J. Jill

After receiving (several times) the widely-circulated email list of store closings which included - to my horror - J. Jill, the only place I buy my clothes, I worried that I might have to start wearing a hefty bag or a loincloth depending on the weather. Friday night I was at the mall (yes, I've completely lost my senses) and I stopped at J.Jill (with Adlani and Aliya - further proof of my insanity) to see what I should buy with my birthday gift card before it lost all of its value. One of the salesladies struck up a conversation with Aliya and Adlani to keep them from playing in the water feature, and mentioned that she worked as a substitute teacher in addition to working at J.Jill part time. I said that it was too bad she wouldn't be able to work at J.Jill any more because of the store closing. She adamantly denied that the store would be closing. She said that they were being sold by Talbots and had a letter from the president of J.Jill that discussed the rumours being spread on the internet. I am so thrilled! I could get away with the hefty bag for the next few months, but eventually I'd have to break out the loincloth and that would just add a whole new spin to the annual Easter egg hunt.
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