AniA Collection
Portland, OR 97204
Phone: (503) 796-9170
- Hours:
- Mon.: 10am-6pm/Tues.: 10am-5pm, Wed.-Fri.: 10am-6pm, Sat.: 10am-5pm, Sun Noon-4pm (btw Jan - June)
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Come find your dream wedding dress at AniA Collection
- Wedding & Bridal Dresses
- Custom Bridal Accessories
- Bridesmaid Dresses
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Editorial Review for AniA Collection – by Nancy Levenson
In Short
Appointments here last at least an hour to try on dresses. There's a large, elegant area for dressing, with a stage to ensure that eager onlookers can admire every detail. The store's bridal dress collection includes designs with high-end and Oregon-exclusive labels (including Justina and McCaffrey). Most importantly, this store is under new management who listened to their customers to improve service.
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Insider Tips
ParkingThe store validates at the nearby SmartPark.
The Extras:March 15th - 16th: Amy Michelson Bridal Trunk Show with personal appearance by the designer. March 20th - 24th: Alvina Valenta Classics Bridal Truck Show Please call us for more information.
Brands:AniA Collection is proud to be the only authorized retailer in the State of Oregon to carry the following exclusive designer collections: Alvina Valenta, Amy Michelson, Augusta Jones, Cymbeline Paris, Jim Hjelm, Justina McCaffrey, Lazaro, Lea Ann Belter and Mika Inatome.
User Reviews for AniA Collection
04/06/2008 Posted by studentshopper
This place is hideously over-priced and lacks any commitment to customer service or satisfaction. They came across as "trying to make a buck at ANY cost" EVERY time I had to talk to them on the phone. They made it extremely hard for me to do business with them as an out-of-town bridesmaid for a wedding I was in. You'd think that they could possibly pony-up for shipping my bridesmaid dress to me after I spent over $300.00...but no. It is completely unfortunate that you are a beholden audience to the bridal industry and this shop knows it. They will do anything to clean out your wallet. Additionally, when I phoned in for various questions and scheduling, I always received a different answer from each person I talked to. This is extremely unprofessional. They can't even get their facts straight. This place is an utter disaster to deal with. I do NOT recommend them.
Pros: The dress is beautiful, but then again it better be seeing as it costs an arm & a leg
Cons: over-priced, terrible service, rude, rigid, unknowledgable...the list goes on!
03/06/2008 Posted by WritingFool
Too frequently, shopping for a bridal gown carries all the joys of a root canal; a tedious and painful procedure performed in an un-empathetic atmosphere run by professionals profiting from an exclusive market. Whatever happened to those dreamy, exciting gown-shopping montages girls imagine in childhood? We all know that it’s never going to be “perfect,” but does that mean a bride has to put up with rude treatment and dishonesty? I should think not. ANiA’s provides a welcomed alternative: good service, great dresses, and straightforward business practices. A writer and recent graduate in southern Oregon, I was determined to make the most of my gown-scavenging trips to Portland. I went during a trunk show—which usually means poor, rushed service. My experience, however, could not have been better. The staff is friendly and familiar with their inventory . Within minutes Megan had pulled a generous number of gowns for me, and I found the gown of my dreams without pressure or sales pitches. I was impressed by the associates; they didn’t ignore if they were not your assigned associate. I was also the type of customer that tends to annoy and aggravate—I went in worried and paranoid because of a wedding dress fiasco my sister had gone through a year earlier at a different dress store. My sister found the wedding dress of her dreams at a shop that was anything BUT ‘Fabu.’ The experience was a disaster. Even though she ordered her gown a year ahead of time, we almost didn’t receive it. The owner swore the gown was on its way—on the rare occasions she bothered to return calls. Only after directly contacting the manufacturer did she receive the dress. When shopping, finding the dress is only half of the battle, and the only part of the process you can control. Read store reviews and do your research. Bottom line, I went into ANiA’s paranoid, hesitant, and bitter, but came out ecstatic about my purchase, their shop, and the experience. ANiA’s is a safe bet.
Pros: Beautiful Dresses, great service.
Cons: Some dresses fairly expensive.
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