I personally was not even aware of the Vera Bradley craze until joining GC, but for those of you who are interested...
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll...704250408/1005
The Annual Outlet Sale is May 3-5. Next week. Details are in the news article I linked.
(I'm almost half-tempted to go, just to see what a madhouse it really is - I think I'd get a chuckle out of it. I don't live very far from Ft Wayne. Hmmn...maybe I could take orders in advance and charge a "finders fee"
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