Posted in Campaign!, Furniture, Problems on February 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Twice recently, I’ve been contacted by friends and advertisers who have found other stores selling goods that are suspiciously similar to products that they market themselves. One was Sue Stonebender who, at Serendipity Studios, sells her amazing pianos. The other was kalli and kadri Heart whose store at The Lair contains a wealth [...]
Posted in Campaign!, Non-profit, Store, Web-site on January 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We’re all energy conscious these days - or perhaps we should be! And the rl media (as if they didn’t have enough complaints to make about Second Life!) throw up their hands in horror at the amount of energy we consume here in Second Life. Each avatar, they announce, has the same carbon [...]
Posted in Campaign!, Designers, Furniture, Seating, Store on November 17, 2007 | No Comments »
There are two stores that I have visited recently that I really can’t review - because both fail a fundamental test.
One is a gorgeous store, full of lush high quality furniture, with a wealth of beautiful articles and some fascinating use of sculpties. Love the textures, approve of the sense of history, huge enthusiasm [...]
Posted in About the Magazine, Campaign! on October 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
People have raised the question of whether the way European residents are being billed for VAT is, in fact, in accordance with the laws of those countries.
There seemed to be two points on which people are reaching general agreement:
1) EU Directives mean that VAT can (and perhaps should) be charged to comply with EU law.
2) [...]
Posted in About the Magazine, Campaign!, VAT on October 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
This is further to my post yesterday, concerning the imposition of VAT on various aspects of European residents’ dealings with Second Life.
In the comments to that, one reader pointed out that there’s already an e-petition for UK citizens:
pyter said:
There is already a relevant e-petition (SL isn’t the only internet service to be hit by this!) [...]
Posted in Campaign!, VAT on September 30, 2007 | 9 Comments »
As many of you know, those of us who live in Europe have received a letter from Linden Lab warning us that, in future, we will be charged VAT. VAT stands for Value Added Tax - which is a variable sales tax, charged throughout Europing but at different rates in different countries - between, [...]
Posted in Campaign!, Designers on September 18, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Here at Prim Perfect, we believe in craftsmanship. Second Life can frequently make us gasp with its beauty, and designers can wow us with their skill. Saluting, supporting and publicising that skill is what Prim Perfect is all about.
We’ll tell you about low prim goods, and we’ll recommend low prim designers. [...]
Posted in About the Magazine, Campaign!, Furniture, Problems on June 22, 2007 | No Comments »
I’ve received a letter from one of my regular readers with a heartfelt plea:
Dear Prim Perfect,
I love the blog, love the magazine, and appreciate the guidance you provide for my sl shopping. I’ve become rather frustrated by furniture designers who sell their items through ads instead of floor models, but who forget to add [...]
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