My beef with Forever 21 dresses

They're soooo cute...but most of them are so poorly made. At least with my experience! I seem to purchase the dresses that were only good for trying on or for one wear, before coming apart. I go through "F you, Forever 21, we're over" stints every few months, with the longest strike lasting about a decade. I just keep justifying the unraveling of stitching and coming-off-in-my-fingers buttons by their $22 tags, i.e. you get what you pay for, and sorry, but I shouldn't be required to sew every time I wear one of their dresses. I believe 100% in quality over quantity (and that includes inexpensive purchases for quality items just the same), but all beef aside, F21 really works for gals on a budget (myself included). And I do realize that not everything in there rips, tears, and falls apart on its first outing; I have several dresses that are still holding up fine. It's just a hit or miss for me and this latest polka dotted beauty did a number that had me fuming. I put it on to go out for lunch, feeling all cute and whatnot. I'm not even out the door and a button falls off. *nostril flare* I put the button aside, glancing over myself in the mirror (sorry for mirror pictures by the way!) to see if I can still go on. My bra wasn't exposed, there was no open gap - cool. I hop in my car and cruise along the highway when I notice that it's gaping. I can see my cleav'. Another button had come off - and let's not even think for a second that my "girls" could have popped it off. I wish. But that's not even a possibility. I had to reroute to home because my attire was no longer appropriate for the public eye. This was the third time this happened to me on a first time wear, and going out to eat no less. Such a bummer. For now, I'm searching for a sewing tutorial vid on Youtube. What a drag. 

Lots of my friends shop religiously at Forever 21. I was wondering if y'all have similar wardrobe malfunctions with a decent amount of your purchases? Dana, I know you've had a good rip in the pants, haha (sorry ;)). 

I hope y'all are having a lovely Sunday. Wish me luck on my first sewing adventure since boot camp in '02! 

P.s. I know buttons are easy, but these aren't those four-little-holes-in-the-circle type buttons. These have a little loop underneath the shell...aka looks like a pain in the ass.