RGarrison

Elaborate Scheme Dupes Thousands of Brides and Businesses (Switched)

Mar 3rd 2010 4:37PM I am outraged that someone would pull a scheme like this and leave so many trusting individuals and businesses with their pocket books foiled.

That said I am equally outraged that this article states "it should come as no shock that one group of crooks has targeted both the lovestruck and the marital industry(the latter of which, arguably, already exploits the former)". I own a bridal salon in Washington State and have run it for 14 years. I have not and would NEVER exploit a customer or another business. In my years in the industry I have found that it is full of kind, caring and honest people. As the previous person stated, most of us are not getting rich in this industry. Quite the opposite.

It is sad to me that a horrible situation like this cannot be just seen for what it is and instead turned into an attack on the bridal industry as a whole. There are many of us that really do care about our customers and the communities that we employee members of and contribute to financially. I feel for all of those who were taken advantage of.