Prom. Such an important event.

Girls spend a lot of time dreaming of and then preparing for the day. And next to who will be her date, the most important ingredient is what she will wear.

Gone are the days where you were limited to what was sold in brick and mortar stores. Now the world is your catalog, and your options are limitless. But those options may come at an unexpected cost.

You might knock those brick and mortar stores, but at least you and I have tangible evidence of what we’re spending our money on. We can examine the quality and even try something on, and we can have it fitted.

Here are 50 examples of people who were stunned—and not in a good way, more like they’d been tasered—when they received their dresses.