Virtual Shopping on Second Life - The New Way To Shop Till You Drop!!!

Just Arrived at Farrah Island

Flying, The New Way To Shop

So many clothes, so little time... 

First Person View Shopping

JCNY - Picture Perfect w Store Owner

Picture Perfect Services

Picture Perfect Products
(They piece SL Characters into Real Life Scenes)

 

Shopping at TNC

Shopping at VTwins Biker Outfitters

Trying out clothes the SL way

Modelling Contests in Shops

JCNY - Main Store

Talking to JCNY Customer Service Rep.

"Live Models"

Gift Cards As Christmas Presents!!!

What do I like best about this virtual experience which I cannot get in real life?

I personally prefer flying around the mall than just purely walking about, shopping at any hour in the day, friendly customer service who accompanies you around the shopping area all these attract me. Another plus is trying on clothes without having to queue for the changing room but just with simple clicks of the mouse button to see how the clothes look on me. Flying makes going from shop to shop a lot faster than just walking and makes window shopping more fun than it already is. Chatting with real life people who are actually renting shops and hiring customer service representatives or even live models and paying them with Lindens which is the credit in the game brings a whole new level of reality to Second life, making it more than just a game.

I learnt so much about how a helpful customer service officer who isn’t stressed and tired from working the whole day and doesn’t have to rush around trying to get the correct dress size for you can be much more fun to interact with. We do not need to rush to the cashiers and queuing to pay as everything is paid for with a few clicks of the mouse makes life a lot easier.

This shopping experience is a lot more interactive than eBay or any form of online shopping, I am able to see the merchandize straight away, ask for help as to how to test out the clothes or products, and even have customer reps give you a tour around the island and make friends with them enhanced my overall experience. The live models also help make your day as they chat with you and tell you what they think about the new designs, which was an eye opening experience.

I learnt that people take second life as seriously as real life but it’s a more perfect world where people are never stressed, always friendly, no thefts as programming eliminates it from happening, no queues as everyone can test clothes as and when they like and pay for it by clicking on the pictures. Initially trying to find my way around the islands, many floors and many shops proved challenging however, it took me only a short while with some help to make my way around the island.

Overall, the entire shopping experience proved to be a fun, interactive and enriching experience made better with friendly customer service.