Wedding Dress: Pick Up Fee????

So my bridal salon called today and advised that my dress was ready for pick up! This made me super excited because my dress wasn’t supposed to be ready until the end of July/first week of August. So I was advised to come pick up the dress and I’d be able to try it on and see if any alterations were needed by scheduling an “Accessories Appointment”.


I didn’t care for purchasing any accessories but figured this was their normal process when picking up a dress. So I go online to book the appointment only to find out I had to pay a fee. While the fee was only $10, if rubbed me the wrong way because I’ve already spent thousands of dollars on my dress and now I have to pay to try it on/pick it up?! How ridiculous is that?! Idk but I’m really disappointed. My fiancé convinced me to just pay the fee and try on accessories to just get an idea of what I want. But honestly, if gives me “money hungry” vibes. I understand some salons charging a fee for the initial appointment, but having to pay after you’ve already purchased a gown? Eh…..