IMVU and VIP - Purchasing TIps

Please note, while the following is true as of today, IMVU can (and most likely will) change their policies regarding prepaid cards.

I have purchased VIP over the years in a number of ways for a number of different accounts. This, so far, is what I've learned:

IMVU will store both your Credit Card info and your PayPal Info. Go to your Account Page and look at the links on the left to find out what info IMVU has stored on your account:

Manage Subscriptions
Manage Credits Buy Now

Find out what you've purchased so far under the View Order History link.


Credit Card

I have no useful information here, I've only used PayPal or Prepaid Cards... -grin-


Prepaid Cards

If you plan to use a prepaid card, be sure you don't already HAVE VIP, my experience has shown when I use one while already possessing VIP then IMVU doesn't offer me the choice between credits or a VIP subscription.  It just gives me the credits, and then I have to contact IMVU with a help ticket to get it all resolved...such a hassle! The best thing to do when using a PC (Prepaid Card) is to wait until it lapses/expires. Then you try using one to buy VIP again you will see both the credit and VIP options.

This is also true for the first day 24 hour VIP trial that IMVU currently offers new users. Wait until this trial expires before using your card.


The $50 Prepaid Card

WAIT until IMVU offers the 1 Year of VIP special! IMVU periodically runs this special. You can redeem a $50 PC for a year of VIP (or 100K credits). This is a fantastic deal. VIP only costs roughly $4 per month as opposed to the standard $10! There was one Wal-Mart promotion where Wal-Mart was selling the $50 PC for $40. Fantastic value there!


The $25 Prepaid Card

Not only do you receive the VIP benefits (credits, extra rooms, room packages, special actions, shop discount) you receive a name registration, meaning you are no longer a guest!  The guest prefix is permanently removed too, this is not true if you buy VIP with a credit card or PayPal. The guest prefix will reappear once your VIP has expired. This is valuable because only the $25 and $50 PC's offer this. The $25 and $50 PC may also offer you special gifts. The gift depends upon where you've purchased the PC. There has also been the one-time bonus 4th month added when using the $25 PC, but IMVU is not currently offering that any longer.


The $10 Prepaid Card

This is useful only if you need to buy one month of VIP. I had to do this one time because once your VIP expires, you lose all control over editing your additional rooms beyond the free one that you once had with VIP. IMVU would have helped me delete the room, but only if I allowed them to enter my account to do it. Rather than have them poking around in my inventory, I just used a $10 PC for one month of VIP. -frown-

IMVU is currently offering the $50 PC special as I write this.