(Side note, if anyone needs any of those
Anyways, I have my Arcade gacha list ready, and in a few days I will dive right into those yard sales and knock myself out getting the commons! Yes, I've learned, at last. Please send any LMs for yard sales, my linden balance will thank you! I will probably compile a list later of older rares and commons I don't mind trading, but for now, I will relax and savour the calm before the gacha storm. Maybe even change houses, in preparation for the onslaught of rezzable cuteness I will be pouncing on soon. May everyone have as much fun at this round of the Arcade as I intend to, and may we all eventually get on the damn sim! (Or the neighbouring sim to cam shop. I'm not too picky.)
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| Hair: Ploom Shirt: Fuk'N'Hawt Skirt: Mad Echo (Retired) Skin: [theSkinnery] Ears & Headphones: Remarkable Oblivion Heels: Enelya's Creations Mesh Breasts and Ass: Lolas & Phat Azz Hands and Feet: Slink Nail Polish: A:S:S Piercings: Ellabella Tattoos: Letis Landscaping Credits: Wishing Well Fountains, Heart Botanicals, 3D Trees, ACS, Skye, T-Spot, Tobias Novi, Lowell Creations. Photo by Nadya Kruyschek, Un-retouched. |
I'd been looking like a madwoman for and found a cute as hell skater style skirt that worked with the phat azz while browsing on flickr, and had to get it. I looked at the marketplace page and it wasn't there... so I went to the in-world store. It wasn't there.
*loud ass crickets*
I decided to send a notecard to the creator to ask where I could find the skirt and demo, and got a very quick response back from her, saying that the skirts were retired!
BUT!!!
She sent me the skirts gratis, not one colour, not two colours... the whole fatpack! *floored*
So I would like to tell you all that the owner of Mad Echo, Kitten Mai, is friggin awesome and sweet, offers very fast customer service, and makes cute stuffs.
Kitten Mai, I will be back to do some shopping, because there are some cute drippy tees that look up at me with big adorable eyes and say "please take us home and wear us?" and I cannot resist that. Please keep making cute things, because I do not mind going SL broke in stores owned by awesome creators, which you are one. :) Wouldn't mind more mesh butt friendly goodness either! :D
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| Fountain of Tranquility, by Wishing Well Fountains. |
I got a new fountain as well, at Wishing Well Fountains, and it's beeeaaauuutiiiifuuuullllll! Made by a very awesome, sweet, friendly, and talented Wolfie (Bf2 Shepherd. I love that a wolf has the last name Shepherd!), who is guaranteed to get more of my money, because creativity paired with awesome customer service makes me a very loyal customer. I cannot even begin to describe how lovely these fountains are, so just go and see for yourself. He's such a sweet wolf, you'll find yourself questioning the story of Lil' Red Riding Hood(rat. I don't trust that tart.) He also does custom work, so if you don't see exactly what you are looking for, he can make it for you. :D
I had to write about these two creators and their work, because they are doing things right and beyond that! It's not enough to just be creative, you must also offer good customer service when needed, and they both went above and beyond in my personal opinion, and deserve a shitload of praise for it.
My first avi bought an outfit at a store, and did not receive it. I bought it again and received it. It was a copy/no trans outfit, so I sent a notecard to the store owner, and explained what happened, and also showed the transaction records. That was 6 YEARS AGO, and I still never received any sort of reply from them. Needless to say, I took my business elsewhere. This was before quietly accepting notecards, or automatically accepting, so I knew for a fact the owner accepted the notecard, which meant to me, they simply did not give a shit. I do not shop at stores that do not give a shit about their customers.
The experience I had at that store makes me appreciate owners who take their time to help out customers all the more, even years after, and when I have a positive experience with a store owner, I am guaranteed to be devoted to that store pretty much forever. Here is a short list of some stores, etc that fit the bill for me. I only wish that I told some of them how appreciated it was before they were gone.
Paradisis (Ankhari Tammas. Sexy yet sweet apparel, and great customer service. Customer for life.)
Fuk'N'Hawt (Melanie Jaehun. Queen of the nip slip and the cheek peek in my book (not had any complaints from guy friends ever lol), and lightning fast with customer service.)
The Plastik (Aikea Rieko. You are genius, and that is why my favourite colour at your store is fatpack! Nuff said. Plus great customer service, and a generous nature. You are above and beyond, above and beyond.)
Leti's Tattoo (Leti Hax, pure awesome. English is not her first language, but she still goes above and beyond, and I am pretty damn stoked to have appliers for tattoos I had bought even years ago! Will always get my tattoos at Leti's, she does great work and does not let anything stop her from offering the best customer service.)
Atelier Yllanys (Yllanys Resident, sadly, the store is closed, but she's awesome. Absolutely incredible and beautiful builds. My fave builder for good reason, and a sweet, kindhearted lady, will miss you tons.)
Dwelling Quay (Xavier Novelli, also awesome. Very talented and friendly, have not forgotten that incredible weather system, and still not so secretly want that gorgeous elevator lol.)
Mad Echo (Kitten Mai, see above :) )
Wishing Well Fountains (Bf2 Shepherd, see above too :) )
Blacklace Lingerie (Not just the owners being talented, but the CSRs being helpful too. One CSR, Sienna Bellios, was very prompt and helpful when I had an older gift card with half it's value remaining, but could not use it due to the vendor system having changed. She had me send the old gift card to her and had it replaced with a newer gift card immediately. Customer service done perfectly, thank you Ms. Bellios.)
Slink (Siddean Munro. Was delighted to have such a fast response when I needed the kit to make my own nail polishes for the Slink hands and feet, considering it is a bigger, busier store. Kudos to you for being prompt and awesomely talented.)
Mon Cheri (Freya Olivieri. Been shopping here since it was TGIS, and it's only gotten better and better. Great customer service, and a good laugh about a pasties gacha machine that refused to give any commons lol. Customer for life, for being so talented, friendly, and helpful. My RL mum is a girlie girl to the core, and I got her avi your lashes (not the mesh, this was before them), because that is exactly how my mum's lashes are! She absolutely loved them. You made my mum happy! Perma-customer!)
Victoria Chung (Oh yes, Landlords and Landladies count too! Will always rent from Victoria Chung, because she is professional, courteous, extremely understanding, and always helpful. Best land rental experience I have had in SL, since OT Rentals closed.)
OT Rentals (Tomac Sewell & Ophelia Laval. I am unclear as to what happened to make them close, but it was a joy to rent from them, my friends and I all rented from them for years, usually living on the same sim. It was sad to see the sims close down. Thank you, wherever you are, for being awesome.)
I have had stores before in SL, and I know how busy things can get with events, new releases, and of course, having your own life as well as real life. I also know, from both sides, the appreciation and happiness a customer gets when you take the time to help them. Thank you for your kindness and for sharing your talents and your time, it is more appreciated than you may realize, and it's not forgotten or taken lightly. Never change.
Any owners that do not offer very good customer service... change your ways please. Your customers are your business's life blood, don't forget that.
Customers... give store owners a chance to respond, because it's not easy to run a store, takes a lot of time and effort. Always be courteous and respectful. (Added this because some customers no doubt can be lil so-and-so's.)
Ok, that's all. *hugs*
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