How to Shop for Plus Size Clothing Bargains at J. Jill

If you're a J. Jill fan, then you love cotton and other natural fabrics, youthful, feminine designs and muted but classic hues. If you're a plus size, then there's a good chance you're extra glad for J. Jill, since they carry sizes 14W-28W. Petites also rejoice, since their clothing range is wider than that of most petite women's clothing designers--from a tiny 0 to a generously sized size 18 petite tops, pants and skirts--and is truly proportioned for petites. As for tall sizes, it's the same deal, and they range from size 4 to 20. The one catch to all this goodness is price. J. Jill is quality clothing, and it can be costly. This is all the more reason to be a bargain hunter when you shop at J. Jill, either in their retail outlets or the J. Jill online store. Here are tips for finding special deals, sales, discounts and bargain prices for J. Jill clothing. Now get ready to shop for plus size clothing bargains at J. Jill...

Things You'll Need

• J. Jill store near you or access to J. Jill online.

Instructions

1. Get to know your J. Jill size, either by trying on clothes at the J. Jill store or by looking at their size charts on the J. Jill Web store. J. Jill's clothes are generously sized, and the clothes tend to work well either for pear shaped figures or apple shaped, since there are nipped in waists and draping styles, both. Their plus size clothes, or "women's sizes," range from 14W / 1X (40" bust, 32.5" waist, 42.5" hip) to 28W / 4X (54" bust, 46.5" waist, 56.5" hip).

2. Sign up for the J.Jill mailing list to receive discount offers. You'll be the first to receive an opening sale invite when new stores open in your area and you'll receive notices of sales and web exclusives. This is a great way to shop for plus size clothing bargains at J. Jill ahead of the madding crowd.

3. Try eBay. Yes, I said eBay! If you look hard and long enough, you can often find near-new J. Jill dresses, shirts, jeans, jackets, shorts and pants at a significant discount from people who bought the clothes and grew out of them or just never wore them. They may be slightly out of style or season, but J. Jill's styles are so classic, they carry over to other seasons really well. The big disadvantage here is that competition tends to be fierce for the nicer styles, and you may have to buy the clothes in a bulk lot mixed with others.

4. Check out the well-organized J. Jill sale page in their online outlet, where you can shop by size or style or even price range. Check frequently during the ends of seasons and right before and after the Christmas and winter holidays. This is the way most folks shop for plus size clothing bargains at J. Jill.

5. As a last resort...shamelessly hint! Get someone who knows and loves you to buy you a J. Jill gift card. That way, you get the clothes at the cheapest price of all!