Greetings Dear Designer.....

      I am one of the Mall Managers for Bejambled Mall.  We are an very well established mall that is now under new management.  We are here to invite you to join some of our current vendors such as Alienbrear's Designs, Donna Flora, Aidoru, Bennelong Designs, SpiritWeaver Jewelers, Twinkleberry, as well as BastChild's Evocative Fine Jewelry as we present an opportunity/idea to bring together 60 of Second Life's finest, high-couture designers at one location.  Our idea is to bring QUALITY not QUANTITY so the above-average shopper has just one place to come for high-quality merchandise from head to toe.   In addition to clothing, we want to showcase jewelry, shoes, artwork, skins as well as host exclusive events to guarantee consumer traffic.

     As an exclusive introductory package, with 2-weeks paid tiers on any of our stores, you will receive 2 weeks free tiers.  Additional prims and/or additional store space will also be available upon request.

Vendor Store Rental Rates:
100 prims/Tiers of 350L a week
150 prims/ Tiers of 550L a week
200 prims/ Tiers of 700L a week

Vendor Kiosk Rental Rate:
35 prims/ Tiers of $125L a week

     We invite you to tour the establishment or to contact any of our Bejambled Management Staff for a tour and or additional information about the vision we plan to create which will be know as Bejambled Mall.

You will notice on your tour the unique design and build of the mall as QUALITY is our number one priority.

We look forward to your visit as well as the opportunity to welcome you into our Bejambled Mall exclusive list of vendors.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Reublin/192/96/41

The Bejambled Mall Management Staff
Maira Pinelli, Bejambled Manager
CognacLady Boxen, Bejambled Manager
Ebonny Rae, Bejambled Manager
Adonis Action, Bejambled Mall Owner

Open the Box with Dana

You know there are certain things I hate, both in RL and SL.
One recently that I have come across in SL is bullying:

bully1  /ˈbʊli/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [bool-ee] Show IPA noun, plural -lies, verb, -lied, -ly⋅ing, adjective, interjection
–noun

1.	a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.

Recently I was asked to remove a sponsor because they had 'copied' another sponsor - now in this I sat on the fence and was put squarely in the middle - I could see the similarity BUT I had also seen other dresses similar - believe me I hate a copycat and any out and out copy I would have acted differently - but being in the middle and considering all involved as friends I passed it over to James who told me to do the totally neutral article which asked your opinions.
Notice I still do not name names and I won't because I disagree with 'name and shame' I believe certain people have acted badly, but that does not mean I have to do the same!
Anyway the original accuser then withdrew his sponsorship and insisted his 'students' do the same saying that I had sided with the 'copycat' - so basically I was given a choice between losing one sponsor or several - well I won't be intimidated by anyone and the newspaper will not either - we report what we see regardless of whether someone is a sponsor or not - if they do something wrong we will not shrink from reporting it.
This all happened at the beginning of the month and I was told by the accused that she had been asked to remove her store from a couple of malls and other Mall owners had pressure to put on them also to remove her from their malls - as I said bullying tactics.
This morning I received a note - again i will not name names:

Dana I must ask you to empty out your space at *** , There seems to be a conflict here with your store being here . If I allow you to remain any longer, I stand to lose 5 big stores. This is nothing personal. Its just a matter of me doing whats best for the mall, your rent terminated today july 29. If you can please remove your objects by midnite I would appreciate it. After midnite my staff will return any of your objects that remain if you are unable to come pick them up. Thank you for all your help,

Its loss is of no consequence, BUT I would ask the question - which would you rather lose 5 stores or your integrity?
I guess I am made of different stuff because I prefer to keep my integrity.

What do you think? How would you have acted? Feel free to leave your comments but remember we will be watching them and any offensive comments will be removed.

Dana

M and M Creations Texture Garden

M and M Creations is a good place to buy quality textures and prims. But it’s also a good place to explore with lots to see. One corner of the sim that’s a nice place to visit is the Texture Garden. One can head to the main M and M store and grab a TP port to there, or just go to the map and type DoubleMM (40, 240, 31).

Arriving at the place, the first thing I noticed was a buzzing noise. Looking around, it turned out to be a sculpture of two bugs grasping each other, having moving mechanical parts and electrical sparks, “Whirlygigs versus Whirlygogs.” Looking around were numerous vendors for textures. I continued to find them as I walked around the place. Objects can also be clicked on to buy a copy. To the east was the garden. Walking there, I was approached by a purple hummingbird. It hovered around me, darting from one position to another, following me as I walked. Around me was a hammering sound, which made me think of woodpeckers, and sure enough I soon saw one on one of the nearby trees, near a couple hedgehogs scurrying about on a lakeshore, which was next to a walkway lined with trees and lamps with plant-shaped lights on both sides.

Several other detailed areas are nearby. To the south down a path is the swamp and it’s exotic plants and animals. To the southeast up a rocky trail are the K-10 mountain and Highlands. To the east are the Fairyland and the Beach.

The place has a variety of goods for sale, textures, sculpties and more. There are photos, drawings and paintings, trees, exotic plants, flower lamps, fences, walls, birds, small mammals, fires, graveyards, trunks, flowerstairs, and many other objects to help decorate a place for either a science-fiction themed region, a fantasy land, a nature preserve, or just about any setting.

For quicker access to cash, there is a DX ATM in the area not far to the east from the Texture Garden entry point. Textures and sculpties come either modify and copy, or with full permissions.

The Texture Garden, like all of the M and M area, is owned by Marcthur Gooson and 10 Gooson.

Bixyl Shuftan