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| Wedding dress parcel 'swiped' from Aldershot bride's doorstep | Wedding dress parcel 'swiped' from Aldershot bride's doorstep |
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| Becky Herbert and her fiancé tie the knot on 27 August | Becky Herbert and her fiancé tie the knot on 27 August |
| A bride-to-be has been left devastated after a parcel containing her dream wedding dress was stolen from her doorstep. | A bride-to-be has been left devastated after a parcel containing her dream wedding dress was stolen from her doorstep. |
| Becky Herbert, from Aldershot in Hampshire, ordered the £250 garment ahead of her wedding in August. | Becky Herbert, from Aldershot in Hampshire, ordered the £250 garment ahead of her wedding in August. |
| But just minutes after it was delivered to her house at 14:30 GMT on 3 February, it vanished. | But just minutes after it was delivered to her house at 14:30 GMT on 3 February, it vanished. |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has urged anyone with information to get in touch. | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has urged anyone with information to get in touch. |
| Having spotted the second-hand gown on Vinted, which was ivory with a lace train, the 34-year-old fell in love. | Having spotted the second-hand gown on Vinted, which was ivory with a lace train, the 34-year-old fell in love. |
| "I always knew as soon as we started planning the wedding that I wanted a pre-loved dress," she said. "It was exactly what I'd been looking for." | "I always knew as soon as we started planning the wedding that I wanted a pre-loved dress," she said. "It was exactly what I'd been looking for." |
| After receiving an email from courier Evri showing a photo of the parcel outside her house, Ms Herbert hurriedly asked a neighbour to collect it. | After receiving an email from courier Evri showing a photo of the parcel outside her house, Ms Herbert hurriedly asked a neighbour to collect it. |
| But within 30 minutes of its delivery, she said the parcel had been "swiped". | But within 30 minutes of its delivery, she said the parcel had been "swiped". |
| The betrothed couple live in a row of houses sitting close to the road, meaning any parcels left outside are visible to passers-by. | The betrothed couple live in a row of houses sitting close to the road, meaning any parcels left outside are visible to passers-by. |
| "I had requested that the parcel was not delivered to the door and set an alternative safe space which had been acknowledged by the courier - but they still just dumped it on the doorstep," she said. | "I had requested that the parcel was not delivered to the door and set an alternative safe space which had been acknowledged by the courier - but they still just dumped it on the doorstep," she said. |
| Sleepless nights | Sleepless nights |
| Ms Herbert said she had been shocked and angry at the situation - and reported it to police. | Ms Herbert said she had been shocked and angry at the situation - and reported it to police. |
| "I know the courier didn't know the significance of the item, nor did the person who took the parcel, but the whole thing just felt quite reckless," she said. | "I know the courier didn't know the significance of the item, nor did the person who took the parcel, but the whole thing just felt quite reckless," she said. |
| Despite deciding on a simple wedding, she said the situation had given her "sleepless nights" - and it felt like things were spinning out of control. | Despite deciding on a simple wedding, she said the situation had given her "sleepless nights" - and it felt like things were spinning out of control. |
| "For a while, I really thought as soon as someone opened it to find it was a wedding dress, they'd do the honourable thing and return it." | "For a while, I really thought as soon as someone opened it to find it was a wedding dress, they'd do the honourable thing and return it." |
| After five years together, her partner Jules proposed in July | After five years together, her partner Jules proposed in July |
| After several days Evri agreed to refund the money, accepting there was "no clear evidence that the parcel was delivered securely", Ms Herbert said. | After several days Evri agreed to refund the money, accepting there was "no clear evidence that the parcel was delivered securely", Ms Herbert said. |
| Evri told the BBC it had apologised to Ms Herbert and had given her a "goodwill payment". | Evri told the BBC it had apologised to Ms Herbert and had given her a "goodwill payment". |
| It added it had followed up with the courier involved to provide additional training to help ensure the incident was not repeated. | It added it had followed up with the courier involved to provide additional training to help ensure the incident was not repeated. |
| But with the wedding countdown on, the bride has been forced to find a different dress. | But with the wedding countdown on, the bride has been forced to find a different dress. |
| "It was a design from a few years ago and is now discontinued, so [I was] unlikely to find another," she said. | "It was a design from a few years ago and is now discontinued, so [I was] unlikely to find another," she said. |
| "It felt like a waste of such a beautiful dress. I never got to touch it or put it on, even though it was sat there on my doorstep." | "It felt like a waste of such a beautiful dress. I never got to touch it or put it on, even though it was sat there on my doorstep." |
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