J.Crew Aficionadas: We Are Being Heard! :)

Dear J.Crew Aficionadas: our concerns, comments, praises, frustrations, and the like are all being heard by the folks over at J.Crew. I, for one, am thrilled (and of course slightly nervous) about this! :)

First, J.Crew CEO Mickey Drexler responds to some of us J.Crew Aficionadas (see posts "Mickey Drexler = AWESOME!" and "J.Crew Responds to an Aficionada: Jenn_Brak"). This news, I thought was amazing enough.

Now, GigiofCa has shared with us (from the "Mickey Drexler = AWESOME!" post) some more exciting news: that J.Crew Corporate is aware of this blog. Gigiofca writes:

"... I went to the Pleasanton, CA store today and received the best customer service ever from Melissa. I believe she is the store manager. We were talking and I was telling her about my in-person customer service experience vs phone. We talked about yelp.com and then I asked had she heard about the J Crew Aficionada blog. I could barely get the words out of my mouth because she had. In fact, the blog was discussed in the conference call that morning. WILD! ..."

"...Basically corporate is reading it. And specific references were made to things we've discussed and names were mentioned. No worries, I don't think anyone should get self-conscious. Keep being who you are because they are paying attention. ..."

"... I think it's super cool that our voices are being heard. I have seen other recent comments about JCrew on other sites in light of the Web trouble and they are not nearly as eloquent as the ones here. So...I think corporate can find feedback from all over, but the thoughts articulated here are incredible. ..."

"...It was more like screen names were thrown out, but I didn't get the sense that they are tracking anyone or tying any specific thoughts to one person. Not at all. I think the screen names jump out because many of them have crew in them. ..."

I mention this point a lot, but I really believe it's true: the reason this blog is so great, is because of the members. Everyone here has been so helpful and insightful with all their comments- from sizing, to styling, to even encouraging one another to try new pieces. Practically all the members here are experts when it comes to J.Crew. :)

Also, I know that I have personally gained a lot from all the knowledge shared by the Aficionadas here. (I also think I spent more on J.Crew since this blog started, as I have been buying items recommended here that I normally would not consider.)

How do you feel about J.Crew's interest in this blog? If you could ask or say anything to J.Crew, what would it be? (They could be reading this very post- so its definitely worth mentioning!) :)