It looked like a regular shopping outing among girlfriends.
For about an hour, three women in their mid- to late 30s tried on up to 20 dresses at a Chinatown shop on Pagoda Street.
After all that, the women bought just one dress costing $160.
But after they left, the shop owner discovered that six dresses, each also worth about $160, had disappeared along with them.
Madam Qin Yong Juan, 34, said the stolen dresses were designs that the women had tried on and were in sizes suitable for them.
The outfits were also the most expensive pieces in the store.
Madam Qin said in Mandarin: "About five to 10 minutes after they left, my assistant, who had been serving them, noticed that there were several empty hangers on the racks.
Women tries on 20 dresses, 6 disappear
