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Location: Voti (226,22,23)
The holidays means food, and if you are planning to host a party or even an SL dinner with a special friend or two, you might be looking for some cool in-world food. CAS is a great spot to find a buy terrific food.
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"Second Life Style for Home and Garden"
Shows a real eye for beautifully made objects in Second Life, plus fun things like treasure hunts! (Find the prim count of objects at participating stores).
Like SL Boutique, no list of Second Life shopping sites would be complete without SL Exchange! Shop and buy on the web (wonderful to do when the grid is down!), then get delivery in-world (the grid must be up and you must be logged into SL to take delivery of an item.)
Like SL Exchage, no list of Second Life shopping sites would be complete without OnRez, created by the software team within The Electric Sheep Company. Shop and buy on the web (wonderful to do when the grid is down!), then get delivery in-world (the grid must be up and you must be logged into SL to take delivery of an item.)
Find products in SL by keyword, then see their creator and location in SL. Presently in beta (Apr 2007), but already loaded with over 813,000 products!
New Citizen's Plaza, Kuula (54,175,29)
New Citizen's Plaza - just now one of several places New Citizens, Inc. has built newbie-friendly places for helping folks get 'a level up' - does have freebie items shopping as well. Plan on some crowds and lag.
Sarah's Freebie Paradise, Philereme (201,162,55)
Sarah's Freebie Paradise is a bit classier than some, and a real score for female avatars. Have fun, check it out!
Yadni's Junkyard, Leda (210,28,54)
Yadni's Junkyard is the classic starting place to load up on the gadgets, weapons, clothes, houses, HUD's, hair, skins, tools, animations, textures, and much more. Plan on spending a few hours there; just combing the shelves takes time: there are so many boxes of so much stuff!