Today until 11:59pm PST, you can create your very own widget badge for 25% off! That means for regular members, it only costs 75,000 credits and 67,500 credits if you have a VIP membership.

As taken from the Sales Page and then edited by me:

The price of badges is relatively high to help make badges special, collectible, and valuable. When you get a badge, you know it was created by someone who really loves IMVU, and who wanted you to have something special to show off in your profile [or because they caved into peer pressure and wanted a shiny like everyone else].

Here are the steps required to create your own custom badge.

1. Decide your badge size
2. Create your image (JPG, BMP, and PNG file formats are supported) [And here is where I interject and tell you to create the badge as a GIF and upload it as a GIF because that is the ONLY format it actually supports since the badges are converted to that format after upload. You'll get some pretty yucky graphics that way so just make it a GIF first!]
   
3. Import your image
4. Cry over the amount of money you just spent on a pixelated picture.
   

There are two three methods to give badges to your friends.

1. Manually give the badge to your friend
   a. Click on "Manage Badges" in your account settings page
   b. Click on "Grant/Revoke" Option
   c. Type in avatar name that you and hit the "Grant Button"
   
2. Automatically give badges to profile page visitors who requests them.
   a. Click on "Manage Badges" in your account accounts page
   b. Click on the "Edit Settings"
   c. Click on the "Badges Auto Grant" box
   d. If you want to restrict who can get your badges, use the Panel Visibility Settings
   on your account settings page to choose a sub-set of visitors, e.g. your buddy
3. Use an automatic badge script. Several people offer one. Just browse around the forums for it.
   

More apologies from IMVU!? Is it a full moon? IMVU is having another sale today from 2pm PDT until an unannounced hour. Get 20% off of their over priced stuff. So if you missed out yesterday due to the site black out, here is your chance.

Personally, I'd rather buy my credits from DevCredits.com to support great developers like Tidy, Goovyloopylou, Sinderella, Marnidawg, myself and more!