibility of make-up boo boos. You might not get any sales help until time to pay, so it is good to have someone with you to help you get dressed because most wedding gowns are impossible to get into alone. Good luck!|||If I were you, I wouldn't be considering buying a sample sale, seriously, it is your big day and you deserve to have a pricey look thats put together only for you:) I don't have tips for what you are wondering there, but I do have a resource here http://www.fushopping.com/wedding-shop/bridal-gowns-custom-made-.html where you might find what fits you, and your budget Good luck