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    BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    I placed an order with www.bellyance-shop.com three weeks ago. According to their website they have 2-3 day delivery, so after a week of not receiving anything I contacted them about the status of my order... I emailed, called and even posted on their FB page and...NOTHING!!! I haven't heard from them whatsoever!!! They even deleted my posts on facebook and disabled my account on their website... has anyone purchased from this site before?? how was your experience?? I want my $$$ back!!!


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    I have not ordered for them, but somehow I got on their email list (I did not sign up) and they inundate my email quite often. I opted to be removed from their mail list, but the emails just won't stop. They seemed fishy to me, and this just proves it.

    I feel for you and hope this somehow gets resolved. Did you pay with paypal? Can you go through them?


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    I posted this on a separate thread, but wanted to add it here in because I think it's relevant and maybe it can help prevent this kind of thing in the future. I am curious if it would be helpful to create a section on my website which allows dancers to post reviews of businesses. So in your case you could post about your negative experience to warn others. Thoughts?


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    I contacted 2checkout.com which is the service they use when you pay with credit card. They have been "helping" by contacting them as well with my complaints/concerns. I finally got an email in my inbox this morning from bellydance-shop. They said that they shipped my order but that DHL can't find my package??? I asked for a tracking number and still waiting on their reply....

    I'm not happy at all with this company... I don't even want the costume anymore... I just want my money! We shall see how I come out of this... but definitely will NEVER buy from them again!


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    Quote Originally Posted by dima View Post
    I posted this on a separate thread, but wanted to add it here in because I think it's relevant and maybe it can help prevent this kind of thing in the future. I am curious if it would be helpful to create a section on my website which allows dancers to post reviews of businesses. So in your case you could post about your negative experience to warn others. Thoughts?
    I'll be happy to share my review elsewhere, if it helps others not fall for this type of companies/websites.


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    I bought a costum-made bra/belt set from them two years ago (I think) and had no problem with the purchase. The homepage looks a little different though, so maybe it's not the same people running it, or maybe they've just updated the site. The costumes look to be the same as when I bought from them.

    Because I ordered a costum-made set the estimated delivery time was a bit longer than what they've told you. I can't remember if I got the set on time or if there was a slight delay, but I know it wasn't delayed enough to make me worried. The bra/belt set was pretty affordable and pretty nicely crafted in regard to the sequins on the bra, but I had alot of problem with beads falling off and strings of fringe coming off when I danced. For that reason I probably wouldn't buy from them again, but I didn't have a problem with them not fulfilling their end of the bargain.

    Edit: In fact, I think it was a costume I ordered and not just the bra/belt, but IIRC the skirt was pretty flimsy and I never used it.
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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    I found a link posted by TanyaLV a few years ago. It seems this is not a new problem with this merchant.

    \\BellyDance-shop


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    That's awful! I hope everything works out and you get your money back!
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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    Ok so I finally received my costume... happy that I wasn't scammed and that the costume is beautiful! Unhappy that the skirt/belt was too big, but fixable... VERY UNHAPPY that the beads and fringe are already falling off and I haven't even danced in it yet!!!

    Moral of the story: Will NEVER, EVER purchase from them again!!! Terrible customer service and poor quality of the product... amen!


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    Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    How long did it take to receive your costume? I just ordered one last week. Wish I would have seen this before I ordered it!


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    Angry Re: BEWARE of www.bellydance-shop.com

    Sorry to hear that you were ripped off as well, though I'm not surprised! I ordered 2 custom costumes from them and they were VERY eager to speak to me regarding my measurements, etc. Two weeks later I received the first costume and the bra was MAYBE a B cup at best when what I ordered was a DD. The second costume NEVER ARRIVED! I too emailed, called etc and had done so for 4 months. Absolutely NO reply. I paid by credit card so my only recourse was to call my cc company. They tried to contact them and also got no response. I made the mistake of telling them that I had received one of the costumes, but that it was unwearable as it was not the right size. As a result, I only got credited for the one costume that never showed up. I have since removed all the beading off the B bra, built a new one, recovered it and rebeaded just so it didn't totally go to waste. So frustrating!!! DO NOT buy from this store! Another member of my troupe has also had problems with them, so they just aren't trustworthy!!!!..


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