Chloe’s Closet

Lois Hillock, of New Ipswich, was the owner. She closed up shop with literally TWO DAYS notice. I had two days to pick up the clothes I’d consigned there. Of course, their phone was disconnected & on the voice mail they left for me they didn’t bother telling me what hours they would be there, so I had to pop by several different times until I finally lucked out & they were there. They never bothered to put up a sign on the door saying when they would be there, either.
When I did finally get there, I pulled in just as they were pulling in. They told me to park around back on the voice mail that they left & knock on the back door to pick up my clothes. So I parked, taking up ONE of the TWO empty spaces that were open. I looked at Lois who was still sitting in her car, & she mouthed that she had to park too. I pointed to the EMPTY parking spot next to me. She angrily pulled in, muttering as she passed me that SHE had to park too. I ignored her. Well she parked didn’t she? There were two spots for two cars. The math works in my head! She handed me two bags of clothes. What, so I’m just supposed to take her word for it that she is honest enough to give me back ALL of my clothes & not take whatever she liked for her own grandchildren? I say that because they would regularly pay me up front for clothes that they liked for their grandchildren so those transactions weren’t on the books. I’m just supposed to trust that they weren’t like, «Well we’re closing anyway, just take what you want & give her the rest.» No apology for the short notice. No explanation. I asked her for my check because as long as I’ve been consigning there (YEARS) I’d never collected a check & I’ve consigned HUNDREDS of items there over the years. She claimed that her books were not balanced but that she hoped to get them balanced in a few weeks & then she would mail a check. Yeah right. «The checks in the mail.» I left knowing full well I was never going to see the money I was due.
I have since tried contacting Lois Hillock to get my check with no luck. I was told that November 1^st (2012) was the LATEST the checks would get mailed. EIGHT MONTHS later & I’ve tried contacting her & still no check…
Lois Hillock is a dishonest business owner. She closed up shop, didn’t pay her bills (their phone line was regularly disconnected) & Belletete’s owns the building & they told me that she still owes them rent, as well, & didn’t pay her LOYAL consignors! It’s not our fault that she was a lousy business owner… I would stay far, far away from her, both personally & professionally.