I went to Almond Tree after hearing rave reviews from two friends who previously purchased their wedding dresses there.  I was very excited at the prospect of finding an affordable consignment dress that would not destroy my budget. \n\nOverall, I was very disappointed with the limited selection, the high cost of available dresses and the lack of cleanliness.   \n\nPrices were significantly higher than many of the brand new dresses I tried on at other boutiques, and the selection was very, very limited.  My budget was $1,000 - I thought that would be easy to accomplish at a consignment store, but over half the dresses available in my size were over $2,000. \n\nMany of the dresses had not been cleaned - almost all of them were dirty around the bottoms, and more than half the dresses I tried on smelled strongly of perfume or (worse) BO.  Several of the dresses were badly wrinkled and I even found a clump of hair on one.  \n\nSounds like this place is very hit or miss - for me it was a miss and I would not recommend it.