Once again an IMVU VIP

Okay, I am a VIP, I'm not, now I am...I can't keep track. I emailed the *exclusive VIP only* email address to enquire about why I lost my VIP status and it was four days until someone got back to me. I can once again be all snobby with "VIP" on my homepage and by my forum posts. Maybe I will get some hatemail or some more people begging for credits because of it!

I received a very nice email from a "Lisa" at IMVU who gave me my status back until June 21, so all is right with the world again, but I have to wonder what the big deal is with having an *exclusive VIP only* email address to contact IMVU at if it takes four days for someone to get back to you. I guess it could take even longer using a different contact address???

I'm NOT an IMVU VIP

Well, that was quick. After reading the IMVU forums VIP section I decided paying for "VIP" status was really not worth it, and I cancelled my subscription. I seem to be totally removed from the program now...Immediately. Shouldn't I have gotten 30 days or until the end of this month or something? Sheesh, that's not fair! This program is not-quite-ready-for-prime-time.

Bundles are a great value...it's like they have to entice you anew each time. But VIP? Once they have your subscription I guess they figure they can just sit back and rake in the automated payments from you each month. The worst part is that bundles and VIP bonuses overlap from what I have seen. So you might get something like "Britany's Barber Chair" with some credits as this great bundle, and then you get the barber chair with the VIP package as well. So you're paying for it twice, but it's not like you have an extra one to give away or something.

Hmmm...I wonder...VIPs get special animations...did they take my animations away now even though I paid for the month? Or...do I get to keep the animations I paid for? Or...what? I can't even post in the VIP forums to ask about that, because I don't have my status any more.

I'm an IMVU VIP...well, la di da!

Today I decided to join the IMVU VIP club. I was a little hesitant because it seems a bit lame to have a gold "VIP" sign by your name everywhere and a bunch of info about it on your homepage like what number your VIP account is and when you joined. I did notice you can turn that part off, though.

The reason I joined was to see if it was worth it. The IMVU site doesn't explain very well what all the benefits are (probably because they don't totally know themselves) but you get some credits every month with your membership along with some "gifts" and special animations (well, "coming soon") as well as (woohoo!) waived fees for IMVU conferences and a special section in the IMVU forums. It's only $4.99 for the first month so...what the heck? I wish I knew if I was going to get anything special this month, like the "Magic Nights" prom package or some pieces from it. I'm already experiencing some buyer's remorse. :(

Update:
Okay, the VIP forum on IMVU gives more information on what you get each month. For May you get 5,000 credits and some "animated Astro Rockets". No idea what that is, I only know it's not the prom bundle. I really don't think this VIP thing is worth it! You could order the Magic Nights bundle and for $14.99 you'd get 20,000 credits (which honestly I think is too many for that price) along with the whole prom scene including 25 pieces of furniture. That one is a good deal (maybe too good) but the VIP package? Not so much.