France Taipei Bridal House

We visited the France Taipei branch in Butterworth, which is located behind Pacific Megamall. You can find it by turning off the first exit after the Penang Bridge. Or alternatively, you can visit their shop on the island itself, it is located near Pulau Tikus area. We had a good impression of the shop when we walked in as the decor was made out of wood. It gave a very nice effect and you can imagine taking your indoor pictures with the woody background. However, the drawback is that you can't take any outdoor shots without needing to go out on location as the branch is located in a shoplot, unlike DeSantia which had pools and their attached garden to give a more outdoorsy feel. The sales assistant started us off with looking at their samples. The main differentiation in France Taipei is that they finish off their wedding albums with a lace edging around each page. This is supposedly to prevent that pages from sticking together in storage. Also, it gives a more feminine finish to the wedding album. We then toured the gowns that they offered. They had some good gowns on display and again there was a special France Taipei Collection, which comes at extra cost. The package that was offered by the sales assistant was RM3199, which comes with 6 gowns and 40 poses. The saleslady did not offer any freebies, the package was stripped to the bare minimum the gowns for the photoshoot, 1 bridal gown, 1 evening gown, 1 photo frame for the bride and groom. Thank you cards, photo DVD, photo frames for parents, etc these were all not included. It would only be provided if we signed up on the spot and the amount of 'freebies' would be given according to the percentage of what we pay. Paying 30% of the package price would only entitle you to 20 thank you cards. If you pay 50%, you will get an additional DVD. If you pay 100%, you will get photo frames in addition. Errr, seems a bit ridiculous to me. Of course, I presume that one can further bargain and try to get a fairer offer. However, after being to several shops that gave a better offer at a cheaper price, I did not feel so inclined. Perhaps the branch in Penang will give a better offer, does anyone know?

I was at their BS near Pacific Megamall last weekend to take family photo. We were there at 10ish in the morning but my sis in law was not ready for the shoot bcoz her WG was too loose and we were all waiting for the BS seamtress. So I asked where is she and I was told it's not time for her to come to work yet. I was like, how can you schedule your customers for PS but your seamstress not working yet? What's the point? Still have to wait for the seamstress. This is unacceptable. When I had my PS with my BS in KL, the seamstress came when I'm half way thru the makeup and start asking me to go 1 round gown fitting again and alter the necessary while I continued the make up. So when I'm done with the make up, the gowns are all ready. So do check the timing of your PS and the seamstress working hours. Or else u may end up waiting for her.