Happy Day! The Alien Gizmo absolutely free, no group join required, 250L gift card is still available.  I managed to convince Wolf & Gabby this was a freebie they shouldn’t pass up.  They popped over to Alien Gizmo, and today’s post is what they found for themselves.

Wolf freely admits he is a notoriously lazy dresser so it didn’t surprise us in the least that he chose a boxed outfit.  Dexter Outfit Red comes boxed with the t-shirt, jeans, and waist sweater.  It happens to be a featured sale item so he managed to grab another separate t-shirt too.
The Alien Gizmo outfits we’ve blogged have all included the standard mesh sizes along with meshes designed for the various name brand mesh bodies commonly used.

Gabby selected the Valencia Blue Outfit.  As with Wolf’s outfit, the t-shirt and jeans are separates so they can easily be mixed and matched with other items you already have in the closet.
Female avatars can walk away from Alien Gizmo with at least 6 separate items if they join the group.  In addition to the free gift card and group gifts, Alien Gizmo also has several Lucky Chairs.

These stylish sandals are a Loordes of London gift at The Free Dove.

Wolf’s ultra cool sneakers are a wonderful marketplace find!  They are 100% mesh and non-rigged for easy positioning.
Wolfgang’s Gift Card Purchase:
Wolf’s wearing The Dexter Outfit Red.  It is a sale item priced at 99L, which left more than enough on the gift card to purchase another t-shirt not pictured.

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Gabby’s Gift Card Purchase:
Gabby chose the Valencia Blue Outfit which normally costs 189L without the gift card.
Taxi to Alien Gizmo:
Alien Gizmo
Wolf & Gabby’s Style Cards:
SHOES – Infirez  Superman Comic Shoes @ SL Marketplace (0L)
NECKLACE – Do Lubitsch Jewels Pearl Pendant on Chain @ SL Marketplace (0L)
SHOES – Loordes of London Medallion Signature Sandal @ The Free Dove (0L)
 
Location:
7th Heaven home to the All Spiffed Up Headquarters and [MMc] Mr M’s Creations.  Feel free to drop by our store and relax for a spell.  If you’re feeling adventurous use our bicycle rezzer to tour around Zurich City.
 

…a funny thing happened in Second Life.  I was looking for inspiration for the next blog post when  a popup from Legendaire caught  my eye.  It said new SLF&O gift out and new store group gift added.
I thought aha! If those gifts are half as nice as the Riley Gift blogged in Greedy On I’m good to go.  I popped over to Legendaire and yes the gifts were great, BUT, when I perused the Group Gift wall I noticed the new shoe gift added replaced the Riley Gift we just blogged.  Arggggggggggh the Riley Gift is gone, hence the giant OOPSIE!

Though you’ve missed the lovably wacky hipster cat t-shirt, we were able to find another hipster cat article of clothing at Alien Gizmo!  The dress is not free per se, however it will cost nothing if you use the free 250L gift card Alien Gizmo is giving all visitors.
Time is of the essence, Alien Gizmo’s free gift card will only be available through late this afternoon.  So hurry on over and treat yourself to something special.

The detailing on this dress is quite nice.  If hipster cat is not your thing, there are several other variations of this dress that might catch your eye.

Hair, sunglasses, and earrings are all marketplace finds.

The snakeskin heels are another SLF&O gift featured at  =Moda= Designs & Bodyshop.  SLF&O is short for the group Second Life Frees & Offers.   Many stores I visit set out a lovely gift for SLF&O group members.  Best of all, membership is free!
Why use one of your precious group slots on a freebie group like SLF&O?  The lost group slot is well worth it, here’s the short list:

• access to group only free gifts
• up-to-date news about freebie events across the grid
• up-to-date news about sales across the grid
• **notifications when designers  temporarily waive their group join fees…(this is my personal favorite and honestly probably the main reason why I’ve stayed in this group for years)

Iona’s Style Card:
HAIR – Alli&Ali Designs Hair – Carlotta Hair Ash @ SL Marketplace (0L)
SUNGLASSES – Wuzan – Sunglasses 100% Mesh @ SL Marketplace (0L)
EARRINGS – Shop Avatars – Lora Feather Earrings Red @ SL Marketplace (0L)
SHOES – =Moda= Designs & Bodyshop Cybele Leather Heels – (SLF&O gift 0L/0L to join)
DRESS – Alien Gizmo Iris Black Cat Dress – (free 250L gift card no group join required)(card available  until late this afternoon & expires 8/11/2017)
SLF&O (Second Life Frees & Offers):

• SLF&O Blog
• SLF&O Group Join

We’ve got goodies!  Here is a little sample of the 60+ gifts to be found at the SL14B Shopping event:

1. 1. • ChiMia –  Happy Birthday Poster
      • Anxiety – They’re Insane SL14B Gift
      • Tia – Grimoire Table
      • CR – Spider Plants
      • Lemon Chilliz – Wheeled Table
      • BigBully – Sven Stool w/poses
      • Patron – SL14B Music Box

• Alice Project – Kara Hairstyle w/color hud – streaks optional
• Lure – Grayskin
• !Aphorism! Autumn Cami Dress Floral Red

• L&B – Swear Dia De Muertos Charm Necklace

Last, but certainly not least, my favorite gift:

• -KC-  –  Hedy Heels

These lovely heels fit Maitreya, Slink, TMP, Belleza, and Eve mesh feet. The included color hud offers 40 colors that can be combined in seemingly endless combinations by changing: Straps 1, Straps 2, Back, Heel, Sole, Insole. Add to that 5 different metal color choices for the accents and you have the perfect set of heels!  Thanks -KC-!
To get your goodies head on over to the SL14B Shopping Event sims:
SL14 Shopping Event – Gilded
SL14B Shopping Event – Golden
SL14B Shopping Event – Halcyon

Okay fellow freebie lovers, if you haven’t heard it yet, you might need to grab a paper bag and sit down least you faint.  Drum roll please… Linden labs is hosting a Pre-Birthday SHOPPING event!

The 14th Anniversary shopping event spans 3 sims hosting 60 merchants.  Each designer is giving one absolutely FREE birthday gift making a grand total of 60 no-hassle, no-group-required freebies.  SPOILER ALERT:  Several of the shops are giving more than one free gift!

Don’t bother running out to the kitchen to grab a sandwich and a super sipper expecting to settle in for an epic freebie rich blog entry.  I’m saving the SL14B gift previews for the upcoming blogs.

This blog entry is all about the gigantic elephant in our beloved virtual world.  Huh? What elephant, where?  I’m referring to our lovingly crafted and dearly paid for avatars.  All the mesh attachments and nifty huds that make our avatars super fab create nothing but chaos when hundreds of us flock to the same sim.

Lag rage is a fun killer!  So do yourself a favor, instead of avoiding cool events that attract tons of people, simplify your avatar.  I recommend picking up the FREE Nomi Nomi avatar.

Nomi Nomi by KabisCube is free, full-perm, low in complexity, requires no attached huds, and is incredibly cute.  Nomi actually looks like it is skipping when the avatar walks.

I’m not sure what was more fun, grabbing the freebies at the SL14B Shopping Event in record time, or laughing at the skipping bobble of Nomi on the move.  What I can say with a certainty is that Iona from “Almost the Whole Enchilada” post simply could not navigate the shopping sims.  She crashed 4 times, had serious trouble crossing the sims, and got stuck lag walking more times than a person should admit.

Nomi, on the other hand, breezed past everyone skipping hither and yon with no problems whatsoever.

Nomi’s (aka Iona’s) Style Card:
AVATAR – KabisCube’s Nomi Nomi_vr 1.9 – full perm w/color hud @ SL Marketplace (0L)

To make a smooth transition from your normal avatar look to the low lag Nomi:

1. Backup your normal look by making an outfit.
2. Unpack Nomi Nomi
3. Right click the unpacked Nomi folder and select “replace current outfit”
4. Choose the color you’d like for Nomi.
5. Right click the color hud and detach it.
6. TP to the SL14B Shopping Event.
7. If you want to add more speed to your shopping lower your draw distance settings.