- Oh my god, I'm so nervous.
(screams)
(laughter)
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- Hello, Maya here.
I have never had a quinceanera before.
But it's fine.
(crying)
Anyway, one time I did try on a quinceanera dress,
just for fun,
and I felt like a princess.
I was only in it for a second,
because the lady at the store was giving me
major side-eye because it was lot of monies.
So I had to take it off.
I want to see if I can get that same feeling
in a dress that I found on Amazon for $50.00.
So, I'm gonna investigate.
Now, I can't do this investigation alone.
I need to employ others who have actually had a quinceanera.
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- Maya, what are you doing, what?
- [Maya] Oh, um, did you wanna try on
$50.00 quinceanera dresses with me today?
- Okay.
- [Maya] Okay.
Do you want to try on
$50.00 quinceanera dresses with me today?
- I would like nothing more.
I thought you'd never ask.
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- (laughs) What is this? (laughs)
My theme for my quinces was Cinderella.
There was this one dress on the window sill,
and it was this dress that was beautiful light blue.
- It was like oranges and reds, and flowers,
and splashes of color and spaghetti strap.
- With roses on the side.
- I loved that dress.
- Probably came out to like $500.00?
- I can't imagine it was more than $60.00 or $70.00.
- [Maya] Do you think you can get the same feeling
in a $50.00 dress from Amazon?
- I mean, I'm sure you can find some...
$50.00 though?
- My instinct says no.
But that's because I have bought into this idea
that nice things are expensive.
But I don't know if that's true.
(laughter)
- This looks like a $50.00 dress.
- Oh that's pretty!
Oh, that's more floofy than I would have expected
from an Amazon.
(gasping)
- Am I gonna be Cinderella?
- Uh, I think I need you to come tie this for me.
Now just the two ties put it on.
Oh, what is this?
- [Maya] You better watch out,
'cause Julissa is coming out!
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(cash register)
(shuffling)
- [Observer] Wow!
- (speaks in foreign language)
(cash register)
- Here I am.
Mmm.
(cash register)
- You know what?
It's not that bad.
- Sure, they're a little, you know.
You're gonna little imperfections.
So there are little things here and there.
In a photo, you're gonna look great!
I think this is nice.
- The material is a little cheap.
You know what it is?
It's like, no matter how much the dress is,
it's your confidence.
- (sings in foreign language)
- You know it's not my style right now.
But I think 15 year old Claudia?
I think it's really nice.
- Get it girl, get it!
Get it girl, get it!
Get it, get it, get it, get it, get it, girl!
♪I'm a quinceanera. ♪
♪You're not a quinceanera. ♪
♪'Cause I am. ♪
Is that, can you see me in that one 'cause I'm tall?
- [Observer] Yeah.
- Uh, I think this is successful.
Quince in a bag.
It's not bad.
I am impressed.
I'm very impressed.
- Listen, if you're bottom on the budget,
and you need this,
do what you gotta do, man.
- So the answer is yes,
you can get the same feeling
in a $50.00 dress that you bought from Amazon,
than you did in the maybe $500.00 dress
that you tried on that you had to quickly take off
because the lady was looking at you weird.
Thanks for watching!
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