November 14- Make An Informed Decision

Today, I learned yet another lesson when it comes to paying for memberships to virtual worlds. Never pay a single dollar until you explore all the virtual worlds possible in order to make an informed decision on which one you find is best for your tastes. That way you do not get stuck on a virtual world program that you begin to hate and then not be able to get a refund.

In my opinion, for things such as a special membership to a certain virtual world, they should not have a no refund policy or at least have an exception to where you can be allowed a refund if at any time you become dissatisfied with the virtual world. I mean, it just doesn't seem fair that if someone were to pay for an entire year and then become unhappy with the virtual world, they would be stuck either having to continue going to the world to get their money's worth or lose whatever they invested.

Of course, if they were to buy clothing or other avatar items, I can see where they would not be allowed a refund because that is something that you pay only one time for and requires no other payments in order to renew something to continue using the clothing or other avatar item. A membership, even when paid yearly, has to be renewed when it comes time and therefore requires even more money to do so. It is this difference that makes it so unfair to have to worry about not getting a refund upon dissatisfaction of the customer at any time.

Course, I don't think that it will ever be made this way, so my advice is to just to explore all the virtual worlds that they have out there and form your own opinion on which one works best for you before paying for any membership that might end up losing your money on should you not wish to stay on it. Also, when choosing to pay a virtual world membership, make sure it is one that you know beyond the shadow of a doubt you will be happy for the term of the membership. Another option is not to pay an entire year to begin with. Pay once a month even if it might end up costing more in the long run if you do stay the entire year. That way at least after the month is up, you can choose whether or not to renew the membership based on your previous month you had with them and can leave at anytime after the month is up without losing the money you invested.

That's it for today. Take care, be safe, and always make an informed decision before making the same mistake I did.