Krissmuss FAQ:

WHAT IT COSTS TO GET IN:

Nothing.

The fee we might otherwise charge is being waived. We may choose to change that at a future date and charge fees for the sale event booths. Right now, think of it as Rox's holiday gift to you. If/when we choose to charge a fee it will be minimal, and designed to cover the expenses of the event not make money off of our merchants.

Okay, sort of nothing. See, the price of entry is this:

You must make at least one item of equal value to your average merchandise.
Your item must be NEW, it must be transferable, and it must cost L$100.
Now – ‘equal value to your average merchandise’ is important here. If you are a maker of big frilly party dresses that usually sell for L$800… then you need to make a big frilly party dress… and sell it for L$100. If you make outfits that usually cost around L$450, then you need to make an outfit that you would normally sell for L$450… and sell it for L$100. Why? Because then people can afford to buy it as a gift. That’s also why it must be transferable. And why it must be new (because then it’s a safe bet that the person you’re buying it for doesn’t already have it).

After the shopping event is over, you can change the perms on your outfit if you prefer, and you can change the price if you like. This isn’t really about making an item you could only possibly get by going to the event. It’s about making it possible for people to shop for the holidays.

Item Pricing

Items in Special Twisted Krissmuss boards MUST be L$100!
Nothing more!
Nothing less!

If you have items for more or less than L$100 you wish to sell for the holiday you can certainly set those up around the kiosk in your booth as well but all Twisted Krissmuss items should be L$100 as per the rules! All other items are up to your discretion. Some may fill the booth with all sale items, which is fine, others may choose to use the prims they are allowed to do just one special item, and then add other items from their store for the sale, this is also fine! The special items will need to be marked as indicated in the merchant setup package, and every booth will be checked to ensure they have at least 1 item that is new, transferable, and priced at L$100 marked with the special marker!

Items in UNGachas can be ANY price you wish them to be, those are extras and optional. UNGachas will be placed in a specific UNGacha area and each merchant will be allowed up to 2 UNgachas. If by the last day of setup we don't have the area filled well enough a notecard will be sent to all merchants allowing them to add additional gachas to fill the space provided on a first come first serve basis.

Transferability

Items in Krissmuss Marked Vendors MUST be transferrable. These items are intended as giftable sale items.

All other items at the sale can have whatever permissions you prefer BUT as the sale will be billed as a transferable item sale with items for gifting we STRONGLY encourage you to be sure to make the permissions of items visible on the posters especially if you choose to put any items out for sale that are not transferable!

Why?

Because it will save you, us, and the people shopping a lot of headaches and complaining to do so. We know not everyone reads and pays attention. Having a clear indication of permissions of the item on the poster is a simple and effective way to do the best you can to help ensure customers looking for transferable items to gift don’t buy an item they can’t give rather than having them guess. Newer residents may not fully realize they can check the permissions given in the buy window, and even longtime residents don’t always stop to check them. While this won’t stop everyone from buying items and then complaining about “wrong permissions” it does also give you the ability to tell them the permissions were on the vendor image.

Can you use “gift delivery options” such as transferable scripted delivery boxes/cards that deliver non-transferable gifts once rezzed/clicked for the item in the Krissmuss Kiosk?

This has been asked by several people, and our answer is going to be yes, BUT, we prefer that you try to be creative and find a solution that does not give them just a gift card-type object. Also, if you choose to do this you MUST mark on the vendor that the item is delivered this way somehow and the final product is nontransferable. We say this for a few reasons. Most importantly, because we are telling people the sale items are transferable, which means they can give them as a gift, these options still allow for that however, the final item then is not transferable which we feel that the customer has the right to know. A notecard with guidelines and suggestions, if you do wish to use this option, will be included in your merchant packages with both requirements for those that choose to use this type of option and suggestions.

Please note, that these are just basic answers, the majority of our merchant information, instructions, and answers are provided in the merchant welcome and/or setup packages!

What is Twisted Krissmuss?

A holiday shopping event, put on by Second Life creators who want to make the holidays more awesome than they might have been for many. It runs during December and the first few days of January!

ABOUT "KRISSMUSS"

• If you don't celebrate Christmas, that's fine.

• If you don't think people should celebrate Christmas without Christ, that's fine too.

• If you celebrate some other holiday, and think that's the right one to celebrate - also fine.

• But this promotion is NOT the place for that discussion.

• We're not going to change the name.

• We think ANY reason for a little giving back to the community is a good reason, and this name is as good as any other.

• We love this time of year because of ALL the holidays, not just one.

• If you don't like what we called it - then don't join. Totally your prerogative.

• But we're all busy trying to make gifts and make the holidays better for people - so please, find somewhere else to have your debate about what/why we should be celebrating. ;)

WHY WE'RE DOING THIS:

The economy has hit a lot of people hard recently- and when the economy is bad, and even while it's starting to get better, the holidays can suck. And the holidays should NEVER suck. Now, we can't do anything about that in real life... but in Second Life, we can. And we're going to. We mean to make it affordable for people to get nice holiday presents for SL friends and family (or even for themselves, because hey we all deserve to treat ourselves too)!

SEEING THIS THE RIGHT WAY:

• Yes, this could bring new customers to your store - and hopefully, it will.
  Yes, this could result in a lot of sales for you - and hopefully it will.

But hands down, the absolute number one reason for doing this... is using your talent and creative power to make other people's lives better. In the true spirit of the holiday season, this is about giving a little - and making it possible for people to have a nice SL holiday with presents and holiday cheer. If you're only in this for the sales... please, bow out now. If you realize that you have the power to make the holiday season a little brighter for people who will be having it hard this year and that makes you all warm and happy... you're exactly who we're looking for, glad you're here!

Twisted Krissmuss Giving Tree:

WHAT IS THIS:

This is how we will do the optional gifts from now on. If you are a merchant who is taking part and wants to give a gift to the community there will be a decorated tree prominently placed for gifts to be placed under. This idea is not my own, several of our merchants have had giving trees they have invited me to for the past several years, and I like the idea, plus it helps people know where to look for any gifts that might be available. The gift does not have to be different from other trees you are participating in, however, if it's possible to make different versions for different trees that can go a long way in not having someone get a bunch of the same one. I tend to do something easy to make another iteration of one year it was pajamas with holiday sayings on them, and each gift I put out in one of my stores or under a tree had a different saying!