As I was browsing through my Google reader this morning, I stumbled upon a blog post about the newly launched SLoupon. Even without clicking on the link, I’m already weary of the concept. I jokingly told my friends that the name reminds me of SLop Soup (aka pig’s soup). To date, I’ve only redeemed two Groupon purchases irl, both were for restaurant items. Anyway, SLoupon is NOTHING like the RL Groupon at all – which requires NO monthly subscription fee for shoppers. The appeal of Groupon is to buy something worth more, for a fraction of the cost.
With SLoupon, it seems like the only company benefiting, is SLoupon itself.
As a merchant:
You have to split profits with SLoupon
You’re selling at a discount
As a shopper:
You have to pay $350L month to join
You’re buying an item in a random color decided by the merchant
As a shopper, I refuse to pay a monthly fee to have the pleasure of giving designers my money!
Being a part of SLoupon, the first and only Group Discount System in Second Life, means being a part of SL history. <— Sorry SLoupon, that already happened years ago.
Read more about the site here and some merchant info here. It doesn’t seem that beneficial to me, cos most discount items are sold at $50L-$100L already, so with the price of $350L monthly, I expect to have items given to me (like My SecondBox) or buy several items from any of the sales/discount deals events without paying a monthly fee!
Do you think SL consumers will embrace this ‘concept’ ? I’m not generally a fan of paid subscriptions in SL, especially if I have to pay to join, and then pay to buy the items too!
Hi Gogo! I’d love to trade blogs with you! You are always in my blogroll, thanks for keeping us updated <3 love your style
here's my blog: http://retailtherapyinsl.blogspot.com
Hugs!
heya gogo! awesome face tattoos. i have a question, the what a vamp face tattoos are the fangs included??
Yep! The’re texture, drawn on there along with the smeared blood.
Ty GOGO for posting wearing my new LG femme cloak! ^__^
YW! It’s adorable!
GO GO! I’m an RL Blogger and I’ve been following your virtual blog for a little over a year now!
I love the whimsy and creative blogs you write. You are my hero, because you blog almost EVERYDAY! It’s truly incredible to see a blogger with such passion for what she does. The Real World needs you!
Thank you for your wonderful blog and I love your Chelle Halloween looks. Wish it were that easy in RL. Ha!
Love,
Whitney
hi Whitney! You’re very sweet 🙂 Thank you for reading my blog! I didn’t know any readers outside of SL residents read this, cos it’s ALL about SL fashion & things. If you don’t currently play SL, you should give it a whirl!
You should totally give SL a try, Whitney. You’d probably fall in love with all the cool makeup!
if i may ask, what hair you are wearing in the vamp photo?
a lelutka bun & hair base — from Lola skin
thank you. i have some add on hair peices i bought from lelutka a long time ago but could never find the matching hair bases. only on the skins. i wonder if they sell them in tattoo layers now?
doh! i didn’t realize they DO sell them in the skin section (who would have thunk it! derp!) and i bought them.. yeah the hairs are old “news” but new to me, now haha.
I read your blog and I don’t use SL lol. I love it though!
That’s so cool!! I have no idea what people who dont play SL think of my blog… LOL
This look so reminds of Dakota Fanning as Jane in the Twilight movies. And, being the Twihard that I am, I so love it!
/me swoons, “Robert Pattinson..” and continues to wipe the drool from her face.