Tina Marie's Boutique — Local services in Algoma

Drove over an hour to this place to look for mother of the bride/groom dresses. When we walked in, it looked like we had gone through a back door that someone was trying to block with clothes. We stepped over a box and through a clothing rack to get in. Owner was standing there staring at us like we were ghosts. She asked if we had an appointment, which we didn’t, and it doesn’t state anywhere that appointments are required, just “welcomed.” She stated multiple times that she was working with other customers (one woman) and she’s busy, that’s why she requires appointments. We asked her if there was somewhere she wanted us to wait and she said “no, I will be helping you” and proceeded to hand my mom a dress and said “you need to try this on. I will pick dresses out for you, I don’t want you to touch anything yourself because it took us so long to put this together.” She asked each mom one or two questions, but would not listen to what they were telling her that they were looking for. They tried to show her pictures of styles that they liked, and she would say “oh yeah I had that dress but we have so many dresses in and out of this place that I don’t have it anymore.” She would force them to try on a dress and when there was something that they didn’t like (like too much cleavage for a woman who wears a 34DDD) she would say “well you know I’m a seamstress so I can fix anything.” She was continuously rude and wouldn’t listen to anything they were saying. It is so overcrowded and nowhere to walk. Definitely not ADA compliant and gave us all major anxiety just walking in. DO...

My mom stopped here to find a mother of the bride dress today. I was horrified of the service by the owner, Tina Marie. My mom showed her pictures of dresses she liked on her phone and every picture she scrolled through she replied “no, no, no.” Then towards the end of the appointment my mom had on a dress she liked (but didn’t love) and found out it was out of her budget that she wanted to spend. Tina Marie was pretty butt hurt and was realizing she was going to lose a sale. My mom kindly declined and said “it’s pretty but I’m not spending $800 on a dress that I’ll wear once especially if I don’t love it.” Tina literally asked my mom, “what do you do?” My mom dumbfounded, answered, “I’m a software trainer.” Tina says “and you have to ask your husband for permission to spend $800?? I buy $1,000s of dollars worth of merchandise everyday and I never ask my husband.” I was in literal shock. My mom said “well, yeah. I do.” Then, my mom, to try to change the subject requested to maybe try on some shorter dresses since Tina said she had no more dresses for my mom. (Lies. She has racks upon racks.) My aunt kindly even said “how about you humor us and see?” Tina literally turns my mom to the mirror and hikes up her dress to point to her knees and tells her “You can’t wear a short dress and show those knees!” Tina Marie, please learn how to treat your customers kindly. I’m still in shock by how this lady treated my mom. Don’t shop at this fire hazard consignment mess.. I...

Walking in the first room was like stepping back in time...hundreds and hundreds of outdated white shoes. Then we progressed to the next room that was like something out of a hoarder's nightmare...dresses were stuffed into the room on both sides. I had to shimmy sideways down the "aisle". I lost my friend within seconds. We joked about being able to find each other. The whole place is like that. No way to find anything yourself. When Tina did give her attention, she inserted her own opinion which was NOT inline AT ALL with what I requested for an outdoor barn wedding. She brought me a very fancy, formal white dress with flowers (for me, the mother of the groom). I'd never wear white to a wedding (unless I was the bride), and not in a barn. I told her what the mother of the bride was wearing (because I wanted to be in line with that) and she was tsk-tsking away at our choice to be comfortable. After the long fancy white dress, she brought me a short bright-orange/lime-green sundress (for an October wedding) that would maybe be fitting for an outdoor picnic in July. She said she has dressed thousands of women and was putting me down for what I was looking for (boho, fun, floral, maxi). Do not waste your time if you want an updated look that is not classic mother of the bride/groom. She doesn't know how to deal with...