Bilthouse

Stopped by the shop for the first time yesterday. We’ve been to the square in Roswell many times (we live in Johns Creek, so we’re really close) but I’ve never been in the shop before. I didn’t even know it was there, its pretty far off the square but we parked so far away yesterday that we walked by it. They had a gorgeous June Cleaver looking dress outside so I wandered up to look at it. I kept moving after seeing the $ 169 price tag. It wasn’t $ 169 pretty, trust me.
On the way back to the car later we walked by and they had put a rack of dresses outside with a sign that said «Buy 2, get 1 free». So I’m thinking great! I might not pay $ 169 for simple, non-​brand dresses but I’ll pay $ 100-​$ 200 for 3 of them. The prices marked on the dresses were ok, still a little on the high side but not horrible, $ 70-​$ 90 each. I pick out 3 and head to the teeny fitting room that doesn’t even have a mirror and try them on. The salesperson was pretty close the whole time (a little suffocating) and as I was trying to discuss the dresses with my partner, after discovering that only one fit, she told me that we would get ½ off if we just got the one dress.
Great! The dress was marked $ 85 so I’m totally good with $ 42.50 for the dress. I still thought it was a fuzz high, serioulsy you could get a similar dress at the mall for ~$ 30. Just kind of a plain, boatneck cotton tank dress, nothing outstanding about it. I do like to support small business in the area so I’m willing to pay a little more. I am NOT, however, willing to be fleeced.
At the register we were charged NINETY dollars. I reminded the associate that the dress was suposed to be half price (this was the same associate that had told me this originally). She proceeds to tell us that its half off the ORIGINAL price of $ 169!!! Wait a darn minute, that’s not what you said and that’s not what the sign said! We did buy the dress, my partner knew I was on the verge of creating a scene arguing with the sales person so he forked his credit card over before I could refuse.
He can certainly afford the cost, I can afford the cost but it was SOOOO not worth $ 90, how could it have even been $ 169 to start with? These are not designer or even name brand dresses! In my closet there are $ 10 dresses, $ 20 dresses and even $ 100 and $ 200 dresses. But you better believe that if it costs $ 100-​$ 200 some brand name is going to be on it. I’m now saddled with (no returns) a no-​name $ 90 tank dress.
I DO NOT appreciate being fleeced nor do I appreciate deceptive advertising, it just makes for a bad business model. You may have gotten a sale off of me, Bilt house but you lost a woman that could’ve been a good customer. Seeing your limited selection of clothing at horribly inflated prices you can’t afford to be alienating customers that way, I suggest you rethink your methods.

Cute little boutique in downtown Roswell with a great selection and helpful staff. Most of their items look like they walked out of the Anthropologie Catalog. Prices can be steep on certain items, but their sales are good.
Plus, you can find unique, artistic accessories if you need to dress up or set off an outfit you already own.
The shop also has a fair selection of gift items such as coffee table books, wallets, cuffs, hair accessories, etc.