So Whimsy Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 It just popped up in my head that back in the day, I believe around 2010 there was hardly a store that didn't offer Lucky Chairs/Letters, some of them putting pretty nice things in there, too. I distinctly remember ADN and Virtual Attire who had tons of them with 20+ people there at all times hoping to get lucky. Thinking about it, I have seen them around less and less. Why did you think they declined in popularity? Was it that merchants lost interest or the costumers/freebie hunters? Better yet, is there still stores who have them? If you know of any please post the name or slurl here! The stores I have come across lately who did have some Lucky boards/chairs were: Simply Shelby Two Moon Gardens Olive Hair I'd be happy to check out any stores with these lucky things, nostalgia is beautiful, it's not even about what's in the chair, it's about that 'awh hell yeah' feeling of your letter popping up and getting something free 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwin Alcott Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 7 deadly s[k]ins has two more rare chairs, Camping... not for money but prices. Also has midnight mania boards. Lucky boards, and freebies are still at Jomo, two with male system skins, two female and some clothes and other stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatianaNikolay Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) Empire, Cynful, Sintiklia, and Caboodle also have lucky boards if you are part of their groups. Edited May 12, 2018 by TatianaNikolay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lillith Hapmouche Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) Avi-Glam has luckyboards for eyes - you need to join their group, though. Edited May 13, 2018 by Lillith Hapmouche Must not type when tired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatBigHippy Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Petit-Mort and Oubliette both have lucky boards for group members. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionalein Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 You asked for it- I spammed your forum IMs - now please don't complain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) I still see quite a few stores with them - though for most of them, you have to be a member of the group. As to why they aren't as popular - I think they started dying off way back when they changed how traffic was calculated. Back then, the primary purpose of them was to increase traffic. Edited May 12, 2018 by LittleMe Jewell 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionalein Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) There are whole groups dedicated to lucky chairs...and I remember camping around quite a while in front of chairs to get some cool stuff Edited May 13, 2018 by Fionalein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panatropica Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) Alien gizmo's & erotica store at bonaire52 sim have prize chairs for group members, and a free 200L gift voucher at the landing point. Amacci at amacci sim also have some group freebies, but to memory, no prize chairs. ee designs at poconos sim have some prize chairs. M&M style at coral sunset sim have prize chairs/boards. Edited May 13, 2018 by panatropica added info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Voxel Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Boards and lucky chairs are still around, so are freebie hunters. The way people shop has changed. Shopping used to be an exploring, word of mouth kind of thing. You could go to a store or mall and find a cool store nobody ever heard of. You’d pop in see if they had anything new, any new freebies, hang out and wait for a board to have your letter, buy a thing, get a thing for free, move on to the next store...rinse and repeat. Somewhere in there events started. The events only have the newest items (mostly, I’ve seen repeat items) and people don’t visit stores like they used to. The way you get your stuff out there is by doing events. They still do freebies but freebies are group gifts. No need to hang around, just join the group...grab your freebie and go. There are also blogs that tell you where the freebies are. There just isn’t a need for them like there used to be...for creators or shoppers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Deakins Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 17 hours ago, LittleMe Jewell said: As to why they aren't as popular - I think they started dying off way back when they changed how traffic was calculated. Back then, the primary purpose of them was to increase traffic. To expand on this, it used to be that the search system ranked places solely on traffic so, to get a place high in the rankings, various things were done to get people (traffic) onto place owners' land - camping, lucky chairs, etc. Then the search system was completely changed, and a completely different method was (and still is) used to rank places in the search results. Traffic still counted, but only a little, so the need for camping, lucky chairs, and such, was drastically reduced. That was especially so since many, perhaps most, people wrongly believed that traffic no longer affected rankings, so camping, etc. was no longer of any benefit. Even some Lindens wrongly thought that traffic no longer counted. Consequently, those traffic-generating things became scarce. Edited May 13, 2018 by Phil Deakins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talligurl Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Brii has several, it is a big store so they can be tricky to find by just wandering around. Turn on you mini map and look for the crowd. They require that you be in the group, and the group cost 200L to join. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
So Whimsy Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Thanks everyone! I am happy there's still a few stores around. I had thought along the traffic line being the major reason but I was curious to see if perhaps I had missed another reason for the decline. I just like them, they make getting group gifts more engaging than simple being in an out of a store in five seconds (or five hours depending on the load time) without actually looking around. Plus, i did have many nice conversations back in the day while waiting for my letter to come up. Was an easy way to meet people who had the same taste as you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionalein Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) So true, most of my friends I met while camping for those chairs, I only met one grabbing group gifts... Edited May 13, 2018 by Fionalein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Faulds Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Sn@tch has lucky boards and also has a game, can't remember the exact name ATM, that the more people, the lower the price. There are 3 of them that have items that are usually 250L or so and go down to between 45 and 55L. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claireschen Hesten Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I do see midnight manias, lucky boards/chairs, mob vends, mini manias etc. from time to time i even use some of the things myself. i think part of the reason they aren't so popular is people got tired of the craze they'd join groups dedicated to midnight mania for a time they'd be happy to have their screen constantly spammed then they'd start closing the group chat and leaving groups. i think another part of the reason is the creator of the products isn't active is SL anymore last i heard RL was getting in the way and they're not developing products anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionalein Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, Claireschen Hesten said: i think another part of the reason is the creator of the products isn't active is SL anymore last i heard RL was getting in the way and they're not developing products anymore That would be alarming, as most I see are by Casper... And this, dear Forumites - is how rumors are born Edited May 15, 2018 by Fionalein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claireschen Hesten Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 7 hours ago, Fionalein said: That would be alarming, als most I see are by Casper... I didn't know Casper did a version almost all the lucky boards/chairs and midnight/mini manias i see are by Lucky Designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Fyrewik Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Vanilla Bae - Lucky Boards (group membership required) Moda - Lucky chairs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klytyna Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 (edited) Luckies? Campere? Off the top of my head... ADN Alien Gismo / Erotica - Male and female mesh clothing Appliers By Valerie ABV - Appliers for latex wear for female mesh bodies Wow skins - guess 7Deadly Skins - guess again Etchaflesh - Womens mesh clothing Sl*tshop - mesh vlothing /accessories, mostly womens, some mens Night Wish Toys NWT - gags, slave cushions and rlv rug traps (lol) No Cabide - Womens mesh clothing Alice Project - Mesh hair Tam's Trouseau - Mesh clothing/body piercings/jewelery Sugarmesh / Sugarmesh for men - Mesh clothing Sn@tch - Mesh clothing The Little Bat TLB - Mesh clothing & accessories - GOTH There's more, including some weapo/armour vendors, I know but I can't remember them all, off the top of my head. Some of these places also have Mini-Manias, Midnight Manias, Group Gifts, Raffle boards, Fishing for outfit parts, lucky dips etc, depending on the time of year sometimes. Edited May 15, 2018 by Klytyna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindal Kidd Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Shoenique has Lucky Chairs. Zuri's Jewelry has 'em upstairs, and also has some Midnight Mania boards. Bargain hunters may want to consider joining the group "1Linden 1 Hour"...items are offered for one hour at participating stores for just $L1. Cog and Fleur has a couple of MM boards. N-Core has gachas and generally some sort of weekend sale item. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Lindal Kidd said: Bargain hunters may want to consider joining the group "1Linden 1 Hour"...items are offered for one hour at participating stores for just $L1. I've actually picked up tons of items from this group - clothes, shoes/boots, furniture, landscaping items. Most of it is decent stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arduenn Schwartzman Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) Quote Why did you think they declined in popularity? I think it's because increasingly more of them tried my electric lucky chair. Edited May 16, 2018 by Arduenn Schwartzman 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionalein Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Just now, Arduenn Schwartzman said: I think it's because more and more of them tried my electric lucky chair. you need to update those for bento heads, or did you already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Or folks encountered a few too many of these 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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