I've ordered from Bloomingtails (
Custom Small Dog Clothes, Designer Dog Clothes, & Accessories) several times without issue. I wouldn't have had any issue recommending them to my friends. Hopefully, yours was just an isolated incident, and I'm glad to see your item finally shipped. Nevertheless, it can be frustrating to wait on an order when you are really excited about it! I do know many of the online boutiques don't keep stock, so they have to order from the designer when you place your order, and it is not uncommon to wait a month! Crazy for off-the-rack clothes, but there are some designers I just can't seem to resist.
Marilyn Muttroe (
Designer Dog Clothes, Small Dog Clothing, Dog Carriers and More!) is nothing but trouble as far as I know, and I would run, far, far away! I had a friend order a birthday gift for Rory from them a few years ago, and it took her several months to get a tank top from them with constant emails and threats. It was the I See Spot Chanel tank that was everywhere back then, so it was not an issue of backordering. I felt horrible, especially since she was not really a "yorkie" person, but just a good friend who knew how much I loved to dress my girls. I have another friend who ordered a widely available HipDoggie shirt from them for her pup, with one excuse after the next. When she told me she placed an order from them, I was able to warn her, so thankfully she was able to file a claim with PayPal the day before the window closed. Of course, once she told them she was going to do this they magically sent the shirt out the next day and acted like it was some big misunderstanding that it had taken several ignored emails to resolve. She returned the shirt and bought it from somewhere else!